See full profile: Pretoria Accountant - Abia Sibanda
Were you always planning to be an accountant and why?
Yes. I have so much love for numbers and I enjoy bringing business solutions to companies of any size, any industry and even to different departments and to the board.
When meeting with clients do they mostly come to your own premises or do you mostly go their theirs?
I mostly go to my clients
What is your preferred mode of communication with your clients?
Email, Phone, Face to Face
Have you ever done an online video call with a client?
Yes
What do you love most about accounting?
Financial reporting and analysis
Would you recommend accounting as a career for school leavers, and why?
Yes. The reason is that the profession naturally teaches people to be entrepreneurs and to be problem solvers
What qualities should South African business people be looking for in their accountant?
Speed of delivery and accuracy of reporting
What is the biggest challenge facing accountants today?
Technology is a big threat
What aspects of accounting do you focus on most?
Financial Accounting, Tax, Payroll and Auditing
Describe your average client:
my average client is any company or NPO that is registered or intending to register to trade
How far away from your premises is your furthest client?
1200km
From your accounting experience, if you could cite one of the biggest reasons SME's in SA fail, what would it be?
Poor capital base
What accounting software do you like best?
Pastel, Draftsworx and CaseWare
What other software, online services or apps do you use?
QuickBooks and Xero
Do you think the coming wave of automation in the next few years will steal some accounting jobs and why/why not?
Yes. The technologies are able to perform tasks done by accountants, or they can assimilate human beings, for example AI can come up with financial statements within minutes yet human may go for days
What is your opinion on Bitcoin?
It is a wonderful digital technology which reduces the problems of using physical money and also eliminates the human errors in updating the ledgers by updating them automatically.
What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Teaching and facilitating academic students
What is the most interesting thing on your bucket list?
I can help in strategic development and implementation
What has your experience been on FindanAccountant?
Good
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