Experience

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  South african revenue service (sars)

  Sept 2007 - Feb 2013

  Compliance officer - excise - operations

  • Effectively plan and conduct risk based audits across the Excise -Petroleum Industry which requires specialized knowledge of complex tax issues to ensure compliance with the relevant Customs and Excise Act and Vat Act.• To enforce compliance through appropriate prescribed enforcement actions whenever non-compliance is detected.• Administrating of Excise duty, Fuel Levy and Road Accident Funds, Pipeline Levy, Diesel Vat Refund and DA66 Refund Jackets by checking, recalculating duties and processing Excise accounts and conducting assurance inspections according to the SARS policies and procedures.• Verifying of the correctness, accuracy, completeness and validity of import and exports clearances, Diesel Vat refund claims, DA66 Refund jackets, removals and acquittal transactions.• Liaise with internal stakeholders (legal, client interface, head office) and external stakeholders (Shell SA, BPSA, PETROSA, Chevron, Engen, Transnet, ITAC, DTI and others). • Drafting of audit reports on all compliance and non compliance issues based on the audit findings, make necessary recommendations, making follow-ups and compiling audit files.• Provide guidance and assistance to Assurance Officers during audits by providing functional/ technical expert support in accounting and auditing principles, procedures and applications as well as play a pivotal role in the transfer of knowledge and skills. • Assist and act on behalf of the Team Leader: Excise Compliance on ad hoc basis when required. Show less

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  Engen petroleum

  Mar 2013 - Jul 2016

  Internal auditor - enterprise, risk and assurance

  • Conducting and documenting risk assessments on the various business processes and activities (Depot Terminals, Refinery and Lubricant Oil Blending Plant; Group Procurement, Group Credit Management, Group Tax, International Business Division, Commercial and Retail Sales Division, Supply Trade and Optimization and Group Securities and Facilities).• Establishing of audit objectives and scope based on risk assessment, and planning audits in line with the agreed objectives utilizing the available resources taking into account the expertise, skills and knowledge of each auditor for the each specific audit type and business division being audited. • Performing of data analysis using various computer applications such as IDEA and Excel to identify and extract key risk and abnormal transactions and trends. • Executing the audits in line audit standards, Engen policies, procedures and agreed audit programmes and audit procedures by controlling and mitigating the identified risks, evaluating supporting documents, system, and processes, documenting audit work conducted including audit evidence on Team Mate and Barn Owl.• Performing first level review of assigned area and develops issues/ findings and reports and draft practical, appropriate recommendation thereof and making follow ups on outstanding open issues and management responses. • Quality assuring and audit administration of the assigned audit projects on Team Mate and Barn Owl, maintain expectable relations with internal and external stakeholders, and on ad hoc basis perform unannounced visits and forensic investigative reviews. Show less

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  Ethekwini municipality - office of the city manager - city integrity and investigations unit

  Aug 2016 - now

  Computer forensic specialist

  Job Purpose:To provide and implement a specialist and independent, objective forensic service within the information and communication technology remit Council-wide that adds value to and improves eThekwini operations.Key Responsibility Areas:•Provides specialised forensic services in information and communication technology, its infrastructure/architecture; systems and software IT governance. •Provides specialist ICT forensic input. •Contributes specialist ICT forensic requirements in implementing projects. •Disseminates functional and operational information on the immediate, short and long-term objectives and, current applications and constraints. •Provides specialist ICT contributions to the administrative and reporting requirements associated with the key performance and result indicators. •Contributes to knowledge management and document control systems (continuity and business recovery processes) of the Unit. Show less

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  City of johannesburg

  Jan 2019 - now

  Deputy director cyber crime