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Tejal Kalan

Senior Internal Auditor
Pretoria

Summary

Seasoned Internal Auditor with over 18 years of comprehensive experience in internal auditing, risk management, and compliance across diverse sectors including banking, telecommunications, FMCG, medical aid, and the public sector. Proven track record in conducting end-to-end operational and financial audits while effectively managing teams and contributing strategically. Extensive expertise in risk-based auditing with adherence to international frameworks such as IFRS and testing of Internal Financial Controls (IFCs). Recognized for diligence, integrity, and strong communication skills, with the capacity to work independently or as part of a team. Passionate about delivering high-quality audit outcomes and building strong stakeholder relationships

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Internal Auditor

SKX Protiviti
09.2024 - Current
  • Mid- Year and Year End Internal Financial Control Assessments for MTN South Sudan and MTN South Africa providing assurance on the key controls over inherent financial risks. Concentrating on Revenue & Receivables, Purchases and Payables, Treasury, Fixed Assets and Inventory.
  • Conduct walkthrough, identify controls, and develop audit procedures
  • Execute audit programs and ensure compliance to applicable laws, regulations and policies.
  • Evaluate results of audit steps, drafting of findings and develop recommendations to improve internal controls and processes.
  • Drafting of audit reports, presenting findings to management and agreeing on recommendations and management actions and issuing of final reports to relevant stakeholders.
  • Supervising and reviewing of audit working papers and findings as a Team Lead.
  • Assisting MTN Group with updating and completing EGRC files.

Senior Internal Auditor

Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS)
06.2018 - 03.2019
  • Scoping of audit assignments based on approved internal audit plans and completion of all planning and admin documentation in compliance with the internal audit methodology.
  • Performing walkthrough, identifying key risks and key controls and drawing up of audit procedures.
  • Testing of audit procedures, follow up of previous audit findings, compliance to applicable regulations and policies.
  • Evaluate results of audit steps, drafting of findings and develop recommendations to improve internal controls and processes.
  • Preparation of draft report and discussion of issues raised with management and agree on recommendations and actions plans. Issuing of final report to relevant stakeholders.
  • Completion of audit files.

Auditor

PKF Octagon
05.2018 - 05.2018
  • Audited Debtors for Endemol Kenya (2013–2017), ensured compliance with Kenya VAT laws, and performed VAT reconciliations.

Internal Auditor

Steinhoff International Holdings
05.2014 - 06.2016
  • Scoping of audit assignments based on approved internal audit plans and completion of all planning and admin documentation in compliance with the internal audit methodology.
  • Understanding various client businesses and contracts within the company by performing walkthrough, identifying key risks and key controls and drawing up of audit procedures.
  • Testing of audit procedures, follow up of previous audit findings, compliance to applicable regulations and policies and analysis of financial statements.
  • Evaluate results of audit steps, drafting of findings and develop recommendations to improve internal controls and processes.
  • Preparation of draft report and discussion of issues raised with management and agree on recommendations and actions plans. Issuing of final report to relevant stakeholders.
  • Reviewing of audit working papers and completion of audit files.
  • Performing follow-up or ad hoc reviews when requested.

Internal Auditor

MTN South Africa
10.2010 - 04.2014
  • Scoping of audit assignments based on approved internal audit plans and completion of all planning and admin documentation in compliance with the internal audit methodology.
  • Performing walkthrough, identifying key risks and key controls and drawing up of audit procedures.
  • Testing of audit procedures, follow up of previous audit findings, compliance to applicable regulations and policies.
  • Evaluate results of audit steps, drafting of findings and develop recommendations to improve internal controls and processes.
  • Preparation of draft report and discussion of issues raised with management and agree on recommendations and actions plans. Issuing of final report to relevant stakeholders.
  • Completion of audit files.
  • Loading of findings on Internal Audit Database.
  • Internal audit liaison for Human Resources, Consumer Supply Chain and Branded Channel Departments engaging with management on a regular basis on risk and governance matters and assisting in clearing of audit findings. Performing of Management Ad hoc requests such as audits or investigations and evaluating of tenders
  • Assistance with Control Self Assessments (CSA)

Internal Auditor - WesBank

First Rand Banking Group
09.2008 - 12.2009
  • Performing audits based on the approved audit plan by completing all audit planning documentation and scoping of the audit.
  • Performing walkthrough, documenting processes, identifying risks and controls. Drawing up audit program's based on controls.
  • Testing of audit procedures, follow up of previous audit findings, compliance to applicable regulations and policies.
  • Evaluate results of audit steps, drafting of findings and develop recommendations to improve internal controls and processes.
  • Preparation of draft report and discussion of issues raised with management and agree on recommendations and actions plans. Issuing of final report to relevant stakeholders.
  • Completion of audit files.

Internal Auditor

Excellerate Industrial Corporation (Pty) Ltd
05.2007 - 08.2008
  • Setting up the internal audit department to ensure there is sufficient internal controls within the group by performing a full risk assessment of subsidiaries and ensuring sufficient controls are in place to reduce the risks
  • Reviewing the existing draft group policies & procedures and updating them
  • Updating and improving audit programs per subsidiary specification.
  • Planning, executing and reporting of audits at the subsidiaries and follow up on previous internal audit findings raised.
  • Reporting findings to management and to the audit committee.
  • Assisting in preparing of month end and yearend financial statements and year end audit packs.
  • Assisting the subsidiaries during the year end audits with various accounting related issues and following up on management comments raised by the external auditors at the subsidiaries.
  • Ensuring that the subsidiaries comply with group rules and other financial rules by auditing the monthly compliance schedules.
  • Assisting in due diligence audits

Trainee Accountant/ Assistant Manager

Office of the Auditor General
01.2004 - 04.2007
  • The identification of inherent and control risks at the financial statement level.
  • Completion of general planning documents including control environment checklists, the evaluation of internal audit and audit committee, compliance with laws and regulations, fraud risk identification, determination of planning materiality, preliminary analytical reviews and the consideration of going concern.
  • Understanding of systems and documenting it and from there identifying test of controls where risks are identified at component level.
  • Detailed testing of compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP), the Public Finance Management Act, Treasury Regulations, Division of Revenue Act, Skills Development Levies Act, Skills Development Act, South African Income Tax Act, King II on Corporate Governance.
  • Tests of controls as well as substantive testing on all major audit cycles.
  • Review of annual financial statements and assessing the financial statements against relevant disclosure checklists
  • Evaluating, concluding and reporting on all findings.
  • Final review of annual financial statements
  • Drafting of final management letters, audit reports and the submission of full reporting files to management and audit committee.
  • Supervising and reviewing work of 1st and 2nd year trainees on the audits and mentoring of trainees

Data Capture Clerk

ABSA Bank
10.2003 - 12.2003
  • Captured client financial statements on Moody’s KMV credit system.

Education

Data Analysis Short Course -

University Of Cape Town
12-2024

Advanced Auditing

UNISA
12-2006

B.Comm Financial Accounting -

University of Pretoria
04.2001 -

Matriculation Exemption -

Pretoria High School For Girls
12-1997

Skills

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

  • Teammate Audit Software

  • MKinsight Audit Software

  • Archer eGRC Audit Software

  • ERA/ Pro Audit

Brief description of Skills and Personal Characteristics

  • Completed South African Institute of Chartered Accountant (SAICA) 3 year Articles at the Office of the Auditor General
  • Tasked to set up the Internal Audit department at Excellerate Holdings and assisted with the accounting function within the group.
  • Vast end to end risk based internal auditing experience within the Banking, Telecommunications, FMCG and Medical Aid industries.
  • Diligent auditor with excellent communication skills in building good relationships within the department and organization.
  • The ability to adapt to working in a team and individually. Responsible, reliable, organised, efficient and able to work well under pressure who ensures high standards of work quality.
  • Passionate and independent internal auditor who maintains a high level of integrity and willing to go the extra mile.

Accomplishments

    Steinhoff

  • Assisted in the design and streamlining of the audit procedures and working papers at Steinhoff for the various divisions.
  • On various Unitrans audits of sales and revenue we picked up errors on billing of clients where they were under invoiced due to capturing errors on revenue spreadsheets.

    • MTN

  • Participated in the People Stream (part of an adapted operating model for MTN) and assisted in drafting the Reward and Recognition policy and Social Committee policy for the department.
  • Headed up the rewards and recognition committee at MTN

    • Auditor General

  • Picked up tender fraud with duplicate bank accounts on tender documents which were compared to against the employee’s master data.
  • Designed a standard working papers and the risk and control document at the Auditor General for conformity across the board.

    • Other

  • Member of the Hindu Society of the University of Pretoria

References

Will be provided when requested.

Interests

Reading, travelling, baking, cooking, cars, movies, theatre shows, concerts, cricket and soccer

Timeline

Senior Internal Auditor

SKX Protiviti
09.2024 - Current

Senior Internal Auditor

Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS)
06.2018 - 03.2019

Auditor

PKF Octagon
05.2018 - 05.2018

Internal Auditor

Steinhoff International Holdings
05.2014 - 06.2016

Internal Auditor

MTN South Africa
10.2010 - 04.2014

Internal Auditor - WesBank

First Rand Banking Group
09.2008 - 12.2009

Internal Auditor

Excellerate Industrial Corporation (Pty) Ltd
05.2007 - 08.2008

Trainee Accountant/ Assistant Manager

Office of the Auditor General
01.2004 - 04.2007

Data Capture Clerk

ABSA Bank
10.2003 - 12.2003

B.Comm Financial Accounting -

University of Pretoria
04.2001 -

Data Analysis Short Course -

University Of Cape Town

Advanced Auditing

UNISA

Matriculation Exemption -

Pretoria High School For Girls

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