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Nomination for Election to the SAIPA Board

COMPANY NAME: South African Institute of Professional Accountants

Call for Nominations: 1 (one) Independent Board Member and 1 (one) Board Member

SAIPA Members are invited to nominate one Independent board member who is not a SAIPA member and one board member who may be a SAIPA member, to fill two vacancies on the SAIPA Board that have arisen. Each candidate must be nominated by, and the nomination must be seconded by, members in good standing in any category of SAIPA’s membership.

Such nominees will be considered for election and appointment at the SAIPA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in June 2025.

It is essential that nominations are submitted on the attached, specified nomination form, on or before the specified date for the submission of nominations, and that the submissions include the following:

A signed and fully completed Nomination Form.
A signed letter of acceptance from the nominee.
A curriculum vitae (CV) of the nominee, tailored specifically for this position, including 3 (three) contactable professional references who are well suited to respond to questions relevant to the role.
Certified copies of the nominee’s qualifications and identity document.
A confirmation from SAIPA’s Compliance officer of the proposer and seconder’s good standing status.

Members should please note that nominations that are submitted without the aforesaid documents will be deemed to be invalid and therefore, excluded from the nominations process.

No correspondence will be entered into, other than with shortlisted candidates.
Nominations must be emailed to: boardsec@saipa.co.za
The closing date for nominations: 12h00 on the 28th of April 2025

Company History

SAIPA has, over the last 40 (forty) years, become a leading Professional Accountancy Organisation (PAO) in South Africa, playing an increasingly strong leadership role in developing the profession locally, in Africa and internationally as well as facilitating the entry of previously disadvantaged individuals into the field. SAIPA has evolved into the country’s premier Professional Accountancy Organization (PAO) for qualified accounting practitioners who perform all accounting related and business engagements except external auditing.

For 40 (forty) years, SAIPA has been an ardent self-regulatory body and supporter of its members and strives to strengthen commitment to the highest level of professional service and ethical conduct through its various initiatives with the primary objective of servicing the public interest. Currently, SAIPA has a membership base of approximately 15,000 (fifteen thousand) members and involves itself in many projects to grow the number of competent professional accountants available to meet the country’s economic needs.

SAIPA is involved in government, academia, industry and commerce, and public sector accounting, and offers support to professional accountants in private practice. As one of only two bodies in the country that are full members of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), SAIPA enjoys international reach and strong connections with the global accounting community.

The Institute is also a founding member of the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA), affording it the privilege of positively influencing advancements in accounting philosophy, systems, and services across the African continent. SAIPA members carry the designation of Professional Accountant (SA), which is recognised and trusted throughout all sectors of the economy as a mark of integrity and honour.

Role Description:

SAIPA seeks two experienced individuals to serve on its Board of Directors to assist the Board in the discharge of its duties to the Institute, in line with the SAIPA Constitution and By Laws. The Board members must have the requisite skills, experience and qualifications to serve in that role.

Candidate Criteria: Independent Board Member

May not be a SAIPA Member.
At least 5 (five) years of experience serving on a Board of Directors.
Credible professional in a professional field (Audit, Accountancy, Finance, Engineering, Law etc).
Have no conflict of interest, actual or perceived, including board or executive positions at competing organisations.
Previous experience in the aforementioned professional field.
Ethical integrity and transparency.
Sufficient knowledge of SAIPA’s business and operations.
Sound business judgement gained through experience and expertise in managerial, technical, financial, governance and/or regulatory matters.
Effective communication skills, cultural and emotional intelligence and maturity, flexibility, ability to balance risk with opportunity, ability to juggle multiple variables and the ability to contribute to a meeting of the minds in complex decision making.
Excellent, demonstrated, leadership skills/qualities.
Excellent, demonstrated, knowledge and experience of corporate governance principles.
Excellent financial literacy and demonstrated strategy skills.
Business, governance and/or finance management experience in the financial sector and/or alternative dispute resolution would be advantageous.
Experience as a business leader that understands how to motivate employees at all levels, in both financial and non-financial ways and how SAIPA can derive value for members through people.
A “Certified Director “, “Chartered Director” designation or membership of an appropriate professional body will be an advantage.

Candidate Criteria: Board Member

Must be a SAIPA Member.
At least 5 (five) years of experience serving on a Board of Directors.
Registered Professional Accountant with the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA).
Credible professional in the field of Accountancy.
Have no conflict of interest, actual or perceived, including board or executive positions at competing organisations.
Previous experience in Audit or Accountancy, Risk management and corporate governance.
Ethical integrity and transparency.
Sufficient knowledge of SAIPA’s business and operations.
Sound judgement gained through experience and expertise in managerial, technical, financial, governance and/or regulatory matters.
Effective communication skills, cultural and emotional intelligence and maturity, flexibility, ability to balance risk with opportunity, ability to juggle multiple variables and the ability to contribute to a meeting of the minds in complex decision making.
Excellent, demonstrated, leadership skills/qualities.
Excellent, demonstrated, knowledge and experience of corporate governance principles.
Excellent financial literacy and demonstrated strategy skills.
Business, governance and/or finance management experience in the financial sector and/or alternative dispute resolution would be advantageous.
Experience as a business leader that understands how to motivate employees at all levels, in both financial and non-financial ways and how SAIPA can derive value for members through people.
A “Certified Director “, “Chartered Director” designation or membership of an appropriate professional body will be an advantage.

Closing Date:

Nominations must be received by on the 28th of April 2025.
Nominations received after the closing date will not be considered.

Remuneration:

The position is remunerated in line with the Board and Committee fees set by SAIPA.

Location:

Gauteng.
**Should you not hear from SAIPA within 2 (two) weeks of the deadline, please do regard your application as unsuccessful. **

Applications and supporting documents must be emailed to: boardsec@saipa.co.za

Download Nomination Form

ETM Administrator

Position ETM Administrator
Department Education, Training and Membership
Reporting to: ETM Executive
Contract Permanent
LOCATION Midrand

Key Purpose

To provide administrative support to the ETM Executive and the entire department.

Schools Project

Draft the project plan in consultation with the ETM- Senior Manager
Co-ordinating and implementing projects from start to end
Set up sessions/meeting/with the following stakeholders
Liaise with relevant department on project timelines
Upload support material and recorded videos on mysaipa
Distribute stakeholders and target audiences’ communication and material.
Assist in monitoring SLA delivery from services providers and other contracted parties
Assisting with all project queries related to internal staff/learners/parents/teachers and registration and other project related
Provide all required project administration support for markers/moderators
Liaising with Marketing department.
Coordinating exhibitions and career days as well as presentations.
Provide administration support on contract approvals, payments etc.
Liaise with Marketing regarding the website update and other marketing activities and to develop campaigns around specific projects

Support CPD Compliance ( Ad hoc)

Assist Professional Conduct with CPD approvals based on member CPD certificate
Provide reasons for rejecting CPD hours if incorrect documents are attached
Assist with scheduling Tax Practitioner SARS readiness program assessment on CRM and update Tax Practitioner status upon completion of the assessment)
Assist with Verifying Tax Practitioner Tax pin queries

Support Trainees & ATC

Ensure trainees (new trainee applications/new OE’s/new assessors) logbook visibility to the assessors and OE’s profile to monitor trainee progress and give feedback to the trainees
Assign assessors to ATC on the logbook (ditto and update Overall Evaluator access when required
Coordinate Assessors monitoring visits at ATC and schedule zoom sessions as per the meeting schedule
Trainee Exam applications (Pending) checking of documents and moving it to the next stage
Log a request (Resignation) checking of documents and moving it to the next stage
Log a request (RPL) checking of documents and moving it to the next stage
Notification emails on CRM (until IT resolves the problem)
Notification emails on the logbook from CRM (until IT resolves the problem)
Updating of details on logbook

Support Membership Application Process (CoBA, Project Achiever, Trainees, Student Members)

Review applications on CRM and verify supporting documents
Update the application status for completeness if all required documents are uploaded
Follow up with applications on outstanding documents
Advise candidates on application process
Generate and submit completed applicant status report to the Training and Assessment Manager

Provide Coordination Support (Project Achiever)

Monitoring class attendance and issuing notices.
Coordinate breakaway session.
Issue constant communication to candidates.
Arranging extra class for candidates where required.
Arrange one-on-one sessions for candidates and markers.
Providing technical support to presenters & candidates (Monitor the session throughout for any connectivity issues, login issues and etc)
Coordinate access control to facilitators, markers, mentors, candidates to applicable online plat-forms
Work on analysis participation report and assessment reports.
Send out bulk communication to candidates.

Provide administrative support (CoBA, Project Achiever, Trainees, Student Members)

Raise invoices to candidates on the programme.
Prepare credit note and refund requests.
Attend queries related to the programme, e.g. invoicing, drop off or notice of non-attendance.
Assist with the administration of the activities relating to Projects (such as Project Achiever), assessments and other related matters of the department.
Interaction and record keeping (Monitoring candidate’s participation).
Respond to candidate, markers, facilitator queries
Assist with queries relating to Trainees
Provide admin support to Assist and support the staff of ETM with administrative functions where required
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Qualification

Undergraduate studies in Administration, Secretarial Services, Office Management and/or Educations and Education legislation

Experience

3 years practical experience in the office administration and/or secretarial services

Closing Date: 11 April 2025

To apply, please send your CV to careers@saipa.co.za

Cost and Management Information Accounting Manager

Position Cost and Management Information Accounting Manager
Department Finance and SCM
Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer
Contract Permanent
LOCATION Midrand

Key Purpose

Responsible for analysing income and expenditure data, producing, interpreting and analysing
monthly and quarterly management accounts. Preparing operating income and expenditure
budgets. Maintaining control over all capital expenditure, including asset verification. Providing
insights to assist management in decision-making processes. Will also work closely with various
departments to ensure accurate cost control and budgetary measures are implemented and
maintained.

Asset location and identification management:

Is responsible for maintaining on an ongoing basis the physical tagging of each SAIPA asset.
Ensuring that such assets are in existence at all times.
Ensuring that all assets are correctly recorded in the Fixed Assets register.
Conducting physical asset verification exercises from time to time.
Ensuring that the External Auditors are 100% satisfied with asset existence and location at
SAIPA.
Maintaining the Fixed Assets register:

Ensuring the Fixed Asset register is kept up to date at all times and is a true record of the Fixed
Assets belonging to SAIPA.
Ensuring that asset values recorded clearly reflect both the cost of the asset and the current
value if such values differ.
Ensuring that the Fixed Asset register is at all times in agreement with the General Ledger of
SAIPA.
Ensuring that the Fixed Assets are properly and logically categorized in the Fixed Assets
Register in terms of IFRS.
Ensuring that the Fixed Assets register and assets within the register are all recorded in line with
IFRS.
Cost Analysis:

Conducting ad-hoc costing analyses as and when required.
Investigating and reporting on cost variances each month together with Department Heads
Managing the preparation and review of all Budgeting and Forecasting:

Prepare the annual income and expenditure budgets on a monthly basis per department for
submission to the Executive and Board for approval.
Preparing a three-year budget forecast each year for submission to the Executive and Board
for approval.
Assisting the CFO with all matters as and when required
Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Revenue and Cost Reporting:

Assisting the CFO and Financial Manager with all the required monthly, quarterly and annual
revenue and cost reporting.
Assisting with all variance analyses required.
Process Management:

Assisting in all aspects of SCM processes where financial inputs are required in terms of the
SAIPA SCM process.
Checking cost codes for correctness.
Checking procurement values for correctness.
Maintaining revenue and cost reports together with the CFO.
Cross-functional Collaboration:

Assisting all other Departments as and when assistance is required.
Compliance and Risk Management:

Assisting the CFO to identify all organisation risks on an ongoing basis.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field
Professional certification such as CIMA or CP(SA) or similar will be preferred.
Proven experience as a Management Accountant or similar role.
Experience

3 – 5 years’ minimum experience
Minimum of three (3) years’ accounting experience

Closing Date: 4 April 2025

To apply, please send your CV to careers@saipa.co.za

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