“Life is about leaving a legacy: will you have been an asset or liability on the balance sheet of life?”
Sharmain, a qualified Cost and Management Accountant from the Vaal University of Technology, joined the SAWC team in 2009 as Financial Manager.
Before relocating to Hoedspruit, Sharmain lived in Gauteng and worked as senior accountant in the hospitality industry for a number of years. After joining the College in 2009, she quickly moved up the ranks to become the Executive Manager: Finance and Corporate Governance.
In carrying out her role, Sharmain acts with integrity and is consistent and uncompromising in her adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values.
Sharmain balances her love for her family with the pressures of managing the finances for the College, which has some of the most complex financial rules, especially insofar as VAT is concerned. In managing her team, she does so with a light hand and believes in solution-driven answers.
Sharmain thrives in the College environment by facing the diverse challenges head-on, while also helping to manage these at a strategic level using an adaptive management style. Analytical by nature she has a truly compassionate heart.
Sharmain is passionate about animals and owns several pets, who together with her family, provide the much-needed contrast to the fast-paced and diligent role she plays.