SAP
Kajol Hiraman
Chartered Accountant
Durban
Summary
I am a conscientious hardworking and honest individual who has performed consistently throughout my schooling and tertiary educational career. Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. I am known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. I am committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
2022
2022
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Voluntary Work
Department of Social Development
Durban
- I engaged voluntary work at a Substance Use Disorder Public Treatment facility, where I assisted in administrative tasks
Assistant Audit Manager
Ernst and Young
04.2024 - 01.2025
- Managed multiple concurrent audits effectively, ensuring timely completion without compromising quality or attention to detail.
- Increased accuracy in audit reporting by reviewing work papers and ensuring adherence to professional standards.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop strategies for addressing complex audit risk areas.
- Conducted comprehensive risk assessments for clients to ensure financial stability and compliance with regulations.
- Enhanced audit efficiency by implementing new audit procedures and streamlining existing processes.
- Proactively identified opportunities for process improvements and cost savings within the department and increasing efficiency.
- Developed junior staff members by providing ongoing training, mentorship, and performance feedback.
- Assisted in the preparation of executive-level presentations summarizing key findings from completed audits for senior management review.
- Gathered and analyzed financial data to determine improvement efforts.
- Participated in billing and collections operations to facilitate client payment of overdue invoices.
- Analyzed accounting systems for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Contributed to a positive workplace culture through active participation in team-building activities and events.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting - Accounting
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa 04.2017 - 01.2019
Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting - Accounting
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban12-2020
Skills
Friendly, positive attitude
Teamwork and collaboration
Computer skills
Microsoft office
Team management
Problem-solving
Time management
Flexible and adaptable
Microsoft Word and Excel
Organization and time management
Work experience
Audit Trainee (April 2021- March 2024)
- Developing strong and professional relationships with appropriate client staff and being sensitive to client pressures.
- Working within a team context and assisting the team in meeting deadlines and working overtime in order to assist team members complete their tasks.
- Maintain effective communication with the team informing them of overruns, inefficiencies and delays experienced.
- Ensure communication channels between Ernst & Young and the client are effectively managed in order to allow for effective work-flow and goal accomplishment.
- Ensure that the audit is kept within time and budgetary frameworks.
- Plan and direct the engagement.
- Conduct daily checkouts with team members to assess progress and problems and communicate with the manager regarding status updates, to assess progress and problems.
Industry Experience as an Audit Trainee:
- Banking and Capital Markets (Primary client) where I was the Lead Supervisor on the Statutory and Regulatory Audit on the only fully fledged Muslim Bank in South Africa.
- Construction - Engineering and Architectural Services.
- Real Estate
- Consumer Products
- Automotive Retail
- JSE Listed clients: RCL Foods and Mr Price
Industry Experience as an Assistant Manager:
- Banking and Capital Markets as a lead Assistant Manager on SAHL Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd, JSE Listed client: RCL Foods
- Retail: Massmart Holdings Limited
- Business rescue client: Tongaat Hulett Limited
- Transportation: Indian Ocean Export Company (Pty) Ltd
Contact numbers
(031) 578 2131, 081 212 3003, Mr R Hiraman, 061 117 1234
Personal Information
- ID Number: 990428 0102 08 2
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: 2055000kln2
- Marital Status: Single
Accomplishments
Dean Commendation at University - 2017
Golden Key International Honour Society - 2019
SAICA Initial Test of Competence - 2021: First time pass
SAICA Assessment of Professional Competence - 2023: First time pass
Software
SAGE
Timeline
Assistant Audit Manager
Ernst and Young
04.2024 - 01.2025
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting - Accounting
University of KwaZulu-Natal
04.2017 - 01.2019
Voluntary Work
Department of Social Development
Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting - Accounting
University of KwaZulu-Natal
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