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I J Smith & Co. is a dynamic and innovative Chartered Accounting Firm, with knowledgeable staff and a network of helpful advisers providing our clients with value-added services.
Founded in 2002, our footprint spans South Africa and Namibia, and the firm is divided into departments that provide specialised services in taxation, auditing and assurance, accounting, statutory services, business consulting, and business growth advice.
Our diverse professional skills, resources, and experience enable us to apply our expertise across a wide range of client engagement types and sectors.
About Us
IJS is a Cape Town-based chartered accountancy firm that provides consistently excellent and comprehensive services.
We focus on empowering our clients with the detailed, supportive advice they need to drive business growth.
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.
Director
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.
Izak Smith
Izak Smith
Founder & Managing Partner
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
WE CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
IJS regularly contributes to several non-profit organisations, foundations, and charities, playing our part in uplifting those in need and less fortunate than ourselves.
The WAWWA Foundation
The We Are Who We Are (WAWWA) foundation is a non-profit organisation with a strong focus on connecting people and enriching lives.
WAWWA works in partnership with people of faith to help fulfil the needs of those less fortunate.
OATSA
OATSA is a parent-run support group and non-profit organisation that aims to support families and patients born with oesophageal atresia and/or Tracheo-oesophageal fistula in South Africa.
Radiance Foundation
The Radiance Foundation is a non-profit organisation that aims to make a difference and improve the quality of life for individuals and groups in the Western Cape by assisting them to live healthy lives and reach their full potential.
NSRI
The National Sea Rescue Institute is a charity staffed by volunteers who are on call, 24 hours a day, throughout the year.
They have rescue bases along the coast and on inland dams to prevent drowning through education, through preventative measures and active rescue.
Jan Kriel School
Jan Kriel School focuses on the teaching and training of learners with special educational needs.
After more than 80 years, the school now provides opportunities for approximately 550 learners from Grade R to Matric.
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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