Obtained my B.Acc honours degree through the University of the Free State in 2003. Served my academic articles at the university. Passed my final qualifying exam in 2005 and completed my training contract at Newtons Chartered Accountants (formerly Mazars Bloemfontein) early in 2007.Contracted as acting assistant manager at the Bloemfontein office of the Auditor General and as financial analyst at Momentum Wealth in Centurion before going overseas late in 2007.Joined Deloitte and was predominantly involved in financial services audits at their Bermuda and Amsterdam offices. In January 2010 I was appointed as manager at ABSA Capital in Sandton where I worked in the debt capital markets division and later in the project finance space.Moved to Port Elizabeth in September 2011 where I joined PKF PE as an audit manager.Appointed as a director in March 2013.Obtained a Masters degree in taxation from The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in 2016. Appointed as accountant member of the Tax Court (Eastern Cape) in March 2017.