Vuyile Holomisa CA(SA)
Southampton, United Kingdom
Summary
I have 7+ years audit experience. My industry experience spans across various sectors, including including retail, construction and manufacturing. My expertise include using data analytics to interpret financial information, identifying business and financial risks, and making recommendations to mitigate those risks. I am passionate about improving audit quality, and my contribution to achieving audit quality has been through training, i.e. preparing training materials and facilitating training sessions on areas such as risks and controls, accounting estimates, as well as impairment and going concern testing.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work history
Audit Manager
HJS Accountants Limited
Southampton
06.2024 - Current
- Lead multiple audits from planning to conclusion
- Perform detailed review of audit files from planning to conclusion
- Identify risks and discuss these with the audit partner
- Design audit procedures that adequately address significant and fraud risks
- Prepare budgets and keep track of work in progress
- Plan for upcoming audits in advance, i.e. ensuring that resources are allocated, audit requests have been sent to client, client and team planning meetings have been scheduled, work allocated to the team is in line with experience and skills, engaging the outsource team ahead and ensuring they are treated as part of the team.
- Prepare training materials, and facilitate training sessions
- Provide regular feedback to audit partner on status of audit, and propose solutions for issues identified
- Main contact for clients
Assistant Manager
Ernst & Young LLP
Southampton
04.2022 - 05.2024
- Lead and manage multiple engagements
- Design and execute audit procedures that adequately address significant and fraud risks
- Manage outsourced teams
- Prepare budgets and track work in progress
- Prepare work allocations
- Lead client and team meetings
- Ensure audits are adequately resourced and communicate any
upcoming shortages in a timely manner. - Manage the client and ensure that projects are delivered
within agreed timelines.
Audit Senior
Ernst & Young LLP
Southampton
01.2020 - 03.2022
- Managed risks on audits by identifying risks and providing
solutions to the audit manager/ partner to mitigate the risks
and support implementation of those solutions. - Utilised data analytics to analyse and interpret
financial information. - Developed and executed audit procedures for high risk audit
areas. - Completed audit planning and conclusion forms
- Provided ongoing coaching to audit trainees.
- Reviewed standalone and consolidated financial statements.
Audit Trainee
Nolands Inc.
Cape Town, South Africa
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Worked on audits with clients in construction and hospitality
industries. - Ensured allocated tasks are completed to a high quality.
- Prepared financial statements on CaseWare.
- Completed audit files from planning to conclusion
Assistant Financial Accountant
Old Mutual
Cape Town, South Africa
01.2014 - 12.2016
- Assisted with month-end group reporting.
- Assisted teams in Rest of Africa with HFM month-end reporting.
- Assisted the Regulatory Reporting team with month-end
reporting to the insurance regulator. - Assisted in the preparation of budgets and forecasts for local entity and Rest of Africa
Education
Qualified Chartered Accountant -
SAICA
12.2019 -
Postgraduate Diploma - Accounting Science
University of South Africa
South Africa 01.2016 - 11.2017
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Science
University of South Africa
South Africa 01.2010 - 05.2014
Skills
- Project management experience
- Managing client relationships
- Process improvement
- Training facilitator experience
- Solutions-driven
- Interpreting financial information using data analytics
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Audit Manager
HJS Accountants Limited
06.2024 - Current
Assistant Manager
Ernst & Young LLP
04.2022 - 05.2024
Audit Senior
Ernst & Young LLP
01.2020 - 03.2022
Qualified Chartered Accountant -
SAICA
12.2019 -
Audit Trainee
Nolands Inc.
01.2017 - 12.2019
Postgraduate Diploma - Accounting Science
University of South Africa
01.2016 - 11.2017
Assistant Financial Accountant
Old Mutual
01.2014 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Science
University of South Africa
01.2010 - 05.2014
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