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Progress Mukwenje

Progress Mukwenje

Leeds,West Yorshire

Summary

Qualified Accountant with solid background in driving projects to completion and fostering client relationships. Demonstrated expertise in managing complex tasks and delivering impactful results in high-pressure environments. Proven ability to leverage analytical skills and team collaboration to achieve organizational goals.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Associate 2

PwC
05.2023 - Current
  • Lead audit engagements for various clients, overseeing the planning, execution, and completion of audits while ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Coordinate and supervise audit teams, assigning tasks and managing workflow to ensure timely and accurate audit deliverables.
  • Support the development of junior staff by providing coaching, guidance, and performance feedback to foster professional growth and enhance their audit skills.
  • Collaborate with senior management and stakeholders to communicate findings, offer strategic recommendations, and address key audit issues.
  • Ensure the integrity, quality, and transparency of financial reporting by conducting meticulous reviews and assessments of financial statements and audit documentation.
  • Utilize advanced analytics and audit tools to identify potential risks and areas for improvement in clients' financial and operational processes.
  • Engage in continuous professional development by participating in training programs and staying updated with industry trends and best practices.
  • Performing work on complex areas of the audit file like impairment, journal entry testing , going concern, etc.

Senior Consultant – Business Transformation

Cross Country Consulting
06.2022 - 04.2023
  • Documenting process flows from the starting event to the ending event, identifying risks and controls associated with each activity and creating process flow diagrams in the ARIS tool.
  • Scheduling meetings with Process Owners to obtain a thorough understanding of strategic process flows assigned on my portfolio.
  • Executing control walkthroughs with various process owners, identifying gasps in the controls, and implementing best practices.
  • Documenting Standard procedure manuals for ad-hoc business procedures.
  • Updating risks and controls in the automated tool, Riskworks..
  • Coaching and reviewing the work of junior associates.

Senior Consultant – Bridge Program (Seconded to Two Big Four Firms)

Cross Country Consulting
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Collaborated with a team of employees to ensure successful execution of practices by performing substantive procedures on complicated sections and ensuring timely completion.
  • Interacted with client upper management in order to increase understanding of the business processes, request audit support and analyze financial data.
  • Assisted in coaching junior team members in various substantive tasks.
  • Setting up meetings with the partner and manager on progress of the audit
  • Analyzed client’s application of ASC 842 to ensure proper valuation of leases.
  • Executed all phases of the audit including planning, substantive testing, financial analysis, reporting and conclusion.

Audit Senior

Ernst & Young Zimbabwe
06.2018 - 10.2021
  • Auditing
  • Planning audit assignments and preparing the audit strategy document.
  • Preparing presentations and facilitating audit planning meetings, kick off meetings, and progress debrief meetings.
  • Performing risk assessment procedures and coordinating audit engagements.
  • Reviewing tests of controls, analytical procedures, ratio analysis and substantive testing performed by the audit team.
  • Assigning tasks to team members and maintaining good morale in the team.
  • Providing on-the-job training to junior members in the audit teams.
  • Supervision and review of work carried out by junior team members assigned on my audit engagements.
  • Nurturing good relationships between the audit team and client.
  • Effectively safeguarding confidential information in line with firm policy.
  • Evaluating, mentoring, and providing feedback on the performance of others.
  • Financial accounting
  • Reviewing financial statements for compliance with generally accepted international reporting frameworks such as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and other regulatory frameworks.
  • Reviewing financial statement disclosures for completeness, appropriateness, and accuracy.
  • Taxation
  • Reviewing deferred tax computations and liaising with experts on various issues noted
  • Offering advice on tax planning and evaluating the measures implemented to comply with tax laws and regulations.
  • Financial management
  • Reviewing client budgeting and forecasting process.
  • Interacting with clients to understand and assess key business risks, business strategies and significant processes, financial performance, industry trends and the business environment.
  • Reviewing and analyzing management accounts and costing reports prepared by clients.
  • Preparing audit budgets and performing variance analysis upon completion of the audits.
  • Reviewing time-cost analysis schedules prepared by audit team to keep track of costs charged to the job.

Education

Professional level certificate - Professional Accounting

ACCA
United Kingdom
01.2017

Bsc (Hons) - Applied Accounting

Oxford Brookes University
United Kingdom
01.2023

Advanced diploma - Accounting and Business

ACCA
United Kingdom
01.2016

Skills

  • Training and mentoring
  • Performance monitoring
  • Team leadership
  • Team supervision
  • Project management
  • Project coordination
  • Attention to detail
  • Client engagement

Certification

Qualified Chartered Certified Accountant registered with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”).

Timeline

Senior Associate 2

PwC
05.2023 - Current

Senior Consultant – Business Transformation

Cross Country Consulting
06.2022 - 04.2023

Senior Consultant – Bridge Program (Seconded to Two Big Four Firms)

Cross Country Consulting
11.2021 - 05.2022

Audit Senior

Ernst & Young Zimbabwe
06.2018 - 10.2021

Professional level certificate - Professional Accounting

ACCA

Bsc (Hons) - Applied Accounting

Oxford Brookes University

Advanced diploma - Accounting and Business

ACCA

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