Accounting Practices Committee (APC)
The APC is the technical accounting committee of SAICA.
The purpose of the APC is to be the leading African financial reporting technical body for stakeholders in the areas that affect financial reporting, with a view to improving the financial reporting in South Africa, Africa and globally.
In order to fulfil its purpose, the APC intends to play a leadership and influential role by keeping informed of developing trends, developing guidance where necessary, making proactive and reactive submissions on all relevant pronouncements and legislation that affect financial reporting, communicating to and educating SAICA members and business leaders and working with relevant stakeholders to address financial reporting issues in South Africa, Africa and globally.
The APC seeks to attract the most technical and committed members (in terms of professional competence, proactivity and management of relationships) by meeting and exceeding their expectations in terms of development, influence, leading, learning, insight and enjoyment.
The APC proactively influences and comments on all exposure drafts issued by the IASB, IFRS Interpretations Committee and the FRSC.
The committee meets at least every second month and members have to serve on sub-committees too.
This is a committee of highly technical accounting experts, including auditors, preparers, users, IFRS consultants, and one academic, responsible for maintaining the quality of financial reporting in South Africa.
Eben Bakker
Eben was born in Ladysmith and matriculated in 1992 from Ladysmith High School. He conducted his studies through the University of South Africa. Eben completed his articles at Reay Lee & Vernon...
Keshni Kuni
Keshni Kuni is the Executive at the Standard Bank Group. She graduated at the University of Witwatersrand in 2007 and qualified as a CA(SA) in 2010. She completed her training contract at...
Francois Liebenberg
- Francois is an associate partner in EY’s South African Professional Practice Group.
- His role in the department has been to provide financial reporting technical assistance to EY’s assurance clients. Although assistance is...
Gladys Machinjike
Gladys is a Group Executive: Financial Control with over 15 years’ experience in financial statement preparation and technical accounting in the TELCO space. She is a qualified chartered Accountant and a Certified...
Caryn Maitland
Caryn is CA(SA and RA, who lectured extensively at UKZN (and other institutes) specialising in Advanced Financial Accounting. Subsequently, Caryn specialised in facilitating Ethics conversations, keeping assurance practitioners updated and unpacking legislation...
Ahmed Mohammadali Haji
Ahmed is the Chair of the Accounting Practices Committee of SAICA. He is a Professor and the Subject Head of Financial Accounting at the University of Johannesburg. He heads up a team...
Madelie Olivey
Madelie is responsible for IFRS advisory on all listed entities and have more than 10 years’ experience in providing technical IFRS advise. Madelie is a JSE accredited IFRS advisor and have extensive...
Elizna van der Westhuizen
Elizna van der Westhuizen is a standard-setter at the Accounting Standards Board. She has contributed to local and international projects since joining the Secretariat in 2016. She is currently leading the project...
Renshia van Noordwyk
Renshia is a partner in PwC's Accounting Consulting Services division and has extensive experience specialising in IFRS. She plays a key role in advising various listed companies through technical consultations and in...