The a4e Group is a network of professional accounting and auditing firms. A4e specialises in looking after the accounting, financial advisory, tax and auditing needs of entrepreneurs and their businesses in South Africa. We appreciate that entrepreneurs go into ventures and the accounting, financial and tax matters often follow later. Entrepreneurs often have to move quickly and require their advisors to be streetwise, experienced in many aspects of business, passionate and responsive. With us you are working with a team of highly experienced and committed accounting professionals who live and breathe entrepreneurship. With each client, we establish the particular circumstances which must be taken into account. This means that we tailor our services to the unique needs of each of our entrepreneurs. A detailed quote is prepared for each assignment setting out the duties and responsibilities of a4e towards our client, the deliverables, and the fees for the service. The quote is an easy to read document. The entrepreneur knows exactly what can be expected of us. The accounting division renders the following services to entrepreneurs: • Outsourced accounting • Financial reporting, management reporting and financial advisory • Corporate and individual income tax and vat • Payrolls and payroll taxes • Secretarial and other business services We use the 3 step building blocks approach: 1. Accurate, reliable and timely accounting and payrolls for good financial decision- making 2. Outsourced financial reporting and advisory service for cutting edge financial decision making 3. Outsourced financial director service at a strategic and board level The focus of the auditing for entrepreneurs division is on the audit function. The division aims to make the audit process easier for entrepreneurs using a proprietary 5 step easy auditing system. The system has been designed with one objective in mind: Just this once, let the audit be easy!