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GENERAL NEWS cont.
Nitasha Naicker, the IRBA’s new Director Operations, has experience
that spans over 20 years, with outstanding performance as a senior
leader working with high-performance teams in audit, finance, risk,
project management and human resources in both the private
and public sectors. Her passion for the education and training of
chartered accountants and the development of people to build
high-performance teams will add value to the IRBA.
Office Closure Notice
The IRBA offices will close on Friday, 14 December 2018, at 1pm
and reopen on Wednesday, 2 January 2019.
The CEO and the staff of the IRBA wish you and your family a
blessed, safe and happy Christmas and holiday season. May your
holidays be filled with love, happiness and peace.
The IRBA Appoints a New Director Operations
Nitasha Naicker
Earlier this year Nitasha returned from Canada where, in her
last position, she lectured in financial management at the British
Colombia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Vancouver as the lead
instructor for Audit 1 and 2 and program head for the Accounting
programme. She was extensively involved in the training of
Chartered Professional Accountants during this time. In her five
years with BCIT she achieved significant success as a degree level
lecturer in cost management, management accounting and financial
accounting, winning the Teacher Excellence Award in 2018. She
was also the faculty advisor for the JDC West Case Competition,
Canada’s largest business case contest.
During her time in Canada she was also the Chief Financial Officer
at TII Training Innovations Inc where she held a senior leadership
role. Her responsibilities included finance and human resources,
leading a strategic redesign of the company, business processes
and performance management systems to optimise the company
operations.
The IRBA is fortunate to have someone of Nitasha’s calibre and
skills-set to help drive internal business improvement initiatives,
especially during this time of significant change in the profession.
Nitasha has a BComm Accounting degree from the University of
KwaZulu-Natal and an HDip Comp Aud. She is both a CA (SA)
and a Chartered Professional Accountant. She spent nine years
at one of the Big Four firms where she became an Audit Director
and Partner: Human Resources with responsibility for five countries.
During this time, she led audit teams for a portfolio of clients and the
HR team, which was accountable for 5,400 employees. She was
also seconded to the Auditor-General for four years to support the
management team and manage the execution of audits at national
and provincial levels.
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