Siyabonga Budaza
Accountant
Pietermaritzburg
Summary
Professional audit specialist with strong background in financial analysis, risk assessment, and compliance. Proven track record in leading audit teams, ensuring accuracy, and delivering actionable insights. Valued for adaptability, dependability, and clear communication. Skilled in data analysis, internal controls, and fostering collaborative environments to achieve goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Audit Senior
Auditor General South Africa
01.2023 - Current
- Reviewed planning document in accordance with auditing standards
- Reviewed and issued requests for information to the client and updated the tracker with the information received and outstanding
- Executed audit procedures on complex areas not assigned to the rest of the team i.e
- Audit of predetermined objective, Procurement and contact management
- Prepared /reviewed reporting working papers, audit and management report to ensure that it is written in compliance with relevant audit and quality standards and discussed finding with the manager
- Supervised and provided guidance to young professionals during the audit engagements.
Trainee Auditor
Auditor General South Africa
01.2020 - 12.2022
- I worked in the audit for the departments, municipalities, public entities and TVET Colleges where I audited the following components:
- Cash flow statement
- Receivables/revenue from exchange transaction and non-exchange transaction
- Payable for exchange transactions and non-exchange
- Analysis of the going concern of the above entities and calculated the significant ratios i.e
- Current ratio, acid test, debtors’ collection and creditor payment period
- Employee costs
- Contingent liabilities
- Related parties
- Assets (Property, Plant and Equipment, inventories, heritage assets, investment properties and intangible assets)
- Procurement and contact management
- Performance information-Basic service delivery
- Analyzed and evaluated the significant financial statement variance from prior year to current year and identified significant risk
- Monitored the budget for the audit to ensure that we don’t exceed the approved audit fee as per audit strategy
- Analyzed and evaluated the internal audit reports which were prepared by the internal audit to identify risk might affect the external audit and respond accordingly
Education
Assessment For Professional Competency - Accounting
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
01.2024 - Current
Initial Test of Competency-ITC - Accounting
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
01.2022 - 12.2022
Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting - Accounting
University of KwaZulu Natal
01.2019 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting
University of KwaZulu Natal
01.2017 - 12.2017
Skills
Financial analysis
Audit procedures
Data analysis
Communication
Computer literacy
Time management
Organizing
Attention to detail
Certification
Initial test of competency-SAICA
Timeline
Assessment For Professional Competency - Accounting
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
01.2024 - Current
Audit Senior
Auditor General South Africa
01.2023 - Current
Initial test of competency-SAICA
01-2022
Initial Test of Competency-ITC - Accounting
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
01.2022 - 12.2022
Trainee Auditor
Auditor General South Africa
01.2020 - 12.2022
Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting - Accounting
University of KwaZulu Natal
01.2019 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Accounting - Accounting
University of KwaZulu Natal
01.2017 - 12.2017
Languages
Xhosa
English
IsiZulu
Training
SAICA articles-AGSA, Pietermaritzburg, 2022