Please note: Applications for the 2010 Training Outside of Public Practice Programme (TOPP) closed on 30 September 2009.
Liberty Holdings Limited (Liberty) is over 50 years old, is the third largest insurer in South Africa and has approximately 6000 employees. Currently our Training Outside of Public Practice ((TOPP) Programme is aimed at creating and increasing the scarce skill of Chartered Accountants within the South African insurance environment.
The Liberty TOPP Programme is a 3 year rotation programme throughout the finance and audit areas of the organisation. It comprises of four core areas of rotation, which includes Internal Audit, Taxation, Financial Accounting and Management Accounting. This programme therefore contributes to the objective of increasing the number of predominantly black Chartered Accountants in South Africa.
TOPP versus TIPP
Essentially the main focus of a Training Inside Public Practice (TIPP) Programme is primarily on auditing and gears the trainee for a career as an Auditor while the Training Outside Public Practice (TOPP) Programme route focuses on engendering broader financial management and audit skills and gears the trainee accountant towards a career in the corporate world.
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