Established in 1993, assurance and advisory firm Nkonki is 100% Black-owned and 51% Black female-owned. It has over 40 partners who are registered auditors and more than 400 professional staff members, with offices located in Gauteng, the Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and the North West. A member firm of Kreston International, Nkonki has access to deep global expertise in addition to its local knowledge through more than 20,000 professionals across 100 countries.
Nkonki is registered with the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors ( IRBA), and is accredited by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to audit JSE-listed companies. The firm is fully equipped with an in-house accredited IFRS advisor, a Technical department to support assurance services, and an in-house Learning Centre that empowers professional staff to excel in technical knowledge and service delivery.
Nkonki provides thought leadership on a number of pertinent issues through its Annual Audit Committee Conference for Retirement Funds, Public Sector and Listed Companies, Annual Integrated Reporting Awards for Top 100 JSE Listed Companies and Schedule 2 State Owned Companies. The firm has also partnered with the Institute of Directors to train Audit Committee members in Audit Committee Effectiveness using the ACE Model – Winning Formula for Audit Committees, a book authored by Nkonki CEO, Sindi Zilwa.
In 2004 Nkonki was awarded the "Top Emerging Female Owned Company of the Year", and in 2013 Nkonki’s CEO was awarded the "Overall Professional of the Year" as a result of the professional integrity applied by the firm in formulating audit opinions.