Recro Business Services is headed up by Claire Kolbé. Claire is a chartered accountant (SA), a registered auditor and an accredited SAICA skills assessor with 25 years of experience.

During her 11 ½ years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, she held the management portfolios of Kwazulu-Natal’s Regional Training and Methodology, Risk Management and Audit Software Support as well as her corporate audit portfolio which included JSE-listed entities and a number of different industries.

She worked with the PwC national office in rolling out new methodology and training programs, represented the South African firm overseas being part of the global training course development team and was part of the national quality review team. She worked in the Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Harare and Malawi offices, the latter two of which she was responsible for assisting in the improvement of the quality standard of audits to meet the firm’s standard of quality.

After leaving PricewaterhouseCoopers she worked in commerce as a global reporting manager for three years implementing IFRS and a system automation project for a United Kingdom-based company with eight international offices, before starting her own practice, Recro Business Services in Cape Town in 2009. She has been involved with pre-issuance and quality review audits for the Auditor General and ICAN as well as assisting as an expert and quality control reviewer on larger audits.

Why I love what I do

The key to loving the work that you do is finding passion and purpose in it. I qualified as a chartered accountant 17 years ago, and this together with my six years of articles and as a supervisor, I have a wealth of business experience to bring to any individual and company.

I love what I do because every day I meet a wonderful variety of people to whom I can make a difference too. Whether it is the individual salaried employee taxpayer whom I can take the stress and concern of SARS compliance away; or to the small business owner who needs guidance and setup of budgets, processes, accounting systems and financial statements for financing; or the larger business who needs structuring solutions for their employees or automation and efficiency of their accounting systems; I get to make a valued difference in each of these persons lives and take the stress away from compliance and the financial side of running their business while helping them make better financial decisions

• Audits
• Review of AFS
• Consulting

What does Recro mean to Tapiwa:

A place to grow and add value to the business and its clients.

Three words that describe Tapiwa:

Humble, loyal and ambitious.

Tapiwa’s favourite quote:

The problem is not the problem but the problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand? – Captain Jack Sparrow

• Bookkeeping
• Financial Statements
• Taxation
• Consulting

What does Recro mean to Tamzyn:

Recro is a family and a place of great knowledge and growth.

Three words that describe Tamzyn:

Passionate, Honest, and friendly

Tamzyn’s favourite quote:

You’re a warrior, warriors don’t give up and they don’t back down. Pick up your sword and shield and fight – LuHan Roy

• Director support
• HR admin support

What does Recro mean to Colleen:

Recro’s values align with my own therefore I look forward to being part of a team that truly cares about their clients and growing along with the business.

Three words that describe Colleen:

Kind, reliable and hardworking.

Colleen’s favourite quote:

Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end up having more – Oprah Winfrey

• Accounting
• Financial Statements
• Taxation
• Audit
• Team Performance Monitoring

What does Recro mean to Patience:

Challenge, growth and motivation.

Three words that describe Patience:

Committed, ambitious and driven.

Patience’s favourite quote:

Some men see things as they are and ask why, others dream things that never were and ask why not – George Bernard Shaw.

• Accounting
• Financial Statements
• Taxation
• Audit

What does Recro mean to Melaine:

Backbone and growth to my career.

Three words that describe Melaine:

Motivated, ambitious and hardworking.

Melaine’s favourite quote:

Tell me and l forget. Teach me and l remember. Involve me and l learn – Benjamin Franklin.

• Accounting
• Financial Statements
• Taxation
• Audit

What does Recro mean to Tonderai:

A great place to learn, develop and grow while contributing in my small way for its betterment.

Three words that describe Tonderai:

Dependable, reliable and responsible.

Tonderai’s favourite quote:

You miss 100% of the shots you never take – Wayne Gretzky.
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• Bookkeeping
• Payroll

What does Recro mean to Samuel:

My home and my foundation.

Three words that describe Samuel:

Ambitious, confident and conscientious.

Samuel’s favourite quote:

Change will not come if we wait for the other person or some other time. We are the one we have been waiting for. We are the change that we seek – Barak Obama.

• Taxation
• Accounting
• SARS objections and disputes

What does Recro mean to Keezia:

Recro has given me an opportunity to showcase my skills and grow exponentially in what I love to do.

Three words that describe Keezia:

Determined, hardworking, kind-hearted.

Keezia’s favourite quote:

You must be the change you wish to see in the world – Mahatma Gandhi.

• Customer service
• Client support
• Internal marketing
• General administration

What does Recro mean to Aishwarya:

It means exceptional talent and greatness for achievements made and growth in store.

Three words that describe Aishwarya:

Prosperity, ambitious, and innovative.

Aishwarya’s favourite quote:

Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.

• Bookkeeping
• Payroll
• Taxation

What does Recro mean to you:

Recro means growth and contributing towards the betterment of someone’s company.

Three words that describe you:

Cheerful, Hardworking & Tenacious

Your favourite quote:

If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness. – Les Brown

• Accounting
• Financial Statements
• Taxation
• Audit

What does Recro mean to you:

The foundation to my prestigious career.

Three words that describe you:

Aesthetic, Versatile and Responsible

Your favourite quote:

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” – C.S. Lewis

• Bookkeeping
• Payroll
• Taxation

What does Recro mean to you:

Lots of learning opportunities and growth.

Three words that describe you:

Resilient, Driven and Dependable

Your favourite quote:

“Learn as if you will live forever, live like you’ll die tomorrow” – Mahatma Gandhi