key projects I was involved in: Clients Industry Specialisation Work performed Projects Almira Business and Financial Management Services (February 2018 to present) Marine Dynamics Group Tourism and Marine Biology Research Planned and developed internal audit strategy. Documented policies and procedures for all entities. Identified weaknesses in the design of controls and made recommendations for improvements. Helped the client incorporate more efficient controls and limit their risk through strong internal processes and controls. Documented and drafted observations in a report. Advisory - Internal Audit Dr JJ Coetzer Inc Ophthalmology practice Planned and developed internal audit strategy for all 3 practices to ensure consistency and accuracy over intercompany transactions. Documented policies and procedures for all entities. Identified weaknesses in the design of controls and made recommendations for improvements. Helped the client incorporate more efficient controls and limit their risk through strong internal processes and controls. Documented and drafted observations in a report. Documented and drafted observations in a report. Advisory - Internal Audit Advisory Risk (April 2011 to February 2018) Old Mutual Internal Audit Outsource South Africa Insurance - Overall project manager, leading a team of 63 EY Advisory Staff to deliver a 3-year internal audit plan. Responsibilities included: - Strategy sessions on developing the annual audit plans - Managing the audit teams on a high level - Resource planning - Building client relationships - Brief the engagement team on the client's IA environment and trends - Analysing trends in the industry and benchmarking against peers - Weekly status update meetings with the client to report on and manage expectation of service, work product, timing and deliverables. - Make recommendations on technological advancements required - Overall EY Contact person for the client - Weekly team meeting including statistics on process made and challenges ahead. Advisory - Internal Audit Old Mutual South Africa Insurance Assisted in performing Operational Risk Internal Audits. This included: - Risk Control Self-Assessment - Key Risk Indicators Responsibilities included: - Obtaining and documenting knowledge and understanding of business operations and processes - Analysing business system and control environment against a benchmark - Design and prepare Risk and Control matrix - Perform and execute control tests - Draft reports and obtained management comments and - Responsible for wrap up and conclusion on engagements - Managing the audit team and client relationship Advisory - Internal Audit Old Mutual South Africa Insurance Assisted in performing a Compliance function review. This included: - Maturity assessment of current state - Research on the leading practise (industry standards) - Interview with relevant stakeholders Old Mutual South Africa Insurance Assisted in the Black Box project for developing / implementing a new financial system Responsibilities mainly included reporting on the progress of the activities and acting as the project manager on the client's behalf. Advisory - Performance Improvement Old Mutual South Africa Insurance Assisted in a Conduct Risk Review for insurance (high level). Responsibilities included: Participating in the interview process and an internal audit conduct risk review. - Obtaining evidence from the client Advisory - Internal Audit Metropolitan and Momentum Insurance (MMI) Health insurance Assisted in performing internal audits of the following areas - Contribution administration - Rule setup administration - Membership administration - Claims administration - Balance Sheet Management Internal audit review on the Credit Risk process. Advisory - Internal Audit Momentum South Africa Insurance Industry (short-Term), Investments Assisted in the: - Momentum short erm insurance internal audit review. The review related to the New Business and Premium Collections process (including the call centre quality assessments). - Balance Sheet Management Internal audit review on the Credit Risk process. - Fund accounting Reconciliation process (including the Asset and Liability matching and Unit reconciliation process) - Distribution audit on Commission, referral fees and leads Responsibilities included: - Obtaining and documenting knowledge and understanding of business operations and processes. - Analysing the business system and control environment against a benchmark - Designing and preparing Risk and Control Matrix - Designing and executing control tests - Drafting report and obtaining management comments - Wrap up and conclusion on engagements - Old Mutual South-Africa Insurance Industry (Long-Term) Assisted in performing Annuitized (Retail) and New Business internal audits which included: - Obtaining and documenting knowledge and understanding of business operations and processes - Performing and executing control tests. - Assisting in drafting reports and wrapping up the audits Advisory - Internal Audit Old Mutual South-Africa Insurance Industry (Long-Term) Assisted in the internal audits including: Financial Controls Review, Payroll, Balance Sheet Management. This included: - Obtaining and documenting knowledge and understanding of business operations and processes - Designing and executing control tests - Assisting in drafting findings - Discussion of the audit report with the client, including recommendations. Advisory - Internal Audit Sanlam Financial Services Planned and developed audit strategy. Performed substantive audit procedures relating to intercompany loans, long term receivables, dividends declared. Concluded and wrapped up the financials, reviewed the annual financial statements to ensure compliance with IFRS. Prepared annual financial statements in compliance with IFRS. (International Financial Reporting Standards) Assurance - Statutory audit

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