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Moses Masunda

Johannesburg

Summary

Moses Masunda is a distinguished Cyber Auditor and Business Intelligence Analyst with a solid foundation in Data Science, holding a Master's degree, CISA certification, and a BCom in Accounting. With over five years of experience, he specializes in IT audit methodologies, cybersecurity, and leverages his data science expertise in predictive modeling, machine learning algorithms, and big data analytics. His proficiency in risk evaluation, system compliance, and IT governance, combined with his adeptness in navigating complex data environments, makes him an invaluable asset for tackling advanced IT security and data-driven decision-making challenges.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Business intelligence Analyst & IT Auditor

Moore Infinity (Registered Auditors)
01.2022 - Current
  • Information Security (ISA 315): Evaluating an organization's information security posture and recommending enhancements to mitigate cyber risks and protect digital assets
  • Assisting in prioritizing information security investments and ensuring compliance with industry standards and procedures
  • Offering guidance and support to fortify the IT environment against cyber threats
  • Assessing IT policies and procedures and advising on investment strategies to minimize cyber risk
  • Conducting ISA 315 resilience testing, including penetration tests, to identify vulnerabilities and recommend security improvements
  • Evaluating ISA 315 General IT Controls (GITC) audit processes, ensuring effective risk assessment for financial reporting
  • Data Analysis and Testing: Data Analysis: Employing advanced statistical and machine learning models to analyze large datasets, identifying patterns and anomalies relevant to the audit
  • Risk Assessment: Using predictive analytics to assess and quantify financial risks, helping auditors prioritize areas of high risk
  • Data Visualization: Creating sophisticated visual representations of data analyses using tools like Tableau or Power BI to communicate findings effectively to audit teams and clients
  • Audit Support: Developing and applying algorithms and models to automate parts of the audit process, thereby increasing efficiency and accuracy
  • Compliance Monitoring: Utilizing data analytics to monitor for compliance with relevant regulations and standards and identifying deviations or non-compliance issues
  • Model Development: Building and refining predictive models and algorithms to forecast financial outcomes, detect fraud, and support decision-making processes in audits
  • Data Management: Implementing data governance and quality control measures to ensure the integrity and reliability of data used in audits
  • Extracting general ledger data for specific audit procedures by account category
  • Conducting detailed transaction tracing for revenue and cost of sales assertions
  • Executing a fuzzy lookup to identify related party transactions and reduce the risk of undisclosed parties
  • Performing gap detection (sequence testing) for transaction information completeness.

IT Auditor & Data Scientist

PKF (Registered Auditors)
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Designing and Implementing IT Audit Methodologies: Creating detailed audit plans for complex IT systems, including cloud environments and network architectures
  • Performing Advanced Risk Analytics: Conducting in-depth risk assessments of IT ecosystems to identify vulnerabilities, potential cyber threats, and compliance issues
  • Ensuring Regulatory Compliance: Maintaining compliance with IT regulatory standards and adapting to changing legislation
  • Conducting Forensic Data Analysis: Using advanced data analytics tools to detect irregularities, potential fraud, or security breaches in large datasets
  • Evaluating Cybersecurity Controls: Assessing the effectiveness of cybersecurity measures like threat protection, encryption, and intrusion prevention systems
  • Providing Strategic IT Consultation: Offering expert advice on deploying new technologies and improving IT system architectures and data governance
  • Optimizing Audit Processes and Reporting: Continuously refining audit methodologies to keep pace with IT trends and reporting findings with strategic recommendations.

Audit Senior

PKF South Africa
01.2019 - 11.2020
  • Leading a portfolio of 10 clients annually, which 4 of the clients being listed with the JSE.
  • Leading the implementation of technology driven audits by use of modern tools and software.
  • Co-ordinates budgets for clients and monitors them, discussing overheads with the client and arranging for additional billing as and when needed.
  • Co-ordinates various service lines in providing services to the clients, i.e. data extraction, tax experts, IFRS experts.
  • Involved in tendering processes, by performing the expected budgets, research on client expectations and presenting to the
    client.
  • Reporting directly to the partner, director and manager on a day to day basis.
  • Coaching and performance review of the work of staff.

ICT Auditor

ZB BANK
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Conducted IT audits for various systems, including ERP systems, banking systems, and payment processing systems
  • Assisted in the development of the data analytics program, including the design and implementation of audit scripts and data visualizations
  • Performed data analysis on large data sets to identify patterns and trends and used these insights to inform audit planning and execution
  • Assess IT governance and management
  • Evaluate IT systems and infrastructure security
  • Audit data integrity and backup procedures
  • Review compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks
  • Analyze IT risk management practices
  • Data Analysis Duties: Collect and clean data from various sources
  • Perform statistical analysis and data modeling
  • Develop and implement data visualizations
  • Identify trends, patterns, and insights in datasets
  • Support decision-making through predictive analytics.

Education

Master of Science in Data Science -

University of East London (UK)
07.2023

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) -

ISACA
06.2021

Bachelor of Accounting -

NUST
11.2016

Skills

  • Statistical analysis and mathematics
  • Machine learning (Financial Data Analytics, Predictive Modeling,
    Algorithms, Big Data, Forecasting, Financial Forecasting, Data Analysis)
  • Programming (Python, SQL, Pandas, Scikit-learn, Tableau, R, SPSS, Kali Linux, CaseWare IDEA, Audit Command Language (ACL), QGIS,)
  • Data visualization and presentation
  • Big data technologies (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Hortonworks, Databricks
    Apache Kafka, Snowflake)
  • Business acumen and domain-specific knowledge
  • IT Audits, Regulatory Compliance, Information Security, ISA 315,
    General IT Controls (GITC), Cyber Risk Assessment, Penetration
    Tests, Vulnerability Assessments,
  • Leadership & communication
  • Application Knowledge in COBIT, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ITIL SAS 70/SSAE 16/ISAE 3402, CRISP-DM, ISO/IEC 20546:2019, IFRS, IAS, ISA, COSO, IIA Standards
  • Governance & Strategy (Data Governance, Financial Regulations, Business Strategies Integration)

Languages

English

Timeline

Business intelligence Analyst & IT Auditor

Moore Infinity (Registered Auditors)
01.2022 - Current

Audit Senior

PKF South Africa
01.2019 - 11.2020

IT Auditor & Data Scientist

PKF (Registered Auditors)
01.2019 - 01.2022

ICT Auditor

ZB BANK
01.2016 - 01.2019

Master of Science in Data Science -

University of East London (UK)

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) -

ISACA

Bachelor of Accounting -

NUST

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