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Curriculum Vitae of Brett Thompson

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PERSONAL DETAILS:

Full name: Brett Thompson

Age: 25 (28 October 1990)

Nationality: South African

Contact details:

Mobile: 084 584 6451

Email work: [email protected]

Email private: [email protected]

Current position: Assistant Audit Manager at Ernst & Young Incorporated

Profile summary:

In depth Retail and Financial Services sectors experience.

Ability to direct projects/objectives from concept to completion

Goal-oriented individual with strong leadership capabilities.

Organized and highly motivated.

Demonstrate visible leadership through regular engagement of staff.

Proven ability to work in unison with colleagues.

QUALIFICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Professional qualifications and memberships:

Completed the Initial Test of Competence (2013)

Completed Accounting Professional Training (2014)

Completed Assessment of Professional Competence (2015)

Qualified CA(SA) (End 2015)

Tertiary education: Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting (UNISA)

Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting (CTA) (UKZN)

Secondary Education:

Bachelor’s Pass in Matric examination (2008) (Thomas More College)

Other school achievements:

Representative on student counsel

Peer Counsellor

First team Hockey, Cricket and Softball captains.



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WORK EXPERIENCE:

Ernst & Young New York (USA) - 2016

Role:

- I was employed at Ernst & Young New York to be an Audit senior on a short term contract. My Primary responsibility was the managing and leading of a team of six staff members from the beginning of the audit through to its completion. In addition to this, I also had the following responsibilities:

Regular reporting of results/status to management.

Communication with client management personnel.

Detailed review of audit work.

Experience gained:

- Managing and leading a very diverse and multicultural team in a foreign environment.

- US GAAP knowledge.

- US Basel iii knowledge.

Ernst & Young Durban (2013 – 2015)

Role:

- During my three years of articles I performed the following roles:

Assistant (2013)

Senior (2014)

Supervisor (2015)

- My experience at Ernst & Young has been extremely important in my learning and in the development of my abilities to date. I have worked on a very diverse client base which has helped me expand my abilities and understanding across multiple industry sectors. I have worked on the following major clients for Ernst & Young over the course of my three years:

Mr. Price Group Limited (Retail)

Mr. Price Financial Services (Retail and Financial Services)

AL Baraka Bank (Financial Services)

Assmang Cato Ridge Works (Mining)

- I have consistently been a high achiever throughout my career at Ernst & Young and have achieved “Exceeds Expectations” ratings on all three of my year end ratings.



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Experience gained:

Auditing

Evaluation of the internal control environments and, where necessary, providing recommendations for improvements.

Assessment of business and audit risks at assertion and financial statement levels.

Compilation of working papers to substantiate the achievement of audit objectives.

Assessment of the reliability and validity of assumptions in client forecasts/budgets.

Analytical review procedures and variance analyses.

Application of investment valuation techniques.

Financial Accounting

Generation and interpretation of annual financial statements, cash flows, and budgets.

Drafting of correcting accounting journal entries.

Computation and assessment of variance analyses.

Implementation of IFRS

Application of Standards on a practical basis.

Comparison of client accounting policies to required Standards.

Project and Team Management

Reporting to Engagement Partner/ Client management.

Timely execution and completion of assigned tasks.

Ability to work within teams to achieve objectives.

Preparation of detailed budgets and performing cost versus budget analyses.

Management of team/group dynamics.

Review of work completed by team members along with performance reviews and evaluation.

Computer literacy: In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Familiar with DAX, SYSPRO, Pastel, SAP and VIP.

In-depth knowledge of EY internally developed audit software.



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Legislation and

regulatory

knowledge

(including but not

limited to):

The Companies Act 2008.

King III Reports on Corporate governance.

Income Tax Act.

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

International Auditing Standards (IAS).

EY Global Audit Methodology.

References: Name: Merisha Kassie

Position: Partner (E&Y)

Cell: 083 415 0738

Email: [email protected]

Name: Ronelle Govender

Position: Audit manager (E&Y)

Cell: 072 389 3247

Email: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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