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Below are testimonies from some of our successful candidates.
“I found the programme highly
specialised but balanced as non-
technical competencies are also
covered. I received a lot of direction and
assistance from the IRBA’s Education
and Transformation Department,
and the monitoring process was well
explained and executed.
I believe that there is a growing
need for independent auditors who
can act in the interest of the public.
Stakeholders are definitely more
interested in transparency in reporting.
I do understand that the programme
seems
daunting
after
having
completed articles and qualifying as
a CA. As the programme is focused
on audit experience at a senior level
and on complex tasks, it is a specialist
programme that will add value to any
newly qualified CA (SA).
I recently became a partner at the firm
where I completed my articles. I plan
to be good at it, and to give a high-
quality service to maintain our firm’s
good reputation.”
“I absolutely love what I do – auditing. I
enjoy the challenges that it brings and
the fact that there are diverse fields
that you can be involved in. Although
numerous people are of the opinion
that auditing lacks excitement due to
the ticking and bashing side, I agree to
disagree with them. Each engagement
has its own risks and challenges –
but there is never a dull moment in
auditing!
Once my IRBA registration came into
effect, I was appointed partner at the
auditing firm where I completed my
ADP. Further plans are to build client
relationships and add value to the
auditing profession.
I am passionate about our youth
being self-sufficient and at least taking
accounting until matric. My firm got
involved with a community project
by giving out prizes at the local high
school every semester to students
that have made the best academic
progress, from Grade 8 until matric.
This motivates all students to do better
in accounting and also to take the
subject until matric.”
“My main reason for staying in auditing
is the value that I feel I add to a vast
spectrum of clients. I feel that I,
together with the auditing team that
I am part of, help businesses on a
daily basis to improve their financial
reporting structures, assist them in
identifying and managing risks. As
auditors we also transfer knowledge to
management and staff, and this helps
everyone to become stronger players.
Being in auditing you also have the
privilege to work with new trainees
on a regular basis. It is great to see
how young individuals develop and to
experience the energy and enthusiasm
that they bring to the auditing
profession.
Centner Levine & Company was
extremely supportive during the
programme. Mr Allen Behr (ORA)
who has many years of auditing
experience guided me in achieving
the necessary competencies required
by the programme. It would not have
been possible for me to complete the
programme successfully without the
support and guidance of the company.
I found the programme to be tough
and detailed. The programme
incorporated technical competencies
as well as other competencies like
ethics, professionalism, leadership and
relationship management, which had
to be mastered during the course of the
programme. I believe the programme
prepares you well for a specialist
role within the field of professional
accountancy.”
Lindi van der Mescht
Carmina Coetzee
Martin Senekal
EDUCATION AND TRANSFORMATION cont.
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