Melanie Miller

Experience

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  KPMG South Africa

  Jan 2002 - Sept 2005

  Trainee - Information Risk Management

  I joined KPMG as a trainee in the Information Risk Management Graduate program. I worked my was from a Junior Analyst up to a Supervisor in the 3 years of this training contract, during which time I was selected to do a 3 month secondment to KPMG in Silicon Valley, California, USA where I assisted in implementing and assuring SOX controls for various companies including PalmOne and Sun Microsystems.

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  KPMG US

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Manager
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  KPMG South Africa

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2014

  - Primarily, reengineering of audits to optimally leverage our client’s information systems and data as well as technologies available to the firm to achieve efficiency, risk mitigation and differentiation- Analysing audit strategy- Managing group engagements to deliver the IT audit for statutory audits- Managing engagement teams to deliver on Advisory related engagements- Engaging with audit partners and managers to work together with them in teams- Develop internal and external client relationships- Identify and convert potential business development / sales opportunities- Performance development of staff members as a "Performance Manager"- Preparation and review of client reports and deliverables- Attendance of client governance meetings (e.g. IT steering committee and Audit Committee) to present findings and reports- Training presentation to KPMG staff for organised training courses- Preparation of engagement budgets- Management of engagement financials in line with engagement budgets Show less

  • Senior Manager

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2014

  • Manager

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
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  KPMG South Africa

  Nov 2014 - now

  • Director

    Jan 2018 - now

  • Associate Director

    Nov 2014 - Jan 2018