MICAELA HARWOOD
Chartered Accountant
Johannesburg
Summary
A hardworking and dedicated individual registered as a Chartered Accountant with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
I am committed to developing as a professional and learning invaluable skills from peers and managers alike. I possess excellent time management skills and incredible adaptability to function either autonomously or as part of a collaborative team. I value education and endeavor to remain teachable throughout my career.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Assistant Audit Manager - Insurance
BDO UK LLP
8 2023 - 05.2024
- Assisted on audit engagements in the role of a senior which involved the leading of daily status update meetings, the coaching of junior team members and regular engagement with client personnel.
- Assisted on all phases of the audit engagement, including scoping, planning, gathering audit evidence and completion. Duties included: determination of audit materiality in accordance with firm and industry methodology; performance of substantive testing of gross written premiums and claims estimates.
- My current portfolio consists predominantly of insurance clients in the financial services industry, including: Black Distributors; D&G Mutual Benefit Society and Fairmead.
Assistant Manager - Business Tax
Deloitte South Africa
05.2023 - 08.2023
- As part of the Business Tax team, I was responsible for the review of entities current and deferred tax computations and ensuring that these complied with the South African Income Tax and IFRS.
- I assisted with the preparation of the entities Income Tax Returns on SARS e-filing.
Audit Senior
Deloitte Sweden
01.2023 - 03.2023
- I was previously on a short-term secondment with Deloitte in Gothenburg, Sweden
- My role was that of an Audit Senior and my client portfolio consisted of a range of different size clients, including: GKN Aerospace Sweden AB; BICO Group AB and Powertrain Engineering Sweden AB
- My responsibilities included the performance of various substantive audit procedures including tests of details and substantive analytical procedures.
Trainee Accountant
Deloitte, South Africa
01.2020 - 12.2022
- I completed a SAICA-accredited three-year articles programme within the Financial Services (FIST) division
- During my articles, I assisted on the engagement teams for audits of the following clients: Nedbank Business Banking; Nedbank Regulatory (Banks Act Audit); Hollard Life Assurance Company Limited; FirstRand Retirement Fund; and Unitrans Provident Fund
- While assisting on the above-mentioned clients, my responsibilities included the following:
- The documentation of business process flows and identification of risks of material misstatement at the assertion level for various account balances, including gross written premiums and loans and advances.
- The identification and documentation of relevant internal controls, including the testing of design, implementation and operating effectiveness.
- The performance of substantive audit procedures including tests of details and substantive analytical procedures for loans and advances, gross written premiums, interest expense and more.
- The determination of audit materiality.
- An assessment of the company's compliance with laws and regulations including the identification of potential reportable irregularities.
- The performance of a subsequent events review, assessment of going-concern and drafting of management representation letters.
- File management.
- Completion of an agreed-upon procedures engagement and final report.
- During 2022 while planned on the Nedbank Business Banking audit as a Senior, I assumed the role of Auditor-in-Charge (AIC) which included fulfilling the following duties:
- Completing section-allocations;
- Making general audit requests from the client to assist the team in completing audit work
- Assisting and supervising fellow trainees (first- and second years) through regular status updates and coaching sessions.
Education
Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) -
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
02.2021 - 03.2021
Initial Test of Competence -
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
01.2020 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Accounting Science with Honours -
University of The Witwatersrand
01.2019 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Accounting Science -
University of The Witwatersrand
01.2016 - 12.2018
Skills
Fast Learner
Microsoft Office
Effective Time Management
Ability to Work Under Pressure
Adaptability
Accomplishments
- Passed both the ITC and APC qualifying board exams on the first attempt.
- Awarded a Dean's List certificate at the University of the Witwatersrand during the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.
- Part of the Top 50 candidates within the CTA class of 2019 at the University the Witwatersrand.
- Became a member of Golden Key International Honour Society during 2017.
- During second year at varsity in 2017, tutored Computational Mathematics first year students.
- Part of the Top 100 matric applicants at the University of the Witwatersrand 2015.
- In 2015, passed matric with 8 distinctions.
- From 2011 to 2015, remained first in my grade throughout high school.
Timeline
Assistant Manager - Business Tax
Deloitte South Africa
05.2023 - 08.2023
Audit Senior
Deloitte Sweden
01.2023 - 03.2023
Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) -
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
02.2021 - 03.2021
Initial Test of Competence -
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
01.2020 - 02.2020
Trainee Accountant
Deloitte, South Africa
01.2020 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Accounting Science with Honours -
University of The Witwatersrand
01.2019 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Accounting Science -
University of The Witwatersrand
01.2016 - 12.2018
Assistant Audit Manager - Insurance
BDO UK LLP
8 2023 - 05.2024
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