BEYOND THE OBVIOUS™ Since 1997

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Pro Optima Audit Services (Pro Optima) was established in 1997 to provide practical, value-adding audit and assurance services.

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Our services include internal audit, ESG and legal compliance, contract management, second-line assurance and business process analysis. While we have particular expertise in the mining sector, our experience extends across a range of industries and complex operating environments.

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Over the years, Pro Optima has undertaken assignments across South Africa, Mali, Ghana, Tanzania, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and China, working with organisations including DRDGOLD, Gold Fields, Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti, Impala Platinum, Village Main Reef, Omnia Holdings, Guinea Alumina Corporation and Caledonia Mining.

 

PRACTICAL AUDIT, COMMERCIAL INSIGHT

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Our approach goes beyond checking whether processes and controls exist. We get close enough to understand how things actually work, challenge whether evidence tells the full story and focus on what matters to the business.

 

This practical approach has contributed to more than 3.2 billion ZAR in savings and leakage prevention through our work.

 

We are particularly effective in identifying and addressing financial leakage arising from fraud, error and control weaknesses, especially where financial, operational and technical issues intersect.

 

BUILT ON LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS

 

DRDGOLD Ltd was Pro Optima's first client in 1997 and remains a client today — 29 years of continuous service. That relationship is more than a measure of longevity. It reflects the practical value, independence and trust that underpin the way Pro Optima works with its clients.

 

PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS

 

Our professionals are trained to think beyond the immediate audit question. They seek to understand the business, its processes and its operating environment before forming conclusions.

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The result is an audit that goes beyond simply reporting weaknesses — identifying what matters, explaining why it matters and helping management make the business better.