Sitembele James

Experience

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  Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Fellow

  Entrepreneurship DevelopmentFellow of the Year- Eastern Cape

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  MzaServe Corporate Enterprises CC

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2018

  General Manager

  - Overseeing business operations- Overseeing compliance with laws and regulations- Strategy formulation and direction

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  IN-PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE (IPEX)

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2014

  Founding Director

  In-Pursuit of Excellence [IPEX] is an academic programme within the Eastern Cape community- specifically to influence learners to embrace excellence in their academics. This is an initiative intended to redress the educational needs of the learners at primary & high school level.

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  Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Academic Trainee (Junior Lecturer)

  Assisted in lecturing & tutoring Taxation, Management Accounting & Auditing at 2nd year & 3rd year level.

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  Deloitte South Africa

  Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

  Audit Senior

  Completing articles towards chartered accountancy

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  MzaServe Consulting and Advisory (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 2015 - now

  General Manager

  With the assistance of my Team, we provide business solutions to SMMEs and individuals.

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  Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

  Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

  Lecturer to 3rd year B.Com Accounting / General Accounting students.Module Co-ordinator: Management Accounting & Finance 3 Lectured Financial Accounting 1 to B.Com Accounting/ General Accounting students, Legal Accounting (Accounting for Attorneys) to LLB 4th year students.Module Co-ordinator: Accounting for Construction Management / Quantity SurveyingModule Co-ordinator: Legal Accounting

  • Lecturer: Management Accounting & Finance

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Lecturer: Financial Accounting

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
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  University of the Free State

  Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

  Lecturer: Audit & Governance

  Lectured Auditing 2 (Bachelor of Accounting); Auditing 3 (B.Com Accounting) and Business Information Systems (1st year - B.Acc and 2nd year - B.Com)

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  Walter Sisulu University

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

  Senior Lecturer: Accountancy

  I was one of the young academics who participated in changing many lives in the Eastern Cape through higher education. I have been blessed with a greater responsibility of transforming lives of the accounting students at the Walter Sisulu University.I occupied a role of Section Head: Auditing & Governance in the Department of Accounting Science at WSU.At WSU, I have been involved in a number of activities:*Fundraising initiatives of our department - secured +R12 million for student bursaries, student development and support (BANKSETA, FASSET and AGSA).*Community Engagement: I was the Head of Community Engagement.* I have redeveloped the Ethics course into an exciting module that mirrors the changes of the CA2025 SAICA Competency Framework.* I have significantly contributed to the Department's SAICA Accreditation processes in 2021 as a member of the Department's management team.* I was the Project Manager for the WSU/Walter Sisulu Local Municipality Internship Programme. Show less

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  The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2021

  Member: Monitoring Committee

  Play a team role in IRBA's accreditation processes of Accountancy Professional Bodies to enable their members to register as Registered Auditors with IRBA.I resigned from IRBA's committee effective 31 Dec 2021.

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  CA Connect

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  Senior Lecturer: Corporate Governance & Auditing

  As short as the time at Milpark has been - I have learnt a lot about online teaching and learning, academic support in an online environment and there is a lot I am taking with me!

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  University of Zululand

  Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

  Senior Lecturer (Contract)

  While on a personal sebbatical to refresh and reset my personal sanity I was approached to assist at UniZulu with Auditing 3. I taught and provided academic support to students fully online.

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  SAICA

  Jan 2023 - now

  The role and function of the Leadership Development Committee is that of an independent, non-executive advisory function primarily to the TAC Board. The Board retains responsibility for implementing recommendations to the TAC Board. Until 30 June 2024, Sitembele was the Project Director: Examinations at SAICA, heading up the examination processes including the quality assurance processes over the SAICA ITC examinations. While at SAICA, Sitembele oversaw exam improvement processes, including the design and implementation of the new examination system as part of SAICA’s digital transformation “Ushintsho” Project. Marked SAICA professional board exams - ITC and APC.

  • Member: Leadership Development Committee at Thuthuka Alumni Community (TAC)

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Project Director: Exams (ITC)

    Apr 2023 - Jun 2024

  • SAICA Independent Contractor

    Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
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  African Scholars Fund

  Sept 2023 - now

  Non Executive Board Member

  Recently got appointed as a Non-Executive member of the Board of Trustees at African Scholars' Fund

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  Sci-Bono Discovery Centre

  Oct 2023 - now

  Independent Member: Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee

  Appointed as the member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre

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  Institute Of Teaching & Learning

  Jul 2024 - now

  Founding Director

  The Institute of Teaching and Learning is a forward-thinking initiative dedicated to advancing accountancy education.

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  WSU - Walter Sisulu University

  Aug 2024 - now

  Director: Institutional Advancement

  As the Director: Advancement I am responsible for "bringing the millions" into the Walter Sisulu University's projects - student funding, infrastructure, facilities.