Cecelia Barnard

Good accounting, for Cecelia, is about giving business owners numbers they can trust and act on.

Holding a B Compt and a management development qualification from Stellenbosch Business School, she brings three decades of accounting and payroll experience to her role as financial manager for a wide portfolio of clients - overseeing VAT, PAYE and income tax submissions with the same rigour whether the client is a small family business or a well-established group.

Her approach favours accuracy over shortcuts - she'd rather take the time to get a number right the first time than have a client second-guess it later.

Clients across advertising, construction, retail, mining and professional services rely on her for reliable reporting, budgeting input and the kind of hands-on guidance that keeps a business's finances - and its owners - on solid ground.