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CORPPORATE PROFILE – ADVISORY SERVICES

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CORPORATE PROFILE AVC CORPORATE ADVISORY

SERVICES

ASSURANCE, CONSULTANCY, ADVISORY


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Value Statement ............................................................................................................................................. 3

2. Mission, Vision ............................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Who We Are ................................................................................................................................................... 4

4. Our Structure & Unique Service Offerings ...................................................................................................... 8

5. Our Key Competences ................................................................................................................................. 11

6. Our Black Economic Empowerment Policy .................................................................................................. 12

7. Our Corporate Social Responsibility............................................................................................................. 12

8. Why Choose Us? ......................................................................................................................................... 12

9. Contact Us.................................................................................................................................................... 13


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1. BACKGROUND

AVC Corporate Advisory Services is an innovative

up and coming company that aims to partner with

you to provide practical and comprehensive

business solutions and advice.

We recognize that each organization is unique,

with its specific needs, and that there is no “one

size fits all” when it comes to providing solutions to

our clients. We deal with our valued clients based

on their specific circumstances.

We recognize that in this highly competitive

environment, qualified and experienced skills are

both difficult to obtain and costly, hence companies

may need a helping hand to maintain excellence in

delivering value-add solutions to the organisation.

Co-sourcing and out-sourcing have in recent times

gained acceptance as an alternative way to access

both normal and specialist skills, which might have

otherwise been too expensive, as businesses,

streamline activities to concentrate on core

business activities.

AVC Corporate Advisory Services recognises the

developments in corporate governance (King III)

and the SA Companies Act, which are driving

exciting and innovative thinking in business.

Change is therefore inevitable and coupled with

the slowdown in the world economy led by the

European crisis and the USA, survival of a

company is dependent on its ability to adapt and

re-invent itself and keep up with the competition.

1. VALUE STATEMENT

At AVC Corporate Advisory Services, we are value

driven. Our values are:

Client Focus

Our clients are the reason for our existence and we

therefore always strive to exceed their

expectations. We go that extra mile to achieve

results on time.

Excellence

We strive for excellence in all we do and ensure

that there is quality in everything we do at a low

cost.

Integrity

We adhere to the highest standards of conduct

and moral behaviour, and maintain the highest

level of ethics in all our actions.

2. MISSION, VISION

“To be recognised by our clients and competitors

as the benchmark in service delivery within our

industry and chosen markets.”

We will focus our energies in a co-operative effort

that will enable us to provide high quality, value

added services in our area of operations.


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3. WHO WE ARE

AVC Corporate Advisory Services is a black owned

company and we operate throughout South Africa.

Our core business is the provision of consultancy

and advisory value-add services in corporate

governance, risk management, financial

management, internal audit, financial accounting &

reporting, IT Data Analytics, IT Application &

General Controls and Training & Development.

We bring together a formidable mix of

professionals with in-depth knowledge and

experience in their areas of focus. Our professional

advisors are highly experienced and hold or have

held key positions in their areas of expertise, which

gives us the benefit of hands-on experience.

Our key associates are:

1. ALFRED CHAHWAHWA CIA, CIS

Academic Background

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

Institute of Chartered Secretaries (ICSA)

Competences

Risk Management

Corporate Governance

IT Auditing

Internal Auditing

Project Management

Professional Experience

Alfred brings to AVC Corporate Advisory

Services a wealth of experience acquired in

Internal Auditing, Risk Management, and

Governance within various industries such as

Banking and Financial Services, private sector,

and public sector over a period of 14 years.

Some of Alfred’s significant achievements

include:

ERM – design and implementation of Hernic’s

Risk Appetite Statement,

Design and implementation of Hernic’s

Combined Assurance Model.

Conducting of risk assessments.

Design and implementation of Ethics

Management programmes


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Acting as a Financial Manager at uMhlatuze

water.

Company Secretarial duties for the board of

TETA for 2011-12.

Presentation and interaction with audit

committees.

2. MODISA DICHABA CIA, CCSA

Academic Background

Certified Internal Auditor

Certification in Control Self-Assessment

(CCSA)

Competences

Internal Auditing, Public Sector

Risk Management



Modisa is a qualified Certified Internal auditor (CIA)

and has a Certification in Control Self-Assessment

(CCSA). He is a member of the Institute of Internal

Auditors and ISACA. Modisa has over 10 years

Internal Audit experience both in Private and

Public sector comprising of 4 years SOX

experience. Modisa has a B-Tech Internal Audit

with UNISA. Experience includes:

Senior Internal Auditor at Barrick Gold.

Senior Internal Auditor at Hernic Ferrochrome

(Pty) Ltd-Mining (Subsidiary of Mitsubishi

Corporation)

Internal Auditor at NERSA (National Energy

Regulator of South Africa)

Assistant Manager: Internal audit at Free State

Provincial Treasury.

Internal Auditor at North West Provincial

Internal Audit.

3. MELANIE ANNANDALE CA (SA), MBA, CIA

Academic Background

Member of the Institute of chartered

accountants (SAICA)

Member of the institute of Internal Auditors SA

(IIA SA)

Chartered Accountant (SA)

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

MBA

Competences

Strategy formulation and review

Business Process engineering

Project Management

Organisational Administration

Sustainable Reporting (GRI Certified)

Public sector Internal Auditing


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Melanie has extensive experience in the field of

sustainability, including sustainability strategy

formulation, monitoring the implementation of the

sustainability strategy, sustainability reporting,

stakeholder engagement, building sustainability

into the supply chain and sustainability capacity

building. In addition, her attention to detail – while

not losing site of the big picture – and experience

in risk management, ensures a well-rounded

approach to sustainable business management.

As a qualified Chartered Accountant, Melanie is

also able to identify opportunities for enhancement

and quantify the impact of sustainable business

practices on your business.

Having completed her Masters of Business

Administration at the University of Stellenbosch

further enhances her ability to assist companies

with incorporating sustainability into all aspects of

the business.

4. DINEO MOTLOUNG (FCCA)

Academic Background

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

(ACCA)

Competences

Internal Auditing

Financial Accounting

Financial Reporting and IFRS

Taxation



Dineo brings to AVC Corporate Advisory Services

16 years’ experience. Her experience is from

various industries such as Construction,

Manufacturing and Mining. Dineo is qualified

professional accountant and currently working on

passing her CIA exams. She is a member of the

Institute of Internal Auditors of South Africa (IIA

SA).

5. CLAYTON CHARANDURA

Academic Background

Masters of Science Degree in Strategic

Management


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Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

Higher National Diploma in Accountancy

Competences

Forensic Audits

Operational Audits

Risk Management



Clayton has a wealth of experience spanning over

14 years in Forensic and Internal auditing in

Financial Services, Retail Banking, Accounting and

Risk Management. Clayton has a Masters Degree

that enables him to have a strategic view of

organisations and organisational behaviour.

6. GEORGE HOVE

Academic Background

BSc honours Computer Science

Competences

IT Auditing

User and administrative knowledge of T24,

Unix, Linux (Redhat, Opensuse, Opensolaris).

Sun Solaris, Windows, Postilion, Prime,

Oracle, Informix, MSQL , and MySQL;

Able to program in Java and basic.

Web development in basic html and java

script.

Programming and Program Design.

Software engineering concepts.

Business Information Systems.


George has 7 years IT experience.

Use CAATs within a Risk Based Audit

environment including fraud detection and

continuous monitoring.

Perform Application Control Reviews and

General Control Reviews.

Consult in IT Governance and Regulatory

standards for our clients.

IT General Controls reviews.

IT Governance reviews.

Software Project Management.

Computer Security.

Expert Systems and Decision Support

Systems.

Object-Oriented Software Concepts and

Development (Java).

Advanced Database Design and

Management.

Structured Systems Analysis and Design.

Software Design Methodology.

Professional Practice and Ethics.


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4. OUR STRUCTURE & UNIQUE SERVICE OFFERINGS

We offer a comprehensive service offering through three major arms, IT Business Consulting,

Advisory Services and Training & Development (See below for details).

5.1 IT BUSINESS CONSULTING DIVISION

AVC CORPORATE ADVISORY SERVICES

IT BUSINESS CONSULTING

IT AUDITS

ACL DATA ANALYSIS AND

REVIEWS

ADVISORY SERVICES

INTERNAL AUDIT

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

RISK MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND

ACCOUNTING

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

DEVELOPMENT FOCUS

FOCUSED TRAINING

ADMINISTRATION & SUPPORT

IT BUSINESS SERVICES

IT AUDITS ACL DATA ANALYSIS AND

REVIEWS

Audits in line with COBIT on:

IT Governance

IT Security

IT General Control reviews

Change control

Service Level Management

User Account Management

Complex data analytics

Fraud Risk Assessment

Payroll verification

Debtors testing

Journals testing

Sales testing


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5.2 ADVISORY SERVICES DIVISION

ADVISORY SERVICES

INTERNAL AUDIT

SOLUTIONS

RISK MANAGEMENT

SOLUTIONS

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

SOLUTIONS

ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL REPORTING

“It has become dramatically clear that the foundation of corporate integrity is personal integrity" – Sam Di Piazza, Former CEO,

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Risk based Internal

Audits –

consultancy,

assurance and

facilitation

Compliance audits

IT general and

application control

reviews.

Annual assessment

of organisation’s

system of internal

control and risk

management

Driving Combined

Assurance

Governance of

risk

Facilitation of Risk

assessment

workshops

Design and

implementation

of risk

management

framework (ERM)

Design of risk

management

plans

Risk Monitoring

Risk Assurance

Risk disclosure

Risk reporting

ERM Maturity

Assessments

Setting Risk

Appetite

Corporate

Governance

consultancy

(King III)

King III Maturity

assessments

Ethics and

business conduct

Integrated

reporting and

disclosure

Governing

stakeholder

relations

Financial

Accounting

Preparation of

Annual Financial

Statements

Sustainability

Reporting

Sustainability

strategies

Audit

turnaround

Strategies

Preparation for

annual audits

Resolution of

previous audit

findings.


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5.3 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

We are accredited with the LGSETA and National Treasury to provide training in the following

areas.

Qualification ID Title Qualification linked status

1.

50372

Further Education and Training Certificate: Municipal Finance and Administration

Fully accredited training provider

2. 49554 National Diploma: Public Finance Management and Administration


3. 48965 Certificate: Municipal Financial Management


4. 36436 National Certificate: Local Economic

Development


5. 36438 National Certificate: Local Economic

Development


TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

FOCUSED TRAININGPROJECT MANAGEMENT

How to contribute effectively in

committee meetings.

How to get the best out of your

Audit Committee Meeting/ Social

& Ethics Committee

Orientation of Governance

Committee Members.

SETA Accredited training.

LGSETA training Programs

Further Education and Training Certificate: Municipal Finance and Administration

National Diploma: Public Finance Management and Administration

Certificate: Municipal Financial Management

National Certificate: Local Economic Development

National Certificate: Local Economic Development


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5. OUR KEY COMPETENCES

Our team of consultants can tackle any

assignment based on their experience in a

diverse range of fields. Where skills and

expertise are lacking in-house, we have a

wide range of associates that can provide

service on demand:

Our consultants come with wide ranging

experience in their areas of

competence, both locally and

internationally. They have thus

mastered international standards and

practices.

Our consultants are professional and

are bound by the code of ethics of the

Institute of Internal Auditors SA (IIASA),

South African Institute of Chartered

Accountants (SAICA) and the Institute

of Chartered Secretaries &

Administrators (CIS).

As part of the most promising

consolidated advisory group, we have a

competitive advantage in that we have

access to various other skills such as

ERM, strategic advice and technology

solutions to enhance our service

offering.

We offer opportunities for cost saving

through our competitive pricing that is

born from our flexible structure and

smart use of technology (Data mining

technology).

Our internal audit methodology is risk

based and is modelled in line with the

requirements of the Institute of Internal

Auditors (IIA), which also takes into

account developments in King III. There

has been a shift from traditional

compliance audit to focusing of efforts

on core business drivers and

opportunities for process improvement,

cost savings, revenue enhancement,

and cash flow.

We also recognize the importance of

keeping up with developments in the

field and our consultants embark on

continuous professional development

(CPD) programmes.

A Quality Assurance and Improvement

Programme is in place and incorporated

in our processes to enhance quality and

value to our service offerings.

Our flexible structure allows you access

to senior, experienced resources for


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longer periods than normally possible

with bigger providers.

6. OUR BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT POLICY

AVC Corporate Advisory Services is a Level 3 BEE organisation. We recognise that through past

practices the South African economy is characterised by a concentration of economic wealth and

inequalities in employment, education, and skills.

AVC Corporate Advisory Services will contribute towards uplifting the broader population through

black empowerment initiatives at various levels and aspects of the business, continued focus on

developing employee skills at all levels and our employment equity and corporate social

responsibility programmes.

AVC Corporate Advisory Services is committed to assisting previously disadvantaged groups

and our policy is implemented to reflect this.

7. OUR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Our corporate social investment will form an inherent part of AVC Corporate Advisory Services’

business ethos. AVC Corporate Advisory Services’ corporate social investment programme is

employee driven and will receive strong support from management. We currently assist in the

community by drafting financial statements for a church organisation at a subsidised rate.

8. WHY CHOOSE US?

We are a true empowerment organization committed to changing the “myth that historically

disadvantaged individuals cannot make a difference or add value”.

We have the passion, enthusiasm, commitment, ability, experience, and expertise to make

your organization’s business processes and functions improve.

We are professional risk managers, accountants, internal auditors.

We have demonstrated success in the organizations that we have worked for prior to

forming our organization and consulted to currently.

We will convert challenges into opportunities.

We are committed to superior service excellence.

We know we can make a difference to you.


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9. CONTACT US

Address: AVC Corporate Advisory Services Pty Ltd

8 Green Park

3 Lawrence Rd

Honeydew Manor, 2170

Administration: E-mail: [email protected] Cell: 082 302 2260

Telephone: 011 794 7008

Fax: 086 763 3387

Senior Consultants: E-mail: [email protected] cell: 081 359 2364

E-mail: [email protected] cell: 072 174 4335

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