SAICA Top-35-under-35 competition open for entry

15 Mar 2016

Entries for the 2016 Top-35-under-35 competition, organised by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), are open for South African Chartered Accountants who show leadership ability, personal determination and how these they give back to the community, culminating in how that complements their professional achievements.

SAICA Top-35-under-35 competition open for entry

Entrants must be under 35 and fulfil the following requirements:

Be a member of SAICA [(CA(SA)]
Have willpower and the vision to succeed
Epitomise what it means to be a leader
Have perseverance to pursue their dreams/vision
Have passion to make a difference
Be a risk taker and paradigm changer
Be able to transform a business and change views
Stand out amongst peers
Have confidence and an inner drive to make an impact in the business sphere
Lead where others follow.

There will be three categories for individuals to enter - entrepreneur, corporate and academia/practice. Entries must be in by 30 April 2016.

After entries are closed, regional finalists from the four regions (Northern, Southern, Eastern and Central) will be profiled and judged in the respective regions. The 35 finalists will be judged in Johannesburg by a panel of high profile CAs and business leaders on 30 August and 1 September. The winner will be announced at a gala event on 29 September and will be profiled as the cover feature of the October issue of SAICA’s publication ASA.

“Since we started this competition three years ago, the calibre of participants who enter amazes me. The participants show that what they learn during their individual journeys towards becoming CAs (SA) is of significant importance," says Willi Coates, senior executive for brand at SAICA. “This competition is a platform that also reveals that CAs(SA) play a significant role in the economy and the competitive world that we live in. Through Top-35-under-35, we see that they are no longer confined to the finance world only but are also contributing to academia, the public sector, community upliftment, the corporate sector and business creation,” concludes Coates.

For more information, go to www.accountancysa.org.za/?page_id=1250.