Coen Stokes

Coen Stokes, born in 1983, is the CEO of Beraca Audit Associates and the Beraca Accountants and Auditors group, as well as the President of the National Council of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). Coen studied at UNISA, earning a BCompt in Accounting and Auditing, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) in 2008 and as a Registered Auditor with IRBA in 2009. With extensive experience as a partner and owner at Stokes & Co Auditors Inc. and managing partner at Beraca Accountants and Auditors Inc., Coen leads a firm that assists a diverse clientele with various financial services. Actively involved in multiple committees within SAICA, Coen recently developed advanced cloud-based practice management software aimed at enhancing productivity for accountants and auditors.