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Welcome To Hiepgro Holdings

Oubaas and Geraldine Grobler, the founders of HIEPGRO, in line with their vision and dreams, to be a world renowned company, realized that growth could only be achieved by expanding into different fields related to their current core business which is all about numbers, i.e. accounting and taxation.

They further realized that to achieve this they had to move away from an owner managed practice to a corporate structure that was run professionally. Below articulates the start of this journey for the new HIEPGRO GROUP.

Oubaas has for a long period had an interest in “digit manipulation” and the links to possible fraudulent acts. He has an affinity for figures and by just putting them together often a completely different image could emerge – almost like magic. It intrigued Oubaas more and more everyday and became an adventure that he had to explore. He proceeded to qualify through the Association for Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and obtained the International Certificate for Fraud Examiners in November 2010.

HIEPGRO GROUP invites our valuable existing customers to support us in this new and exciting journey and make use of our expanded service offering.

Your understanding and support is important to us.

We firmly believe our prospective customers would find the bouquet of services we now offer irresistible and we look forward to be of service to you!

HIEPGRO origin dates back to 1997 and was the brainchild of Oubaas and Geraldine.

HIEPGRO was strategically positioned in the financial market to provide our customers with the finest range of financial services. These included asset management and protection, debt re-organization, accounting, and taxation that were of the highest standards.

Our new team has been expanded and now has a combined experience in excess of ninety-five years in the accounting, taxation, forensic accounting, corporate governance and public sector disciplines.

This experience will enable us to better understand the challenges facing our customers in their current work environment as well as helping them with the implementation of workable and sustainable solutions.

JOHANNES JAKOBUS GROBLER (OUBAAS)

Oubaas was born in Pretoria in 1974 and obtained his National N3 Certificate at the Pretoria Technical College in 1992. He obtained his National Diploma in Accounting at the Technikon Pretoria while finalizing his articles in 1998 and has been a practicing member of the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) since then. He is also a Non Practicing Member of the Association of Insolvency Practitioners of Southern Africa (AIPSA). In 2002 he completed the year program and obtained a Fraud Examination Certificate at the University of Pretoria. During 2003, he furthered his academic career and obtained the AIPSA Diploma in Insolvency Law and Practice at the University of Pretoria. On 04 August 2008 he was allowed membership to the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT) at the level of General Tax Practitioner (SA).

On 16 November 2010 he’s application to become a Certified Fraud Examiner at the highly acclaimed Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) with their head office in Austin Texas (USA) was approved by the board of regents.

Johannes is also a member of the Turnaround Management Association of South Africa – (TMA-SA).

JOHAN LUCAS

Johan was born in Riversdale (Cape) in 1959 and obtained his Matriculation Certificate in 1977 at the Voortrekker High Scholl in Pietermaritzburg. He obtained the National Diploma in Public Administration 1986 through the Technikon RSA.

He has public sector experience of over 28 years starting in 1980 whist in direct employment of the state. His experience includes financial management (contract, asset and facility management), implementation of systems and internal controls, internal audit, risk management, governance and compliance, business planning, fleet management as well forensic investigations.

At the National Prosecuting Authority he conducted a detailed reconciliation of a R147 million fleet management account and is the expert witness on behalf of the State in pending litigation.

He had to deal with high levels of fraud in respect of vehicle maintenance for example which meant that he had to commission a number of investigations including a massive intervention by the then Heath Special Investigation Unit. This required close liaison with the investigators, providing of detailed affidavits of processes and procedures, testifying in court, briefing sessions with the State Attorney and Counsel, and attending court proceedings. A number of successful prosecutions were concluded and disciplinary action taken against employees (45 were dismissed).

On 31 May 2000 the Directorate: Provincial Motor Transport (PMT) headed by Johan won the PricewaterhouseCoopers Premier’s Good Governance GOLD Award. This was the first of its kind in the KZNPA and in the entire public service at the time. One of the independent judges that evaluated PMT remarked that the staff of PMT “is not on a job per se, but on a passionate mission.” They also said that ‘Johan Lucas has uniquely displayed something uncommon: self-transformation.”

Between 2001 and June 2003 he was engaged in a number of projects across the country. He was part of a forensic investigation team in Mpumalanga that worked closely with the then Provincial Auditor, Mr Douglas Maphiri investigating a number of fraud cases including: Feeding Schemes, Social grants and S and T fraud. He worked alone in an hostile environment at the Local Authority of Emalahleni (Witbank) investigating and reporting on a wide variety of alleged fraudulent matters such as: Pre-paid meters, Sewage pipe installations, Sewerage blockages, Auction of houses, Vehicle allowances and Electricity reticulation. He had to work closely with the Chief Internal Auditor of the municipality and the SAPS lead investigator. Search and seizures were conducted at the premises of services providers and the safeguarding of documentary evidence was of paramount importance. Again this led to a number of prosecutions (service providers as well as employees) and disciplinary action taken against employees being instituted.

In addition, he was part of an investigation into the allocation of RDP houses in Gauteng and medicine fraud at the Department Of Health in KZN until 2003 when he commenced on contract with the NPA.

JOHANNES LODEWIKUS (LOUW) VENTER

In 1996 he obtained the National Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting from the Technikon Pretoria, was an article clerk with HG Schoombie Auditor’s CA (SA) until 1998. He then joined HIEPGRO until the end of 2002.

Louw was a Financial Accountant and Depot Manager from 2003 until 2011 at Royale Energy Ltd. This is a multi-million Rand organization within the fuel industry, being a major role-player in the distribution of fuel, in the commercial and retail business, in four provinces in South Africa, in the petroleum industry.

He has over eight year’s managerial experience and in the preparing and reporting on client company management accounts. He has with success defined company direction, achieved targets, increaser profits and developed and implemented new strategies.

He has a proven track record of assisting with improvement of establishments, motivating staff to consistently exceed standards of service in order to achieve high targets. His ability to solve problems in challenging situations is excellent and his attitude of being result-focused when assigned a task is a great asset to the HIEPGRO GROUP.

His strengths and wide experience will play a key role in the new professional era of the company. For example he is experienced in reporting to management and supervising a team of staff whilst providing all management accounting services, including quality management accounting services, clear communication, credit control and annual regulatory reports. He was instrumental in developing business plans, writing daily sales reports, resolving enquiries from employees, reconciling corporate bank accounts, maintaining fixed asset inventory, posting of cashbook receipts and payments, completing legal forms and providing information to management. In addition he is well versed with the reviewing of contractual commitments and supplier terms and within credit control, working with customers to control payment terms. His ability in preparing performance reports on different aspects of the business on weekly and monthly basis is excellent.

We are excited to introduce the following as the member companies of the HIEPGRO GROUP:

• HIEPGRO EXECUTORS & TRUSTEES

Responsible Director: Louw Venter
Divisional Manager: Marlize Reyneke

• HIEPGRO ACCOUNTING & TAXATION

Responsible Director: Louw Venter
Divisional Manager: Portia Nare

• Hiepgro Fraud Examiners (PTY) LTD

(2010/011268/07)
Responsible Director:          Louw Venter
Divisional Manager:            Johan Lucas

• Hiepgro Advisory Services (PTY) LTD

(2010/016454/07)
Responsible Director:         Johan Lucas
Divisional Manager:            Geraldine Grobler

• HIEPGRO TRAINING CENTRE

Responsible Director:         Johan Lucas
Divisional Manager:            Thinus Roos

• In addition, we have a number of skilled associates in place to enhance and supplement our capacity when required.
• JJ Grobler (Oubaas) is also a member of the Turnaround Association of Southern Africa – (TMA-SA)

Jaco de Jager

After initially working on a part-time basis as a sales person and security guard at Hyperama and Denel to raise funds for his studies, he commenced full-time employment as a Legal Advisor within ABSA Bank (1994-1996). He worked in the Legal Collection, Estate Late, and Administration and Sequestration Departments, where he identified possible fraud and instructed Attorneys on proceedings relating to the recovery of debts, drawing up credit agreements and compiling financial statistics.

Jaco’s postgraduate professional experience was enhanced by being appointed as a Claims Assistant, Internal Auditor / Risk Investigator and Senior Quality Control Officer within the Road Accident Fund (1996 – 2002). He then furthered his career as a Senior Forensic Auditor: Risk Management at Hollard Insurance since December 2002 – January 2008.

Due to all he experience, he was appointed the first CEO of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – SA Chapter (Februarie 2008). He is currently responsible for drafting the ACFESA budget, looking after the ACFESA financial well-being, increasing membership, marketing the ACFESA brand, ensuring that CFE’s are regulated and recognised, and setting new and updated training courses for skills development. Over and above this the ACFE has granted him an opportunity to still do investigations to enable him to keep abreast with the newest fraud schemes. He has been servicing various sectors in both the private and public sector over the last four years.

From the following Professional Courses the diversity and value that Jaco adds to the team is clearly evident: Fingerprint Taking and Analysis - Jonbeck Skilled Consultants; Surveillancing & Counter Surveillancing Techniques - Jonbeck Skilled Consultants; Advance Certificate: Fraud Examination - University of Pretoria; Forensic Examination of Questioned Documents - Pro-Scripto; Post-Graduate Diploma: Forensic Auditing and Investigation - University of Pretoria; Bachelor of Commence: Law - University of Pretoria

Adv Khathazile Simon Mahlangu

Simon graduated with a LLB from the University of Zululand in 1990 and was admitted as an advocate on 30 July 1996 and has more than 14 years experience as an Advocate.

Has been on the Master of the High Court panel as Liquidator / Curator since 1998 (Sebenza Trust) has more than 12 years experience in insolvency.

Adv. Mahlangu also serves on the LUR in Mpumalanga, where he gives legal advice to the ANC.

Ms S Wallace (Sonja)

Born in 1986 in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, She grew up in the Kruger National Park. At the tender age of 10 years she opened her own sweets shop. Two years later she took up the challenge of doing the cash deposits for Coca Cola from their vending machines across the Park. From here the first steps were taken into forensic accounting, as she was able to ascertain that the cash in the moneyboxes did not meet the stock sold from the vending machines!

After completing her Grade 12 certificate in 2004, she enrolled for a BCompt degree with Unisa. In March 2005 she started her articles as accounting clerk. During the period June 2006 to September 2006 she was part of a team of auditors and accountants that assessed CTM shops internal control procedures.

With her articles completed in 2008, she continued her professional career as a senior accountant, training and supervising trainee accountants.

In 2009 she moved from practicing accounting to forensic and fraud accounting. Since then she specialized in insolvency matters, seizure and control over assets and consulting in formal enquiries before the Master.

Christopher Roos

Christopher has more than 8 years experience regarding Insolvency & Deceased Estates matters. He has been on the Master of the High Court panel since 2007 (Pretoria, Johannesburg, Mafikeng, Eastern Cape (Bhisho) and has also been registered as Debt Counselor since September 2009.

The following is his qualifications: Diploma in Insolvency Law 2003 and Certificate in Debt Counseling 2009 from the University of Pretoria; Accounting (2004) – Certificate and Pastel Accounting (2004) – Certificate from Varsity College and WILLS & ESTATES (2010) – Certificate from the WITWATERSRAND UNIVERSITY - SA SCHOOL OF PARALEGAL STUDIES.

To be a renowned and valuable partner to all our customers by being the proud leaders in our specific industries and harmoniously completing every endeavor.

Our strategic mission

The following encompasses our mission:

It is a core value of the HIEPGRO GROUP to act with uncompromising honesty and integrity. We understand and believe that nothing will be more important than our reputation. Our Code of Ethics provides guidance to all our staff, management and the directors of the HIEPGRO GROUP and it’s member companies.

At all times we shall:

BEE STRATEGY

Black economic empowerment (BEE) is a strategic imperative for the HIEPGRO GROUP. Our future success, growth and sustainability depend on it.

We will pursue and promote all facets of empowerment in our business with particular emphasis on the development, promotion and recruitment of black people into the HIEPGRO GROUP.

For this purpose we are in the process of drafting a BEE strategic plan with targets that would direct the actions of the HIEPGRO GROUP into the future. It will be part of our measurable objectives.

STRATEGIC PILLARS

The HIEPGRO GROUP is now founded on FIVE strategic pillars:

Each of these pillars represent to the HIEPGRO GROUP a market with huge growth potential.

We invite you to browse through our structure that is attached for more detail of the service offering under each strategic pillar.

• Going forward we regard the following as the HIEPGRO GROUP goals:

  • Enhancing our product offerings to maximize benefits to our customers;
  • Developing our human resources with emphasis on the advancement of black people in terms of our strategy;
  • Establishing and stabilizing the HIEPGRO GROUP brand nationally as well as internationally;
  • Participating in community development through various targeted programs; and
  • Expanding our customer base into Southern Africa and beyond.

• We see the following as our future expansion opportunities:

  • Moving from a predominantly private sector customer base to playing a considerable role in the public sector environment; and
  • Including internal audit and security and risk management assignments as part of our service offering.

Telephone number: 0861 HIEPGRO
0861 4437476

Fax number:012 342 2708

E-mail:

Oubaas:        jjgrobler@hiepgro.co.za
Johan:            johanl@hiepgro.co.za
Louw:             louw@hiepgro.co.za
Geraldine:     gjg@hiepgro.co.za
Thinus:          mail1@hiepgro.co.za

Website:                     www.hiepgro.co.za

Please visit us (preferably by appointment to avoid disappointment) or invite us to do a presentation to you.