KPMG Uganda Appoints Stephen Ineget As Lead

KPMG has appointed Stephen Ineget the new Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) Uganda country leader. Ineget has been the country leader of KPMG Rwanda, where he was responsible for spearheading the KPMG business (audit, tax and, advisory) in Rwanda and ensuring that clients know KPMG as a trusted service provider. Stephen’s strong business acumen, technical skills, excellent relationship skills, and his focus on quality and desire to add value to clients will ensure that KPMG clients get a service of KPMG standard across the globe.

Before relocating to Rwanda, Stephen was a Director in KPMG Uganda. He has over 14 years of audit experience, all gained at KPMG. He has handled a number of significant clients in the financial sector in Uganda, Rwanda, and the USA. Stephen has vast experience in audits of key Corporations and multinational Companies across various industries. He also worked in the US and has vast experience from the US market and in particular the audit of the internal control environment and integrated audits.

Ineget has a wide knowledge and extensive experience of audits, accounting, and special assignments for a wide range of corporate, parastatal, bank and insurance industry, pension funds clients. He has also handled specialized assignments such as internal audits, forensic audits, risk advisory assignments, due diligence reviews, mergers and acquisitions, and discontinued operations. He has largely specialized in auditing financial institutions and has dedicated a lot of time researching best practices for each category of financial institutions. He has been at the forefront in training KPMG clients on how to comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). He is an expert on energy specialising in hydropower, and has massive experience gained from audit and specialised assignments on hydropower.

He also serves as a member of the inspection commission and the audit and risk committee of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda. Ineget holds Makerere University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA).

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