BDO’s Vianca Pretorius

BDO’S VIANCA PRETORIUS RECOGNISED AT SAPSA AWARDS 2020

Vianca Pretorius, an assurance partner at audit and advisory firm BDO, has received special recognition for her contribution to the South African professional services industry. The Special Commendation in the Woman Professional of the Year category was granted by the SA Professional Services Awards sponsored by Sanlam and W. Consulting.

Ms Pretorius was further recognised as a finalist for the Accounting Professional of the Year Award.

Vianca Pretorius is a Partner within the Audit division at BDO Johannesburg. Her career took off in 2010 when she was appointed as a national training manager of a large Auditing Firm, and by 2013 she had been appointed to the partnership. Vianca holds two Masters degrees, one in International Financial Reporting Standards from the University of Pretoria and one in Taxation from the University of the North West.

2014 marked the year that Vianca was selected as one of the Top 35 under 35 Chartered Accountants in South Africa in a competition organized by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and later that year was one of five finalists for the Young Professional of the Year at the SA Professional Services Awards.

Vianca’s client base comprises mostly of major subsidiaries in public interest companies and a number of privately held businesses within the financial services, and retail industry.

“It is impressive that at a fairly young age she has been tasked with acting as the sign off partner for several listed engagements,” the judges remarked. “ Despite being an audit partner with an impressive portfolio, Vianca exhibits a caring attitude for development of other staff listing her heading up of the learning and development of her firm as the most memorable of her career.”

While accepting the commendation, Vianca thanked the judges and her colleagues. She expressed that while experience is important, skill and passion from young women in the corporate environment is important for companies and they should therefore be given a chance at the boardroom table.