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and private sector. He leads large, multidisciplinary teams as the client service leader and has a track record of delivering results that provides his clients with a competitive advantage.

Sumendra has chaired as CFO with many clients and specialises in project management, budgeting and cash flow management, accounting and financial controls review and implementation, annual financial statement compilation, fixed asset verifications and asset register compilations, management and accounting outsourcing, accounting backlogs, account reconstructions and reconciliations, providing accounting and financial management resources, audit readiness and financial accounting outsourcing.

Sumendra Naidoo holds a BCompt (Hons) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

He has over 11 years’ industry experience in financial management consulting in both the public and private sector. His functional experience includes project management and implementation for financial management and reporting and in assisting management with formulating business plans, budgeting and cost control.

Shaun specialises in deploying and managing teams at clients, consulting on a wide variety of issues, including group finance reporting, financial business review, annual financial statement preparation, policy and procedure manuals, financial gap analysis with recommendations and embedment, fixed asset process implementation and asset verification, providing support to IFRS technical teams, project accounting, audit readiness, finance system to system reconciliations; and secondments into finance teams.

Shaun Govender holds a BCompt (Hons) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

and thereafter joined the AFA practice within Deloitte South Africa as a Manager. She has 10 years’ experience in accounting advisory and audit across the financial services, technology, media, telecommunications and a variety of other industries.

Julia leads teams who optimize key finance functions with smart processes and technology. She specialises in solutions surrounding financial close, Project Management and Budgeting and Reporting. Her versatility enables her to service a number of high profile clients on a wide variety of issues, including project management, advising on and implementing appropriate systems for financial management and reporting, assisting management with budgeting and forecasting as well as project management.

Julia Christelis is a qualified Chartered Accountant, holds a BCom (Hons) in Accounting from the University of Pretoria and is currently studying BCom Law at the University of South Africa.

Grant completed his articles in 2010 at Deloitte South Africa followed by a secondment at Deloitte Bermuda.

He has broad product delivery and industry experience specialising in the retail, transportation, education and banking sectors, where he delivers in Close, Consolidate and Reporting, preparation of financial statements, Project Management and Group Reporting.

Grant Kennedy is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BCom (Hons) in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg.

She started her professional career at Deloitte South Africa, where she served her articles from 2010 to 2012. In 2013, she went on secondment to Deloitte Canada, before joining AFA as a Senior Manager and Head of the KwaZulu-Natal office.

Her product delivery experience is in Audit Engagement and Procedures, Project Management, Budgeting and Forecasting, Reconciliations and application of IFRS in Financial Reporting.

Brigitte is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BCom and Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

responsible for the development and delivery of the project portfolio, in addition to developing the strategic long-term plan of the company. He was previously an Audit Manager at Deloitte South Africa responsible for engagements in the mining, oil and gas, forestry, manufacturing, automotive, shipping, fishing, hospitality and consumer products industries.

His experience is in Risk Management, Group Reporting, Financial Analysis, Audit and Accounting, Financial Statements Preparation, Project Accounting and Management Accounting.

Sabir is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Bsc (Hons) in Finance and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town.

Before joining AFA, Muhammad completed his articles at Deloitte South Africa.

His product delivery experience is in Close, Consolidate and Report, Budgeting and Forecasting and Finance PMO, and his industry experience includes the power, utilities and infrastructure, ICT and health sectors and Banking.

Muhammad Loonat is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BAcc from the University of Witswatersrand.

sectors across various industries in South Africa.

Her product delivery experience includes project management, leadership and organisational skills. Her responsibilities include management and improvement of internal processes, maintenance and implementation of company policies, human resources and office administration.

Thobela is a member of South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) and holds a Diploma in Cost & Management Accounting from Durban University of Technology and a BTech from UNISA.