Palesa Ngomeza

Palesa Ngomeza

  • Audit Director - Retail and FMCG Subsector Lead
  • 15+ years experience

"I am committed to being personally invested in the success of our relationship with Sanlam. I will remain visible, accessible and actively involved throughout the audit; not only at key reporting milestones, but whenever my experience, judgement or support can add value. 

I will work closely with the wider engagement team to ensure that issues are identified early, communication is clear and there are no surprises.

Above all, I will invest the time to understand Sanlam’s business, its strategic ambitions and the expectations of its stakeholders. "

Palesa is an Audit Director in BDO's Cape Town office and has over 15 years general audit experience. During her time at BDO, she has been involved in a wide spectrum of clients ranging from JSE listed groups, multi-national groups and private companies. Her sector experience covers mainly manufacturing and retail. Palesa had the opportunity to pursue a short-term international secondment with BDO Netherlands. Palesa is currently the sub-sector lead for Retail and FMCG at BDO. 

Group / Multinational audit experience

  • Novus Holdings Limited Group - Engagement Partner for the group's significant component, Novus Print (Pty) Ltd.
  • Mulilo Energy Holdings Group - Engagement Partner for the group, consisting of 17 subsidiaries and associates and two component auditors from other firms.
  • Bounty Brands Group - Engagement Partner for Rieses Food Imports (Pty) Ltd, one of the group's significant components.
  • Multinational experience - Coty Beauty South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Netherlands, India); Viking Life-saving Equipment (Pty) Ltd (Denmark); Nice Group South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Italy)

Qualifications and professional affiliations 

  • CA (SA)
  • South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
  • Registered Auditor (RA)