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ARC Chartered Accountants and Auditors Incorporated (ARC) is a renowned audit firm - a trusted name with a national footprint and a local touch.
The company, formed in 1996, is a medium-sized Level Four B-BBEE-compliant audit firm with offices nationwide. We offer a range of specialised services for individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and the government sector.
Our highly experienced team can provide accounting, tax, audit, and other assurance services, as well as statutory secretarial services.
Here, your needs will be met, and your expectations exceeded.
About Us
We offer a wide range of services to a diverse client base, ranging from entrepreneurial start-ups to multinationals.
We are a team of professionals who are as passionate about people as we are about numbers.
With experts in every specialisation – from tax to management accounting to internal audits – we are qualified to meet and exceed your every financial need.
We pride ourselves on our approachability, our ability to make meaning from numbers and translate them in ways that are easy to understand, our ability to offer innovative business solutions, and, ultimately, our ability to develop real, long-lasting relationships with our clients who become not only partners but friends.
We are
focussed on
ADDING VALUE
Relationships
The foundation of all work done for our clients starts with a personal relationship with each and every client.
Driven
We are driven, proactive, and focused on the future of our clients. But we do it NOW. From there, our positioning statement:
the future - now
Growth
We work with our clients to help them grow and develop.
Advice
Our company is managed by forward thinking leaders with a vision. We firmly believe that every client is entitled to base their decisions on accurate information, along with having sound and effective advice.
Informed
We pride ourselves on delivering accurate and relevant information to our clients when and how they need it.
Proactive
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Anticipating any potential problems, creatively offering timely solutions.
Our Team
At the heart of our firm is a dedicated team to guide clients and colleagues with vision, integrity, and expertise.
They bring together years of experience, diverse skills, and a shared commitment to excellence.
Directors
With strong leadership, we continue to build a culture of trust, innovation, and accountability - ensuring that every decision we make supports both the long-term growth of our clients and the sustainable success of our firm.
Johan Cronjé
Johan Cronjé CA(SA)/ B-BBEE RA
B.Com (Hons) (RAU) CA(SA)
Johan Cronjé CA(SA), Registered Auditor and B-BBEE RA, is one of the founder members of the firm.
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992 after studying at the University of Johannesburg and completing his articles at the international audit firm, PWC.
Thereafter he gained extensive experience in commerce as a Financial Manager at the listed financial services company, Liberty Life of South Africa Ltd. In 1996 he formed ARC Chartered Accountants & Auditors Inc. with Tony Appelgryn and Theo Rautenbach.
Today he manages the Fourways and Mbombela branches of ARC Inc., which focus mainly on servicing the private and public sector clients.
In addition, he devotes his time and efforts in the project management field.
Tony Appelgryn
Tony Appelgryn CA(SA)
B.Com (Hons) (RAU) CA(SA)
Tony Appelgryn qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 1993 and is one of the founding partners of ARC Inc in 1996.
Tony completed his studies at University of Johannesburg (RAU) and his articles with international audit firm PWC.
He served on various committees of The Afrikaanse Sakekamer and also as chairman.
In this capacity and as auditor in public practice and consultant, Tony gained extensive experience in the business sector especially in mining and retail, both in the auditing and business managerial fields.
He also serves as an independent director and as chairman of audit committees of listed companies on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Theo Rautenbach
Theo Rautenbach CA(SA)
B.Com (Hons) (RAU) CA(SA)
Theo Rautenbach, (CA)SA is one of the founder members of ARC Inc.
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant during 1992, a year after completing his learnership with then international audit firm Coopers & Lybrand.
Apart from consulting for a number of large corporations such as MTN, Spoornet, and Porsche South Africa under the ARC Inc. banner, he gained extensive experience as a Chartered Accountant and businessperson locally as well as across the borders of Africa.
These days he utilises his expertise and knowledge to serve and advise clients at the Business Support division of the ARC Group.
Gallery
Our firm is associated with The Core Group, an association of independent professionals.
We are independent but practice in association with one another, utilising The Core Service Companies to empower us to render a wide variety of specialised services to local clients.
Although all are associated under The Core Group identity, we remain independent and in control of our own firm regarding ownership and management.
Being Core Associated, we have access to:
126
Branches nationwide
397
Specialists in all areas
1 716
Employees securing capacity
30 058
Content clients
the future - now
Other Affiliates
Your gateway to excellence in professional advisory services.
Driven by knowledge.
Backed by experience.
Power in partnership, strength in unity.
Committed to quality, governed by integrity.
Our Values
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We are leaders in both our industry and our local communities.
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We operate with a sense of urgency and discipline.
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We do the right thing all of the time.
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We are responsible for our impact on the environment.
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We are the owners of our actions and decisions.
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We share our views and ideas openly.
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We are passionate about delivering an exceptional stakeholder experience.
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We are team players in everything we do.
There is a critical need for alignment between personal and organisational values, as mistakes can occur when misalignment exists.
Our Vision
Our VISION defines the way our organisation will look in the FUTURE.
The FUTURE - To be seen and experienced as Globally Trusted Professionals.
Global
Inspires us to grow/expand.
Trusted
Inspires us to build trusting relationships with all our stakeholders based on honesty, efficiency, accountability, and mutual respect.
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Stakeholders
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All entities that can affect or be affected by the organisation's actions, objectives and policies.
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They are our creditors, member firm directors, service company directors, employees, government (and its agencies), owners (shareholders), suppliers, unions, and the community from which the business draws its resources.
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Professional
Inspires all of us to deliver a quality service/product in a manner as defined by our stakeholders.
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It does not refer to professional bodies or professional career types. It relates to HOW we interact with our stakeholders.
Vision is a long-term view describing the goals of the organisation.
Our vision statement helps to drive decisions and goals in our company.
Our Mission
Our MISSION defines our purpose and why we exist.
We CREATE diverse solutions that increase our stakeholders' profits, business value, and personal wealth.
We do this through a single, CORE relationship – NOW.
Create
We develop services through a continuous process, leaving something behind, and are accountable for what we create.
Divers
Many, various, unlimited.
Solutions
Plural, services, answers, actions, products.
Stakeholders
Everybody is affected by our business operations. (suppliers, clients, staff, SARS, the community, etc.)
Single
One.
CORE
Reiterate the brand name, central, nucleus, pivot point.
Relationship
The emotional link between two or more parties.
Our mission statement provides the details of what is done and answers the question:
“How do we do what we do?”.
Our Workplace Behaviour
Working with me (or any of my colleagues) as a firm representative, you can expect the following:
Honesty:
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I do not lie.
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I share my views and ideas without the fear of prejudice and without disrespecting the opinions and rights of others.
Efficiency:
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I stick to deadlines.
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I have a clean and neat desk.
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I return a stakeholder’s call/email/SMS within 24 hours.
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I complete tasks that are allocated to me.
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I prepare properly for formal interactions with stakeholders.
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I proactively follow up on outstanding tasks and assignments.
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I update my skills and knowledge to remain not only relevant but abreast.
Mutual respect for all stakeholders
At the office:
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I am on time.
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I park in my allocated parking space.
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I greet my colleagues.
In meetings:
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I allow others the freedom to express themselves without interrupting them.
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I focus on the agenda at hand and do not communicate with external parties.
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I do not do any other work that is outside the scope of the meeting.
In general:
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I do not use gestures, language, or crude and disrespectful comments.
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I conserve firm and natural resources and limit wastage.
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I dress in a manner that is equal to what is professionally expected by my stakeholders.
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I use proper language when communicating with my stakeholders.
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I use a tone of voice that is acceptable to all my stakeholders.
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I empower and guide. I do not reprimand and belittle stakeholders in public or behind closed doors.
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I do not use intimidating behaviour, like slamming doors and throwing objects.
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I trust my stakeholders. I do not excessively and unreasonably monitor their responsibilities.
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I address a conflict situation with the party concerned in a professional manner that is equal to those above before approaching a third party.
Accountability Statement
I am accountable for all my actions. I will take corrective measures before the deadline if I cannot deliver on my commitment to the Workplace Behaviour Statement.
I will communicate this to the relevant stakeholders within a timeframe that is acceptable to them.
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