NKULULEKO MTOMBENI

• Responsibilities included:

Portfolio Risk Management and Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders to gather portfolio insights and inform audit planning.
• Performed annual risk assessments to determine audit priorities and response strategies.
• Monitored and tracked the remediation of audit findings, validating the adequacy and effectiveness of the implemented controls.

Audit Execution and Methodology Alignment

• Delivered end-to-end audit engagements in strict accordance with the International Professional Practice Framework (IPPF), and internal audit methodology.
• Led multiple audit engagements across Personal and Private Banking, and Investment Banking portfolios.
• Developed comprehensive audit planning documentation, including scope definition, control mapping, and risk assessments.
• Conducted walkthroughs with senior management to understand business processes and control environments.
• Drafted detailed process narratives and control matrices to support audit testing and reporting.
• Spearheaded an automation audit initiative, partnering with data analysts to design and implement SQL scripts for control testing and exception identification.
• Applied advanced Excel techniques to perform data analysis, guide sample selection, and ensure sufficient audit coverage.
• Assessed control design and operational effectiveness against identified risks and probable causes.
• Executed tailored audit procedures to evaluate control performance and compliance.
• Presented audit outcomes to management through structured discussions and formal reporting.
• Authored clear, actionable audit reports aligned with the group's Internal Audit Methodology.

• Responsibilities included:
• Planning and execution of the audits in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditors and Standard Bank’s Group Internal Audit Methodology.
• Perform walkthroughs - Understanding and documenting business processes
• Identified key risks and key controls within the area under review.
• Identifying and assessing risks.
• Obtained relevant and reliable and useful information to perform analysis.
• Performed analysis and tests on controls and concluding on their effectiveness
• Provide regular feedback to the audit manager.
• Assessed controls.
• Documenting audit observations
• Documentation of test results on audit papers to support of conclusion on the effectiveness of controls and or findings noted.