South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) members in North America
This is the Chartered Accountants Network USA landing page for SAICA members. Its purpose is to highlight SAICA related activity and connect you to both our SAICA representative Natasha Holbeck, and to SAICA itself.
What is Chartered Accountants Worldwide Network USA?
Chartered Accountants Worldwide Network USA (CAW Network USA) is an organization dedicated to helping Chartered Accountants succeed in North America. CAW Network USA is run by a team of US based volunteers with a full time Chief Executive.
CAW Network USA is the first local network of Chartered Accountants Worldwide, an organization that represents 1.8 million Chartered Accountants and students worldwide and is dedicated to global promotion of the Chartered Accountancy profession.
Benefits for SAICA members
If you haven't registered with CAW Network USA, membership is covered by SAICA for all members living / working in the United States. From March 2023 members living / working in Canada and the Caribbean are eligible to join. We have added a few chapters in Canada in 2023 and will add others based on demand in / after 2024.
What are the benefits of registering with CAW Network USA for SAICA members?
- By registering with CAW Network USA, you will be participating in a 7,000+ strong, US based organization with a nationwide presence that is dedicated to supporting the needs of Chartered Accountants who reside in the United States.
- Networking with likeminded individuals and access to technical and other resources to help you fulfil CPD requirements of SAICA membership.
- No membership fees – SAICA automatically pays membership fees and all SAICA ACAs and FCAs resident in the USA are eligible for membership.
- Access to in person local Chapter events in 22 cities as of November 2023.
- Access to webinars and events put on by CAW Network USA, and its strategic partners.
- Supporting SAICA members working/living in the USA. CAW Network USA is a non-profit organization helping educate and network CAs. All revenue goes towards supporting and improving our support for members.
Networking
Opportunities to network with fellow Chartered Accountants and Chartered Professional Accountants in our national network of local Chapters and our online peer to peer network (coming very soon).
Network in both social and professional settings with individuals who like you are transplants to the United States and share common interests and experiences along with similar challenges of living and working in the United States.
CPD
Access to a wide spectrum of educational conferences, webinars and events including ones that help fulfill your Continuing Professional Development or Continuing Professional Education Requirements.
As a NASBA accredited educational provider, CAW Network USA issues US CPE credits for CPE accredited events.
Discounted Courses
Discounted access to CAW Network USA's proprietary online IQEX exam training course for Chartered Accountants and Chartered Professional Accountants who are eligible to take advantage of Mutual Recognition Agreements to become US CPAs.
SAICA Representatives
Natasha Holbeck
SAICA Home Institute Representative
As a SAICA member resident in the United States, you are automatically a member of CAW Network USA. If you also register with us, you will have access to our fellow institutes’ knowledge base, local events and networking with fellow CAs from around the world based here. There is also an opportunity to get involved with the Board, Chapters and individual events. Newly arrived CAs should make CAW Network USA a first stop as they get used to their new country.
About Natasha Holbeck
Natasha is a Financial Services Audit Partner at Deloitte in their New York office. With over 20 years at the Firm, she has served clients across industries and geographies. Currently she leads the Family Office Audit Practice within the Investment Management Industry serving both public and private companies.
She has experience in all aspects of the Industry with a particular emphasis on family offices, wealth management and advisory corporate entities; as well as various investment products such as hedge funds, private equity funds, fund-of-funds, ETFs, registered investment companies and commodity pools. She has extensive experience auditing internal controls, both for public and non-public companies, including SOX reporting matters. She has also served clients in the retail, manufacturing and Japanese trading sectors.
While Natasha is the overall contact for SAICA members for this region, she is building a team to support SAICA members by region.
Canada
Tina Coetzer
Based near Toronto, Tina works for EY in their Assurance practice. Tina has over 20 years of experience providing assurance and business advisory services to public & private businesses and government organizations in South Africa, UK and Canada in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, logistics/supply chain, agriculture, IT, retail, FMGC, investment companies, security and import/export.
- Her experience includes 5 years (2014-2019) as the Group Finance Director of a manufacturing and retail group in South Africa.
- She has significant experience in project management, internal control implementation (including managing an internal audit function), risk management, mergers & acquisitions, budgeting and working capital & capex management.
- Tina has extensive hands-on experience providing technical accounting advice, presents at financial reporting development seminars and perform various quality reviews from an assurance perspective.
USA
Ryan Clacher
Based in New York, Ryan is a director with the Siegfried Group. He is also closely involved with CAW Network USA, having been its New York Chapter head prior to taking on the role of Member Advocacy leader for the ‘East’. This covers 8 chapters and 2/3 of CAW Network USA members in the USA. In 2023 Ryan took over from Natasha as SAICA’s international council member covering the USA, Canada and the Caribbean.
Cayman Islands
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Bermuda
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SAICA members wanting to become US CPAs
SAICA has a Mutual Recognition Agreement in pace with AICPA/NASBA, meaning that if a qualified CA wishes to become a US CPA, they need to agree with the local State Board that they qualify. They can then apply to take a single exam covering Legal, Tax and Ethics, rather than the full CPA examinations.
CAW Network USA has launched an online course to help prepare CA’s to take the IQEX exam.
USCPA NOW
Our Comprehensive IQEX Program
Based on over twenty years of experience in teaching IQEX courses, Henry Zimmer has prepared a Comprehensive IQEX Program that covers everything an eligible professional needs to learn to successfully pass the exam.
All participants will receive study notes written in an easy-to-follow conversational style that emphasize the most likely topics tested on the exam.
Useful links:
- SAICA MRA update – Becoming a US CPA
- Becoming a US CPA – FAQs
Registration for SAICA members for CAW Network USA
In order to be added to our membership database and to gain access to member only events and resources, please fill out the request form below.
Stay connected with CAW Network USA Events
CAW Network USA Northern California Mixer in San Jose
Come and join us for our CAW Network USA Northern California ‘Bay Area Mixer’ on Thursday September 19th at 6 pm Pacific, to be held at The Brit in San Jose. Drinks and dinner. Attendees to cover own costs. To be collected at the event.
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CAW Network USA Charlotte Chapter Fall 2024
Please join Chapter President Jannie Wentzel for our Charlotte Chapter Fall 2024 meet up. Friday September 20th, 2024 from 6pm Eastern. All CAW Network USA members and guests are invited to join us at 'The Wooden Robot Brewery' at 1440 S.Tryon St. #110, Charlotte, NC 28203.
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Join IFAC, IFRS Foundation, and IOSCO with global experts to discuss accelerating and building trust in sustainability disclosure. Discussions will cover the current state of climate and sustainability-related disclosures and how greater transparency enables investors to understand how businesses are responding to global sustainability-related risks and opportunities.
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