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Marike Muller
WHAT DO WE DO?
BDO Verification Services is a SANAS accredited verification agency. We conduct audits of a company’s contributions and issue a report and certificate confirming the level of achievement against each target.
We also offer:
OUR B-BBEE SERVICES
VERIFICATION
We conduct a thorough audit of an entity’s B-BBEE scorecard to verify their contributions and/or performance in each of the 5 elements. This is much the same concept as an auditor auditing your financial statements, however with a different set of measurement criteria and rules. A certificate is the final product of this process.
TRAINING
Our technical experts around the country provide regular public training courses on which you can book a seat. Where there are a number of delegates requiring training, we can tailor in-house training programmes to suit your needs as a more affordable and targeted solution.
SCORECARD COMPILATION
We can compile a preliminary B-BBEE scorecard in preparation for verification or as part of one of our other services.
SCENARIO PLANNING
Using your current scorecard as a benchmark or a year-to-date analysis, we can plot gaps in terms of where you are and where you would like to be and suggest various scenarios for you to achieve this.
CONSULTING AND STRATEGY PLANNING
Our senior technical team can assist in defining specific strategies and helping you to implement these in your business in order to increase your scoring, keeping in mind return on investment.
Consulting must occur separately to verification, and we may not verify your scorecard for four years after we complete our consulting obligations to you, as we must remain impartial.
SUPPLIER ANALYSIS
Assessing your suppliers in order to establish the overall B-BBEE procurement recognition benefit you can achieve from the procurement element can maximise your score. The process includes contacting suppliers, collection of certificates and calculation of procurement flow through recognition.
SEVEN REASONS TO COMPLY WITH B-BBEE
A COMPANY’S COMPLIANCE AND STATUS IS MEASURED IN TERMS OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE ELEMENTS:
VERIFICATION PROCESS
BEE RECOGNITION AND LEVELS
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B-BBEE CATEGORIES
Your business falls into one of these three categories:
THE ROLE OF A VERIFICATION AGENCY IN ISSUING A CERTIFICATE
Verification agencies play much the same role in the auditing of your BEE credentials as financial auditors do in the auditing of your financial information. For example, submission of financials with a profit declaration will be audited to prove that this declaration is correct or incorrect.
B-BBEE verification agencies audit your B-BBEE performance and contributions, proving that the claim you have made regarding your contributions is correct or incorrect.
Who can issue certificates? Verification agencies must be accredited by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS). Our SANAS accreditation, allows us to issue a complete assurance certificate, based on the rigorous verification procedures undertaken.
COMPLAINTS & APPEAL PROCEDURE
The Complaints and Appeals procedure cater to any of our clients who wish to appeal the outcome of a BEE verification rating or lodge a complaint relating to BEE verification activities that fall under our responsibility.
BDO B-BBEE Verification Services
Marike Muller