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Nele Tshabalala

@neletshabalala

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Finance and internal audit professional skilled in controls, reconciliations, and audit-ready documentation.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for an Audit Assistant role where I can support efficient, accurate, audit-ready engagements—building strong audit trails, performing reconciliations, and collaborating across teams to strengthen controls and compliance.

I’m a finance professional with a BCompt in Internal Auditing and hands-on experience supporting month-end closes and audit preparation. I apply a strong understanding of controls, risk, and compliance to ensure accurate reconciliations, robust audit trails, and adherence to governance standards.

In my roles, I compiled and organized audit-ready documentation, performed rigorous bank, ledger, and account reconciliations, and supported audit walkthroughs and control testing through verified reporting. I’ve also co-authored SOPs, built feasibility analyses and forecasts in Excel, and used tools like SharePoint and Power BI to monitor project performance and communicate insights clearly.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Financial Assistant

Rand Industrial and Mining

Jun 2020 - Dec 2023 (3 years 6 months)

Compiled and organized financial schedules and audit-ready documentation to support month-end closes and audit reviews. Performed bank/ledger reconciliations and maintained compliant general ledger records, resolving AP/AR and statement discrepancies while strengthening audit trails and control adherence.

Month End Close Bank Reconciliation General Ledger Audit Preparation Accounts Payable Receivable Financial Control Risk & Compliance Excel IFRS Accounts Payable Receivable

Project Support Analyst

Redflank Solution

Oct 2019 - Apr 2020 (6 months)

Co-authored SOPs to standardize financial and operational workflows and improve internal control consistency. Analyzed project and financial data in Excel to resolve discrepancies, build forecasts/feasibility models, and produced dashboards for management reporting while maintaining AP records and audit readiness.

SOP Development Feasibility Analysis Forecast Modelling Accounts Payable Data Verification Process Improvement Audit Readiness

Project Co-Ordinator

New Age Driving School

Aug 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 4 months)

Planned project timelines, resources, and budgets, preparing monthly progress and expense reports to support accountability and on-time delivery. Monitored project progress to identify and resolve risks/issues and communicated outcomes to stakeholders through clear reporting.