Felix Daka ACA, BFP, CA(Z)
Audit Assistant Manager
Glasgow,United Kingdom
Summary
I am a smart finance professional with a strong background in accounting, internal controls, quarterly reviews and external auditing. I have in-depth knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), UK GAAP, US GAAP, International Standards in Auditing (ISAs), PCAOB Audit Standards and US GAAS
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Audit Assistant Manager
KPMG UK LLP
2022.11 - Current
- Leading the planning, execution and completion of audits
- Coaching junior team members
- Communicating key audit issues to engagement manager and partner.
- Identified discrepancies in financial statements, resulting in error correction and prevention of future mistakes.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information whilst handling client records during audits.
- Led internal and external meetings with client management and Those charged with governance.
- End to end project management
Audit Senior
BDO USA LLP
2021.10 - 2022.11
- Leading engagement teams in audit of financial statements for clients mainly in the Biosciences sector
- Coordinating with other service lines (Tax and IT) to ensure meeting deliverables within set deadlines
- Leading fieldwork, managing performance and mentoring junior members
- Ensuring audit is carried out in accordance with the firm's audit methodology and audit quality standards
- Reviewing client financial statements for compliance with US GAAP.
Audit Supervisor
PricewaterhouseCoopers
2021.01 - 2021.09
- Effective planning, execution and conclusion of audit assignments
- Review of complex IFRS based accounting issues that resulted in restatements and provision of value adding advice to client e.g IAS 21, IAS 29, IFRS 9 IFRS 15 and IFRS 16 accounting
- Coaching to junior members, reviewing their work and monitoring their progress against time lines
- Presentation of audit findings and planning to partners
- Concluding on audit engagements including technical consultations on audit opinions during the rapid changing economic environment of Zimbabwe.
Audit Senior
BDO Zimbabwe
2017.11 - 2021.01
- Leading engagement teams in audit of financial statements for entities in various sectors
- Identifying internal control weaknesses and areas of improvement.
- Leading fieldwork, managing performance and mentoring junior members.
- Reviewing financial statements prepared using IFRS framework.
- Identifying and communicating client pain points in report format.
Assistant Accountant
Helcraw Electrical Private Limited
2017.08 - 2017.10
- Managed payroll by tracking employee entitlements.
- Verified items billed against items received, following up with vendors to reconcile variances.
- Entered transactions into internal databases.
- Monitored accounts payable and receivable statuses, keeping financial records up-to-date.
- Other balance sheet reconciliations
Accounting intern
ZETDC
2015.09 - 2016.08
- Filing
- Preparation of VAT returns
- General ledger posting
- Payroll processing
Education
Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Initial Test of Competence (ITC) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Certificate in Theory in Accounting - Accounting
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Bachelor of Accountancy Honours Degree -
University of Zimbabwe
Skills
- Audit planning, execution, and completion (PCAOB, ISA and US GAAS)
- Financial statement review and preparation
- IFRS implementation
- Data analysis (IDEA), Power BI and Alteryx
- Audit Processing Tools(APT Next Gen), KPMG Clara Workflow (KcW), Aura Platinum
References
Davison Madhigi
Audit Partner - BDO Zimbabwe
dmadhigi@bdo.co.zw
Phone: +263 242 703876-8
Eliot Shadaya
Senior Audit Manager, BDO Zimbabwe
eshadaya@bdo.co.zw
Phone: +263 783 839 838
Fanuel Zimbanje
Senior Assurance Manager, PwC
fanuel.zimbanje@pwc.com
Phone: +263 774805715
Terrence Matipira
Assurance Manager, BDO USA, LLP
tmatipira@bdo.com
Phone: +1 (904) 480-3058
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Timeline
Audit Assistant Manager
KPMG UK LLP
2022.11 - Current
Audit Senior
BDO USA LLP
2021.10 - 2022.11
Audit Supervisor
PricewaterhouseCoopers
2021.01 - 2021.09
Audit Senior
BDO Zimbabwe
2017.11 - 2021.01
Assistant Accountant
Helcraw Electrical Private Limited
2017.08 - 2017.10
Accounting intern
ZETDC
2015.09 - 2016.08
Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Initial Test of Competence (ITC) -
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Certificate in Theory in Accounting - Accounting
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe
Bachelor of Accountancy Honours Degree -
University of Zimbabwe