Every successful business needs a fit-for-purpose finance team to ensure that it succeeds in times of adversity and that its financial reporting is reliable according to acceptable accounting practices. To achieve this many companies are beginning to professionalise their finance and accounting teams tasked with looking after their day-to-day finances, but where does a company…
DetailsWhen I am asked, ‘You must be so busy with the provisional tax due,’ I look at people with raised eyebrows and think to myself, my specialisation is auditing and accounting, not tax. There is often a misperception that if you do your training at a smaller firm you will be doing more accounting and…
DetailsStudying at a tertiary education institution as we know it has changed, and whether these changes will have a permanent effect on the way education is approached is still to be determined On 26 March 2020, a national lockdown was implemented in South Africa in an attempt to curb the spread of the notorious coronavirus.…
DetailsAs a matriculant, entering the world of university is not only the next phase of your life, it’s everything you have been working towards in school. Waiting in anticipation for the matric results to be released is both stressful and exciting − it’s the moment you find out if you can start on your journey…
DetailsThe review note conundrum Review notes are these little computer versions of sticky notes which your reviewers raise to assist you in identifying mistakes and how to correct them … And the fun part is you usually get to answer them in your own time at home There are a few things about review notes…
DetailsThe Fourth Industrial Revolution is marked by emerging technology breakthroughs in a number of fields, including robotics, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, biotechnology, The Internet of Things (IoT), decentralised consensus, 3D printing and autonomous vehicles. The most significant impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is to improve the quality of life, reduce inequality of the…
DetailsThere are around 230 000 registered not for profit organisation (NPOs) in South Africa, and the numbers are growing rapidly. This is driven by several factors including a desire to provide social services to under-resourced communities, and also to drive social justice and hold the state to account in delivering the promises of the Constitution. The…
DetailsTrudie Matthysen is a financial controller at Sandton Sun, a Tsogo Sun flagship property, and a diamond member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ (SAICA’s) Accounting Technicians South Africa designation or AT(SA). Here career has not only been one of self-growth but also of giving back. Here, she talks us through her journey…
DetailsBy Pieter Bensch, Executive Vice-President at Sage Africa & Middle East As an accountant, you have an invaluable role to play in helping your clients survive the COVID-19 outbreak and its economic effects. With the pandemic and the national lockdown battering nearly every company in South Africa, they need your counsel and practical advice more…
DetailsWe find ourselves in significantly challenging and difficult times: a constantly changing world which is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. With these uncertain circumstances we all need to rapidly adapt to change. Like many other organisations, SAICA finds itself in the position of having to make some very difficult decisions, particularly about the upcoming SAICA…
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