Bernard is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and an Associate Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He received the award for top student final year B.Com Accounting at UCT. Bernard has more than a decade of post articles experience. Bernard was the former Chief Operating Officer of Matus Tools, one of South Africa's leading FMCG companies. Bernard's experience includes Manufacturing, FMCG, Finance, Healthcare, Property, Non Profit and Education. Bernard's full profile can be viewed at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernard-balkin-ca-sa-283a1330/.