STORY OF ACCACE ADEPT
Accace Adept is the joint venture of Accace and Adept Advisory, established to pursue a long-term strategy of providing innovative BPO services in the area of accounting, payroll and HR administration to our clients in South Africa, the United Kingdom and globally. We joined forces to access each other’s valuable insight, knowhow and practices, while combining our experience in complementary fields of expertise. We provide high-quality services guaranteed through a set of stringent international requirements and business standards.
Accace is a proactive consultancy and outsourcing partner who bridges the gap between needs and solutions. Accace operates internationally as Accace Circle, a co-created business community of like-minded BPO providers and advisors who deliver outstanding services with elevated customer experience and erase the borders of service delivery. Covering over 50 jurisdictions with nearly 2,500 professionals, we support more than 15,000 customers, mostly mid-size and international Fortune 500 companies from various sectors, and process at least 200,000 pay slips globally.
Learn more at www.accace.com
Adept Advisory was established in 2007 in South Africa, where it has built a reputation for servicing the EMEA market with Risk Advisory; Finance & Operations and Digital solutions. The company leverages centers-of-expertise to deliver specialized skills that focus on current industry issues. Currently, Adept provides services to a wide range of the Top 100 JSE Listed Firms and numerous other mid and large size organizations.
Learn more at www.adeptadvisory.co.za
OUR KEY PEOPLE
Managing Director | Accace Adept
Director | Accace Adept
Partner | CEO Accace
Managing Director | Adept Advisory
Mihaela took over the role of the CEO in the beginning of 2020. She joined Accace in 2007 and started the corporate services practice in Bucharest. She was acting as the Corporate Services Manager untill 2010. Mihaela has always been tempted by new challenges connected with acquiring new markets for Accace. During 2010 and 2011 she was in charge of Accace’s branch in Hungary and helped to perform a successful merger of Accace with a well-established local market player Interbook Kft. For the next 2 years she was responsible for Accace’s operations in Romania managing a team of over 25 experts.
Since April 2012 Mihaela’s responsibilites were increased by taking up the coordination of business development and marketing activities within Accace Group; facing a global expansion challenge. Mihaela has been supervising the Accace’s global expansion team and her personally put in place the entire network of Accace’s Vendors in EMEA region. In 2013 she was appointed Regional Director responsible for supervsion of Accace’s operations in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and newly opened branch in Germany. Three years later, Mihaela becomes the appointed Partner for Accace´s companies in Romania.
Mihaela mastered the University of Law in Bucharest, with main field in European and fiscal legislation. She also is a graduate of the National Institute of Attorneys in Romania. Mihaela is a member of Bucharest Bar Association along with being a certified mediator. Mihaela is fluent in Romanian, English and French.
Clive is a versatile financial director with a wealth of technical and commercial skills acquired during his almost 13 years of experience in a wide range of demanding roles in the UK and South Africa. Acting as the Head of Finance at Adept Advisory for the last 7 years he has further developed his expertise in financial accounting and reporting, integrated performance management, strategic transformation, M&A, finance technology and project management.
CONTACT
Clive Wyatt | Director
With strong integrity, and a vast knowledge base, and years of experience in industry, Michelle specialises in supporting clients enter the UK and SA markets and supports businesses work towards pursuing their business goals around areas of accounting, payroll, tax and compliance. Michelle is an experienced financial professional with a demonstrated history of working within diverse corporate environments in the UK and South Africa. She has a comprehensive knowledge of finance, risk and control environments, and is focused on people, business development and streamlining of business processes through digital transformation.
Michelle dedicates herself to understanding an appreciating each client’s situation and goals before recommending services. She realises that every client has individual needs and a unique business journey.
BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
We are a Level-1 B-BBEE Contributor (135%). Adept Advisory (Pty) Ltd is committed to the process of black economic empowerment and is fully supportive of Government’s transformation objectives and initiatives. Adept Advisory’s BEE status has been verified by a SANAS approved BBBEE Verification Agency.
Ditikeni Advisory Holdings has a 25% shareholding in Adept Advisory. Ditikeni is truly broad-based in its black economic empowerment objectives. The group is owned by 22 non-profit organisations serving black communities at grassroots level. The work they do through the non-profit beneficiary organisations directly and indirectly impacts the lives of over 2 million of our country’s poorest and most marginalised citizens.
