Sarah Zulu

I am a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA UK) and Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) with over 15 years’ experience in External and Internal Audit / Assurance.

Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning, and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.

• CIMA Qualified Accountant (ACMA, CGMA)
• Data analysis Certificate (University of Cape Town)
• Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) with ISACA
• Honors B Com Accounting (Financial Accounting, Management Accounting , Auditing and Taxation)
• B Com Accounting (Degree)

• Led my team in assurance work on the separation / change projects when Barclays PLC sold their majority shares in the then Barclays Africa Ltd (Now Absa group limited).
• Re-engineered the assurance management processes to ensure tracking of review projects reduce total time taken to complete the reviews timeously.
• Succeeded in hiring a high performing team with relevant audit and compliance experience / qualifications, improving internal controls in general.
• Engaged with all stakeholders; mapped audit / review process; obtained buy in to get approval for an audit system resulting in acquiring audit management software which is an end-to-end workflow management system resulting in creating efficiencies.