Rochelle Murugan Partner & Head of Audit

Rochelle is the Head of Audit in Gauteng and Joint Audit Country Leader for Forvis Mazars in South Africa. She is a JSE accredited, Registered Auditor and has been with Forvis Mazars for more than 12 years. Rochelle spent 3 months working at William Buck (NSW) Limited, a Forvis Mazars-associated entity, in Sydney Australia during January 2015 to March 2015

Rochelle serves as a member of the Exco committee and is also a founding member of the Women Empowerment Programme at Forvis Mazars in South Africa and is the Diversity and Inclusion Leader for Forvis Mazars in Africa. Rochelle was also a finalist in the SAICA top 35 under 35 competition in 2020.

Experience

She has been in the auditing industry for more than 12 years and possesses a high level of technical competence across all disciplinaries in the accounting profession specifically in relation to IFRS, Tax Compliance and the JSE Listing Requirements.

She has extensive experience in terms of group reporting and her attention to detail, ability to work successfully with diverse teams across various group audits results in exceptional performance from her teams.

She possesses excellent communication skills and can thrive in the challenging environments we are posed with by ensuring her teams are kept motivated towards achieving the end goal.

She is known for her delivery of audits of the highest quality standards, making well informed decisions and ensuring that her clients are provided with significant value.

Sector experience

• Logistics 
• Healthcare 
• Investment Holdings 
• Construction and Mining
• Retail

Professional memberships

• SAICA (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants)
• IRBA (Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors)