Our firm
Close to the detail. Connected to the bigger picture.
Marais Accountants & Advisory (Pty) Ltd is based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, supporting startups, small and medium businesses, and larger companies across all sectors.
Meet our peopleOur people
Good accounting depends on the quality of the conversation as much as the quality of the records.
QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Marinda Marais
Director · Marais Accountants & Advisory
Registered Business Rescue Practitioner
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Accounting qualifications, business advisory and specialist training form part of the professional skills brought to the company through its director.
Check current SAIPA membershipRM Swart
Senior Tax Consultant
Brings 38 years of SARS experience, predominantly in Audit and Enforcement, to tax compliance, audit support and dispute resolution.
TEAM BACKGROUND
Qualifications, registrations & affiliations.
Qualifications, registrations and professional affiliations represented across our team.
Qualifications and professional development
- Bachelor of Accounting Science
University of South Africa (UNISA).
- Bachelor of Technology in Taxation (BTech)
Technikon SA.
- National Diploma in State Accounts and Finance (Inland Revenue)
Technikon SA.
- Higher Diploma in South African and International Taxation (Business Management)
Institute of Advanced Studies and the Department of Business Management, Rand Afrikaans University (RAU).
- Advanced Certificate in Taxation
Institute of Advanced Studies and the Department of Business Management, Rand Afrikaans University (RAU).
- Diploma in Criminal Justice & Forensic Auditing
Rand Afrikaans University (RAU).
- Master Taxation Auditor
South African Revenue Service (SARS) · Occupational training qualification.
- Business Advisor certificate
SAIPA · Historical certificate; printed validity has expired.
- Independent Review training
SAIPA · 35 structured CPD hours.
Registrations
- Registered Business Rescue Practitioner
Professional affiliations
- Professional Accountant (SA)
17181 B(Compt)
- Independent Reviewer (SA)
17181
- Professional Business Advisor (SA)
17181
- Professional Tax Practitioner (SA)
PR0009976
- General Tax Practitioner – Affiliated
60995692
- Association of B-BBEE Professionals
20210335BPP
Professional standing and engagement-specific eligibility and independence are confirmed before appointment.
THE MARAIS PERSPECTIVE
Accounting should help you
understand your business.
Behind a set of accounts are the realities of a business: the customers you serve, the costs you manage, the people you employ and the cash you need to keep moving.
We bring that context into the conversation. Our services connect bookkeeping, tax, payroll, planning and financial reporting with the decisions facing your business.
A PRACTICAL WORKING RELATIONSHIP
Start with your business.
Build the financial picture.
Your systems, business cycles and reporting needs set the context. We agree a scope around the work that matters, the records available and the financial information you need.
- A defined scope and clear responsibilities
- A reporting rhythm that fits the engagement
- Financial information explained in business terms
HOW AN ENGAGEMENT TAKES SHAPE
Clarity from the outset.
Understand your business
We start with your business, systems, challenges and priorities.
Define the right scope
Agree the work, responsibilities, deliverables and fees before the engagement.
Build a reliable picture
Connect the accounting detail with the reporting your business needs.
Review what matters
Discuss the results, the implications and the next decisions.
CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITY
Know who does what.
Know what happens next.
At the start of an engagement, we agree responsibilities, the review process and your point of contact. This gives both teams a clear basis for working together.
- Your point of contact
Agree where questions, information and decisions should go. - The scope of the work
Clarify deliverables, review responsibilities and the reporting timetable. - The business context
Bring your finance and operational priorities into the discussion.
MIDDELBURG, MPUMALANGA · MARAIS ACCOUNTANTS & ADVISORY
LET’S GET TO WORK
Your next decision.
A clearer perspective.
Tell us where your business is today, and where you want it to go.