Internal Audit Manager
Liberty Life Group
11.2011 - 08.2013
- Providing assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of the governance, risk management and internal controls in place to manage the inherent risks in Liberty Holdings Limited.
Sarah Zulu
Manager: Compliance Monitoring And Testing
Summary
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.
Work History
Audit Assistant Audit Manager
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo
01.2007 - 10.2011
- Supervising audit engagements, performing risk assessment, internal controls evaluation, and formulation of audit strategy
- Managing audit work, conducting risk management workshops, and drafting audit reports.
Manager: Compliance Monitoring and Testing
Absa Compliance Monitoring and Testing
7 2015 - Current
- Informed the annual assurance planning, execution and managing monitoring assignments in accordance with the Absa Compliance Monitoring and Testing plan and relevant policies, procedures, quality standards and legislations
- Successfully managed highest quality of monitoring activities to ensure adherence to external and internal regulations and policies.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills. Project managing the audit /reviews delivery in accordance with the Group Assurance Standard and Assurance Methodology
Monitoring and Testing Manager: ARO & Corporate Functions
Barclays Africa Compliance Monitoring and Testing
9 2013 - 07.2015
- Providing effective monitoring activities to ensure Bank’s adherence to external and internal regulations and policies, identifying regulatory risks and issues and tracking remediation accountability and actions to closure to support management in fulfilling their statutory and regulatory obligations.
- Providing oversight on compliance monitoring and testing activities for ARO teams including reporting to various governance forums and quality assurance.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure thorough and effective test coverage.
- Monitored project milestones closely ensuring timely deliveries without compromising on quality standards
Skills
Auditing
Manage time, resources and budget effectively
Business Process
Audit Reporting
Assessment of IT General and Application controls
Design adequacy and operational effectiveness assessment of internal controls
Complex problem-solving skills
Performance Management
Project Management
Compliance Assurance
Team Leadership (up to 14 people)
Risk Management
Financial Reporting Standards
Presenting and communicating
Proficient in the Microsoft Excel, Word and Power Point
TeamMate (Electronic Working paper)
Operation Risk Management System (ORMS)
Highbond- audit management software, built for audit workflow, from planning, risk assessments, and fieldwork to analytics, issue management, and reporting
ACL (Data Analysis tool)
Education Qualifications
- 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)
Professional Highlights
- 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.
References
Available on request
Timeline
Internal Audit Manager
Liberty Life Group
11.2011 - 08.2013
Audit Assistant Audit Manager
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo
01.2007 - 10.2011
Manager: Compliance Monitoring and Testing
Absa Compliance Monitoring and Testing
7 2015 - Current
Monitoring and Testing Manager: ARO & Corporate Functions
Barclays Africa Compliance Monitoring and Testing
9 2013 - 07.2015
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience