Marthie is the founder of Protect-A-Partner International and has been a Chartered Accountant for 14 years.
She did her traineeship at Coopers and Lybrand, where after she was the National Training Manager for Fisher Hoffman Sithole.
She also spent 2 years in internal audit at Anglo American.
She was a senior lecturer in Accounting and Auditing (2,5 years) at the University of the North West.
She worked for the Independent Regulatory Board for Board (IRBA) and performed +/- 600 practice reviews, where after she started Protect-A-Partner International.
She has performed numerous reviews on all sectors of government, including National Intelligence Agency, Premiers, Legislatures, National Prosecuting Authority, Department of Trade and Industry, etc.
Marthie has top secret security clearance.
She is a Certified Trainer and has developed and presented numerous training courses at various audit firms.
Qualifications:
CA(SA)
Registered Auditor
Higher Diploma – Company Law (Wits)
Higher Certificate in Training
Technical Areas of Expertise:
Audit
Training and people development
Business management and marketing
Business risk management
Legal compliance
International Standards on Quality Control
Independent reviews
Industry Experience:
Government
Manufacturing
Farming
Retail
Attorney’s Trust
Housing Finance
Pension Fund
Industry Experience Outside of Audit:
Design of ISQC1 master methodology for private- and public sector
Design of IFAC review methodologies for African countries
Training and people development – private and public sector
Mining industry – Anglo American plc
Forensic investigations
Other Relevant Skills and Experience:
Inspector – IRBA (4 years)
Member of IRBA Investigations Committee
Lecturing auditing and accounting – University of North West
Project management
Leadership
Audit Committee and Board member experience
Marthie Claassens
