Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES
Languages
Timeline
Siddhish  Jankee

Siddhish Jankee

Major Lane Road, La Paix, Piton,Mauritius

Summary

A successful, dynamic and ambitious qualified finance professional with over 15 years of experience in audit and assurance, including significant experience in a senior role and exposure to different business environments and served diversified numerous industries (banking, insurance, investment and hospitality). Possesses strong interpersonal and people management skills. Recognised for integrity and maintaining a positive and professional attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Audit Director

BDO & Co Mauritius
01.2010 - Current
  • Directing and providing audit team with proper instructions and guidance to ensure effective and efficient performance of audit assignment as planned.
  • Ensuring sound and innovative audit methodology and professional standards are maintained throughout audit process.
  • Communicating audit plans, requirements, observations, and conclusions with different management levels including attending audit committees meeting in accompanying with engagement partner.
  • Performing reviews of financial statements, including consolidation workings, prepared by management.
  • Providing technical assistance to clients for significant transactions and in interpretation and application of new/revised accounting standards.
  • Developing businesses through maintaining strong client relationship and being reliable advisor through providing business insights, guiding through complex challenges, responding to technical accounting inquires and issues.
  • Participating in recruitment through setting out assessments and interviewing new candidates.
  • Involving in performance appraisal and assisting staffs in their goal setting, identifying their strengths and areas for development as part of annual and on-going assessment programs.
  • Assisting partners in setting out audit function goals and attending management committee meetings to analyse and discuss potentials gaps, and action plans.
  • Participated in some advisory assignments where technical financial expertise is needed.

Key Clients

  • MCB Group, New Mauritius Hotel Limited, SWAN Group, CIEL, Rogers, Development Bank of Mauritius, PAD and Caudan Group, CIM Financial Services Ltd, Shibani Finance Co Ltd, Global Credit Rating Ltd, GuarantCo Ltd.
  • Financial Due Diligence in respect of contemplated acquisition of shares in a bank in Mauritius (2022).
  • Acted as special investigator for an assignment of the Bank of Mauritius (2020).
  • International assignment – Banque Centrale des Comores (2012-2019).
  • Banque de Gestion et Financement (Burundi) (2013), International Commercial Bank (Djibouti)(2016).
  • BNI Madagascar (2018), review of Grant Thornton audit files (Uganda) (2017).
  • One-month secondment in Finance department of Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) (2010).

Audit Supervisor

KPMG Mauritius
06.2006 - 12.2009
  • Performed statutory audits, accounting projects and preparation of financial statements.
  • Performed reviews of financial statements, including consolidation workings, prepared by management.
  • Involved in internal control reviews of clients.
  • Although being semi senior, was involved in and in charge of group audit assignments and had opportunity to lead a team. Successfully directed and provided the team with proper instructions to ensure effective and efficient performance of audit engagement as planned and met all deadlines.

Key Clients

  • Nestle’s Mauritius, Summertimes Ltd, Jan De Nul Group, Desbro Group, Maersk Mauritius, Textiles and Manufacturing industries.
  • International assignment in Madagascar – Review of Expeditors Ltd (Mad) financial statements (2009).

Education

No Degree - Certificate in Corporate Finance

Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment
02.2023

MBA - Master of Business Administration

Heriot-Watt University
12.2015

No Degree -

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
06.2008

Bachelor of Science - BSC (Hons) Finance

University of Mauritius
05.2006

Skills

  • Committed, trustworthy and team player
  • Leadership, outstanding supervision and feedback
  • Decision maker and problem solving
  • Self-motivated and initiative
  • Solution and deadline oriented
  • Thrives under pressure
  • Group financial statement consolidation

Certification

  • Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (FCCA)
  • Member of the Mauritius Institute of Professional Accountants (MIPA)
  • Followed a one-year course on leadership – Leading with Passion (BDO)

INTEREST AND ACTIVITIES

Networking and socialising, travelling and exploring new destinations, sport trails, music, comedy movies, football and swimming. 

Languages

English, French
Native language
Hindi
Intermediate
B1

Timeline

Audit Director - BDO & Co Mauritius
01.2010 - Current
Audit Supervisor - KPMG Mauritius
06.2006 - 12.2009
Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment - No Degree, Certificate in Corporate Finance
Heriot-Watt University - MBA, Master of Business Administration
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - No Degree,
University of Mauritius - Bachelor of Science, BSC (Hons) Finance
Siddhish Jankee