MAGDALENA BERNARD
Windhoek
Summary
A dedicated professional with a strong foundation in project management and team collaboration, known for excellent communication skills and a continuous improvement mindset. Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility, ensuring effective time management while being responsible and trustworthy. Eager to learn and committed to achieving goals, with a focus on contributing to organisational success through innovative solutions.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
2026
2026
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Assistant Audit Manager
Ernst & Young
Windhoek, Namibia
02.2025 - Current
- Familiarised staff members with best practices in financial reporting.
- Led training sessions for new joiners in the department.
- Prepared audit schedules which resulted in timely completion of audits.
- Enhanced audit efficiency by streamlining internal processes.
- Assured compliance with industry regulations through thorough audits.
- Liaised with clients to maintain professional relationships and ensure satisfaction.
- Managed junior auditors for improved team performance.
- Collaborated effectively with other departments for smooth audit procedures.
Audit Supervisor
CR van Wyk & Company
03.2024 - 07.2025
- Project management.
- Review of files
- Trainee mentorship
- Providing training to trainees.
Audit Consultant
CR van Wyk & Company
02.2021 - 02.2024
- Audit engagement planning.
- Preparation of detailed budgets and managing trainees including allocation of responsibilities.
- Communication with the clients, communication of deadlines and budgets with the audit team.
- Perform function of principal client contact and take full responsibility for client relationship management and ensure that all queries are resolved timeously.
- Coaching juniors on the audit engagement.
- Test operating effectiveness of internal controls.
- Calculation of materiality.
- Performing risk assessment procedures.
- Formulating audit strategy and audit plan.
- Substantive work on property, plant and equipment, investments, intangible assets and leases.
- Assessment of investment property valuations.
- Substantive work on expenses, revenue, cost of sales, employees cost and provisions.
- Substantive work on inventory.
- Current tax and deferred tax calculations.
- Value Added Tax reconciliations.
- Accounting records/journals testing.
- Related party disclosures and arm’s length testing.
- Substantive testing of financial instruments.
- Cash flow preparation.
- Oversee and ensure that all project activities comply with the firm's policies and procedures.
- Manage the project timelines and ensure that the allocated resources are efficiently used.
- Manage the client and ensure that the project is delivered within the timeframe agreed.
- Communicate with the client to ensure that all information required to perform the audit is provided.
- Formulate audit opinion.
- Draft reports to management.
- Attend and facilitate wrap-up meetings.
- Perform other finalization procedures such as evaluation of misstatements, overall analytical review, subsequent events procedures and Going concern assessment.
- Preparation of consolidated and individual financial statements.
- Perform interim reviews in terms of ISRE 2400 and 2410.
- Review of trusts.
- Review of close corporations.
- Accounting work – Trial balance and fixed asset register compilation.
Education
Qualified Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN)
Assessment of professional Competence (Board 2) - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN)
Initial Test of Competence (Board 1) - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN)
Postgraduate Diploma - Accountancy
North-West University
Bachelor of Commerce Honors - Financial Accountancy
North-West University
Bachelor of Accounting - Chartered Accountancy
University of Namibia (UNAM)
01.2016 - 01.2018
Skills
- Good time management skills
- Hardworking and goal orientated
- Eager and quick to learn
- Responsible and trustworthy
- Excellent communication skills
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Project management
- Continuous Improvement Mindset
- Team Collaboration
LANGUAGES
English: C2 Proficient
Oshiwambo: C2 Proficient
References
To be provided on request.
Certification
Data science
INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
- Agricultural sector
- Mining and Minerals
- Renewable energy/solar energy
- Property management
- Medical/healthcare
- Lodging/hospitality
- Non-profit organizations
- Telecommunications
- Retail
- Hunting
- Investment sector
COUNTRY OF EXPERIENCE
Namibia
COMPUTER LITERACY PACKAGES USED
- Microsoft applications: Word, PowerPoint and Excel including DataSnipper.
- Caseware.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Namibian
Timeline
Assistant Audit Manager
Ernst & Young
02.2025 - Current
Audit Supervisor
CR van Wyk & Company
03.2024 - 07.2025
Audit Consultant
CR van Wyk & Company
02.2021 - 02.2024
Bachelor of Accounting - Chartered Accountancy
University of Namibia (UNAM)
01.2016 - 01.2018
Assessment of professional Competence (Board 2) - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN)
Initial Test of Competence (Board 1) - undefined
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN)
Postgraduate Diploma - Accountancy
North-West University
Bachelor of Commerce Honors - Financial Accountancy
North-West University
Qualified Chartered Accountant -
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Namibia (ICAN)
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