Fika Nqeto-Mabunda AGA(SA), MCom (Tax)

I am a registered Associate General Accountant with SAICA and a Group Tax Specialist at Entelect. The role entails managing the tax operations of both For-Profit and Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) entities within the Group, both onshore and offshore. I am responsible for ensuring the Group’s compliance with all applicable tax laws and regulations for both direct and indirect taxes. Additionally, I oversee the daily implementation of the Group’s tax strategy and policies to ensure effective management of tax-related risks. I discharged my SAICA Articles with PwC in Assurance Audit in 2017, where I worked in the PwC Private (formerly Private Client Services) Competency. The SAICA programme has given me valuable auditing and accounting experience in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing and retail industries, by performing financial statement audits and other agreed upon procedures. I then joined Deloitte’s Global Business Tax team in September 2017 as a Senior Consultant and was promoted to Assistant Manager in September 2018. During my time at Deloitte, I was exposed to a broad range of corporate tax assignments, ranging from Tax Advisory, Tax Compliance, Tax Accounting, International Tax and Audit of Tax for local and multinational companies in almost all industries. I then joined MultiChoice (a former Tax client of mine) as a Tax Accountant in 2019 to gain industry experience in the broadcasting pay television industry. After my tenure at Multichoice, I returned to PwC in January 2020 to lead the Service Delivery Centre in the Tax and Legal Services (TLS) Line of Service, where I was responsible for 30 team members. The role provided critical tax support functions and reported into the TLS Operations & Risk and Quality Leader, looking after TLS South Africa, Botswana, and Mozambique. I moved back to client-facing as a Manager in the Deals Tax team (otherwise known as Transactional Services or M&A). The role entailed advising corporate clients on the tax implications of mergers and acquisitions activity, group restructurings, refinancing, due diligences, BBBEE transactions and divestments. I am an experienced Tax Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the Professional Services industry with a focus on various taxation services (mainly consulting, audit of tax & compliance), risk management and project management. I am skilled in domestic & international income tax, financial accounting, and auditing. I am passionate about adding value to stakeholders and developing key talent.