I am currently seeking remote AI Trainer roles in auditing and accounting where I can use my expertise to contribute towards the refinement and use of AI in my field of expertise.
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Rutendo Musasa
@rutendomusasa
Chartered Accountant with deep external assurance expertise and audit transformation experience.
South AfricaWhat I'm looking for
I am a solution-driven Chartered Accountant (CA) with extensive external assurance and financial services experience, developed through progressive roles at a Big Four firm across South Africa and Zimbabwe. I have led Audit Teams teams, driven standardisation and automation of audit line items, and supported cross-office start-ups while consistently providing technical guidance and quality reviews.
I combine technical rigour with learning & development leadership — designing and delivering methodology and training, improving audit quality, and contributing to national initiatives and transformation programs. I am recognised for coaching teams, improving processes, and delivering reliable assurance for complex, multi-jurisdictional clients.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
PRCurrent
Led the Audit Centre of Excellence team in Western Cape, performing quality reviews of managers' work and providing technical guidance on financial statement line items to improve audit consistency and controls.
PRCurrent
Deployed and tailored assurance training locally, coordinated national L&D activities, maintained methodology content and delivered partner/manager training to ensure compliance and consistent audit quality.
PRManaged review of fieldwork for centralized Audit Centre of Excellence, standardized and automated audit of key line items and established the centre in Cape Town and Durban to improve efficiency.
PRReviewed external assurance fieldwork, analysed audit budgets, drafted audit communications and managed multi-jurisdictional engagements across Southern Africa for financial services and investment clients.
PRManaged assurance engagements in Harare, reviewed fieldwork, coached staff, handled audit budgets and contributed to L&D initiatives while serving banking and FMCG clients.
PRSupported multiple US audit engagements during a three-month secondment, performing fieldwork and assisting with audit procedures across engagements.
PRCompleted audit fieldwork, planned assurance engagements and coached junior team members as part of professional training in external assurance.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
UAUniversity of South Africa
Bachelor of Accounting Science (B.Compt), Accounting and Auditing
2006 - 2019
Grade: cum laude
Completed the B.Compt (Bachelor of Accounting Science) majoring in auditing and accounting; graduated with cum laude and passed APC, ranking 7th in Zimbabwe.
UTUniversity of Cape Town
Board Course (APC Professional Programme), Corporate Governance / Professional Board Preparation
2011 - 2011
Completed the SAICA-accredited UCT Board Course (APC Professional Programme) in preparation for the professional competence assessment.
UAUniversity of South Africa
Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (CTA), Accounting
2010 - 2010
Completed the postgraduate Certificate in the Theory of Accounting (CTA), covering financial reporting, taxation and management accounting.
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Availability
Open to opportunities
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