Kezia Rickerts
Windhoek,Namibia
Summary
Accomplished professional with strong expertise in auditing, risk assessment including evaluating compliance, and project management. Recognized for delivering high‑quality assurance engagements by combining sharp analytical capabilities with strategic oversight and effective team leadership. Adept at managing complex projects, guiding audit teams, and enhancing client value through insightful recommendations and process improvements. Known for driving operational excellence, fostering strong stakeholder relationships, and ensuring compliance with audit standards in fast‑paced, high‑impact environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Audit Manager
PwC
Windhoek, Namibia
2025.01 - 2026.02
- Overseeing Audit Engagements: Overall responsibility for the planning, execution, and completion of complex audit engagements for a portfolio of clients. This includes setting audit timelines, allocating resources, and ensuring adherence to professional standards and methodologies.
- Managing and Developing Teams: leading, supervising, and mentoring teams of junior auditors (associates and seniors). Responsible for providing guidance, coaching, performance feedback, and fostering their professional growth. This involves reviewing their work, identifying training needs, and ensuring adequate staffing levels.
- Promoting Audit Quality and Compliance: Instrumental in driving audit quality by ensuring that engagements comply with internal firm methodologies, International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., IFRS, Income Tax and VAT compliance), and firm policies.
- Cultivating and Maintaining Client Relationships: A significant part of my role involves building and nurturing relationships with clients at various levels, including senior management and executives. They act as a primary point of contact, managing client expectations, and ensuring high levels of client satisfaction.
- Financial Performance: Responsible for budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of my projects, focusing on optimizing profitability and managing engagement billings and collections.
Audit Manager
Deloitte Limited
Wellington, New Zealand
2023.08 - 2024.12
- Client Management: Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, understanding their business processes, and managing their expectations to ensure a smooth audit process. This includes regular communication and coordination with client management teams to discuss audit findings and recommendations.
- Overseeing Audit Engagements: of audit engagements. This involves developing audit strategies, setting timelines, allocating resources, and ensuring audits are conducted in accordance with PwC methodologies and applicable auditing standards.
- Team Leadership: Managing, mentoring, coaching and developing audit teams, including assigning tasks, reviewing work, providing feedback, and ensuring professional development. The Audit Manager is responsible for creating an environment that fosters team collaboration and high performance.
- Financial Analysis and Reporting: Conducting in-depth financial analyses, including budget forecasts and cash flow analyses, to assess the financial health of client organizations. This also involves valuing investments and interpreting financial data to inform audit opinions.
- Compliance and Risk Management: Ensuring compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS NZ) and other regulatory requirements. Identifying and assessing financial and operational risks and implementing strategies to mitigate these risks during the audit process.
- Business Development: Contributing to the growth of PwC's audit practice by identifying new business opportunities and participating in proposals and presentations to potential clients.
Audit Manager
PwC
Windhoek, Namibia
2022.01 - 2023.07
Senior Audit Associate Level 2
PwC
Windhoek, Namibia
2021.07 - 2022.01
Senior Audit Associate
PwC
Windhoek, Namibia
2021.01 - 2021.06
Audit Associate
PwC
Windhoek, Namibia
2019.02 - 2021.01
Education
Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 2015.02 - 2017.12
Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) - Honors in Accounting
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, Western Cape 2018.02 - 2018.12
Skills
- Accounting standards proficiency
- Regulatory compliance knowledge
- Tax law comprehension
- Internal control evaluation
- Financial reporting
- Project management experience
- Audit and risk planning
Affiliations
Chartered Accountants of Namibia (ICAN).: Chartered Accountant (Namibia) (1416)
INDUSTRIES OF EXPERTISE
- Assets Management
- Financial Services
- Oil and Gas
- Energy and Utilities
- Mining
- State owned entities
Timeline
Audit Manager
PwC
2025.01 - 2026.02
Audit Manager
Deloitte Limited
2023.08 - 2024.12
Audit Manager
PwC
2022.01 - 2023.07
Senior Audit Associate Level 2
PwC
2021.07 - 2022.01
Senior Audit Associate
PwC
2021.01 - 2021.06
Audit Associate
PwC
2019.02 - 2021.01
Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) - Honors in Accounting
Stellenbosch University
2018.02 - 2018.12
Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting
Stellenbosch University
2015.02 - 2017.12