| Firm |
Lindsay Kearns Business Advisory Services |
| Address |
5 Begonia Street, Forest Heights, Eerste River, Blue Downs, 7100
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| Languages |
English
Afrikaans (in order of proficiency) |
| Qualifications |
Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa, Lindsay completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of South Africa, obtaining his Bachelors of Accounting Science and Honours Bachelors of Accounting Science. Lindsay successfully completed the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Qualifying Examination (Board 1) and the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors Public Practice Examination (Board 2) in 2009 and is a registered Chartered Accountant with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), as well as Registered Auditor with the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA). |
| Professional Memberships |
Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
Member of the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA)
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| Accountants Fields of Specialisation |
Audit (incl internal audit)
Accounting services (incl acc officer for cc)
Tax - individuals, companies/cc, vat, paye etc
Fin Mgmt - Consulting
Secretarial |
| | Close Corporation | Pty (Ltd) Company | Partnership | Sole Proprietor | Private Individual | Trust |
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| Monthly |  |  |  |  |  |  | | DayToDay |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Annual |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Gen Advice |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Tax Advice |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Setup |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Auditing |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Payroll |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Returns |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| Other Services |
Audit of attorney trust accounts and audit of non-profit organisations
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In his professional life, Lindsay worked as a bookkeeper in the Business Services Division, at Mazars, the 6th biggest auditing and accounting firm in South Africa for 2 years (2004 – 2005), specialising mainly in small and medium enterprise business. Performing various duties including financial reporting and compliance for a broad portfolio of clients on a monthly, periodic and annual basis, while employed at Mazars, decided to pursue the audit stream and completed 4 years (2006 – 2010) of articles (internship/training contract) at Mazars, transferring to the Audit Division. There Lindsay was exposed to various listed and small/medium enterprise businesses, performing various duties including financial reporting and planning, performing, finalising audit engagements, as well as supervising the audit engagement team and interact with audit clients. |
The firm believes that it can offer professionals,corporates entrepeneurs and individuals extensive, efficient and dynamic solutions to their business needs.
Services are personalised and adds value to your existing business/practice. |
| Extensive experience in specific industries |
Lindsay Kearns & Associates are experienced in the following industries (but not limited to):
Diary
Property rental/development/holding
Retail
Law firms
Manufacturing
Cold storage
Software houses
Freight services
Construction
Importers and exporters
Fruit/vegetable distributors
Abbatoire
Catering services/equipment
Investment holding (shares etc)
Cold meat distributors |
Accountant Average Hourly Fees
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R180 - R300
Please request a quote for exact amounts.
Please note that this is an indicative rate and may vary according to task. |
| Software Supported |
Pastel
Caseware
MS Excel
MS Word |
| Number of staff in Accountant firm |
3 - 5 |