Jason started pursuing a career as a Chartered Accountant (SA) and Registered Auditor directly after matriculating. He commenced his internship at the age of 18 and at the same time started studying towards qualifying as a Chartered Accountant at the University of South Africa, completing his undergraduate degree three years later.
Jason went on to graduate within the top 1%, and as the top audit student in South Africa in his final year of postgraduate studies, amongst over 2 400 students, while working full time. He completed his SAICA internship at Mazars, one of South Africa’s largest audit firms, where after he was appointed as an audit manager at JN Chartered Accountants at the age of 22.
At age 24, Jason qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) after passing both SAICA’s ITC and APC exams in the first sitting where after he became the first person in South Africa to complete IRBA’s Audit Development Programme. Jason qualified as a Registered Auditor at age 25 where after he was appointed as a partner at JN Chartered Accountants. Jason also holds a Master’s Degree in Law (cum laude) from the University of South Africa where he graduated as the top performer in the College of Law.