Joseph Kwangu Banda

• Developing comprehensive audit plans that align with the organisation’s goals, risk assessments, and compliance requirements.
• Executing planned audits across various departments in adherence to relevant standards and regulations, ensuring completion within the budgeted timeframe.
• Providing actionable recommendations for improvement based on audit findings.
• Preparing and presenting audit reports to senior management, the audit committee, and other stakeholders, emphasising key findings, recommendations, and proposed action plans.
• Compiling quarterly reports for presentation to the audit committee.
• Monitoring the implementation of audit recommendations and corrective actions every month to ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
• Establishing and updating internal audit policies and procedures to maintain consistency and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Staying informed of developments affecting all departments and ensuring compliance with relevant policies, procedures, legislation, and regulations.
• Collaborating with other departments to understand business processes, identify risks, and offer insights for process improvements

Client Portfolio

Barloworld Equipment Limited

Absa Bank Zambia

Absa Life Limited

Minet Zambia Insurance Brokers Limited

Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia

Zambian Brands Limited

Sanlam Life Insurance Limited

Madison Pensions Trust Fund

Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia

Work done

• Identifying areas of risk in processes, procedures, and systems through thorough research and analysis using data analytics and suggesting corrective or improvement methods to mitigate identified risks.
• Conducting technical and analytical reviews of financial documents and reports to ensure accuracy, applicability, and relevance.
• Verifying client compliance with various regulatory requirements and providing actionable recommendations for improvement when necessary.
• Auditing various accounting sections across industries such as banking, insurance, manufacturing, and production, thereby gaining valuable and transferable knowledge and experience.
• Supporting the team in delivering exceptional client services and achieving key milestones.
• Staying updated on industry and accounting standards, and ensuring clients are aware of and implementing the required standards promptly.
• Assuming leadership roles on client engagements, ensuring that targets are met, and acting as a liaison between client management and the EY team (including Partners, Managers, and team members) to facilitate smooth communication and engagement execution