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Madeleen van Schalkwyk

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Madeleen qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) in 2008 and is an experienced businesswoman and managing director.

After completing her articles and with follow additional work experience, Madeleen started her own accounting and tax practice and traded for three and a half  years.

Wauko approached Madeleen in 2018 to start up the WauComply business focussing on tax and company secretarial compliance services. In 2019 Madeleen joined her practice with WauComply and became the managing director. Since then the business keeps on growing with a lot of satisfied clients.

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