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Rikus Maliepaard

Rikus Maliepaard

Manager: Assurance Financial Services
München

Summary

Qualified Chartered Accountant and Manager at PwC in the Assurance division, specializing in the Insurance and Financial Services sectors. Brings extensive experience working with leading global clients, delivering high-quality audits and advisory services. Developed a strong and versatile skill set that includes project management, technical accounting knowledge, regulatory compliance assessments, application of audit methodology, critical thinking, and effective stakeholder relationship management.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
4050
4050
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Manager

PwC
Munich
01.2024 - Current
  • Managed and mentored teams, driving performance, capability building, and career development through regular coaching and feedback.
  • Acted as primary client liaison, building and maintaining senior stakeholder relationships, presenting key findings, and managing expectations throughout project lifecycles.
  • Oversaw project planning, risk management, and execution across multiple simultaneous engagements under tight deadlines.
  • Delivered process improvements and operational efficiencies through data-driven insights and automation initiatives, resulting in cost/time savings.
  • Ensured compliance with regulatory and professional standards (e.g., IFRS, HGB, Solvency 2), while upholding PwC’s quality and risk management frameworks.
  • Collaborated with PwC Deals team to gather and analyze key financial documents, identify red flags, and assist in drafting sections of the final due diligence report presented to senior client stakeholders.

Senior Associate

PwC
Johannesburg
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Managing an audit team with 5 core assurance team members and coordinating with experts such as actuarial teams, valuations team, and IT teams, the group audit team as well as the client.
  • Valuation of investment properties
  • Financial statement and IFRS review
  • Consolidation process review
  • Financial statement disclosure issues resolution
  • Drafting the audit plan for the audit committee
  • IFRS 17 discussions and assessments
  • Assessment of Reinsurance Assets
  • Assessment of Investments
  • Lead Senior Associate on Liberty Two Degrees Limited, a large listed client.
  • Lead Senior Associate on Lombard Insurance Company, specifically on the Guarantees division.
  • Joined the Remote Team Model (RTM) for 3 months in which I worked with PwC Netherlands. My responsibilities was mainly substantive testing on significant financial statement line items such as Revenue, Fraud Risk and Investments.

Associate

PwC
Johannesburg
01.2021 - 01.2022
  • Coordinating with auditor experts, such as actuarial teams, valuations team, and IT teams, the group audit team as well as the client.
  • Providing guidance and mentorship to junior members of the audit.
  • Performing substantive testing on multiple sections for companies in the Insurance industry as well as the investment industry.

Education

Qualified & Registered Chartered Accountant CA(SA) -

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
South Africa
04.2001 -

Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) -

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)

Initial Test of Competence (ITC) - undefined

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)

Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting Sciences (Honours Degree) - undefined

Institute of Accounting Sciences

Matriculated -

High School Lydenburg

Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting Sciences - undefined

University of Pretoria
01.2017 - 01.2019

Primary School -

Lydenburg Primary School

Skills

  • Critical thinking skills

  • Team leadership

  • Operations management

  • Strategic planning

  • Time management

  • Project management

  • Customer relationship management

  • Cross-functional teamwork

  • Documentation and reporting

  • Clear communication

  • Data analysis

Accomplishments

  • Maintained an Impact Tier 1 rating during 2022
  • Obtained a Quality Spot Award for exceptional audit work on Liberty Two Degrees Limited (2022)
  • Obtained a Quality Spot Award for exceptional audit work on Lombard Insurance company (2022)
  • Obtained Impact Tier 1 rating for 2023

Interests

Travel
Fitness
Networking

Ambitions

To continuously challenge myself on every project to ensure I never stop learning. I want to be the best at what I do.

Life Philosophy

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step

Largest Client Exposure

  • Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE, 2024 - current
  • Alexander Forbes Group Holdings Limited, 2021 - 2022
  • Lombard Insurance Company Limited, 2021 - 2023
  • Discovery Limited, 2022 - 2023
  • Liberty Two Degrees Limited, 2021 - 2023

Software

Alteryx

Power BI

MS Excel

Timeline

Manager

PwC
01.2024 - Current

Senior Associate

PwC
01.2023 - 12.2023

Associate

PwC
01.2021 - 01.2022

Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting Sciences - undefined

University of Pretoria
01.2017 - 01.2019

Qualified & Registered Chartered Accountant CA(SA) -

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
04.2001 -

Initial Test of Competence (ITC) - undefined

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)

Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting Sciences (Honours Degree) - undefined

Institute of Accounting Sciences

Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) -

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)

Matriculated -

High School Lydenburg

Primary School -

Lydenburg Primary School

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