Skilled immigrants looking to enter South Africa to address the country’s shortage of skills in a range of sectors face long processing times, and are…
Apr 30, 2021
The Department of Home Affairs recently ended public commentary on the draft national Critical Skills List, which includes several common accountancy roles.
“Due to a shortage of accountants, organisations are forced to source and recruit foreign nationals to fill the gap,” says Faith Ngwenya, technical and standards executive at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA).
Professional bodies play a key role in ensuring only foreign accountants who demonstrate professional competence and ethical integrity are permitted to practice locally under a Critical Skills Work Visa.
Accountancy roles included in the draft Critical Skills List are general accountant, management accountant, tax professional, accountant in practice, financial accountant, forensic accountant, accounting officer, external auditor, and internal auditor.
These jobs are in-demand in South Africa – and can pay starters as much as R650,000 a year businesstech.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from businesstech.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.