You need every advantage you can get in the small business world

⏤ we are that advantage

We are Rae & Associates

As experienced financial advisers with an interest in your business’s success and financial well-being, our services do not end there. We take great care in providing specialist advice and guidance to ensure your business’s holistic financial health. With a speciality in small to medium-sized enterprises, we have solutions for any type of industry.

We pride ourselves on delivering an excellent and professional service to our clients and proudly maintain a strong name in the industry and a stellar track record of sound service standards and delivery. Our clients are our top priority, which is why all measures are taken to provide tailored solutions and ongoing support.

“I enjoy what I do because I love working with entrepreneurs and small business owners.”

— Michelle Rae, Founder

“Partnering with Rae & Associates 10 years ago was one of the best decisions ever made. I can trust that the books are in order, while I focus on my passion - to design jewelry." - Tarryn, MISU Jewelry

We do the books, you do business.

Our Approach
Our highly qualified team carefully assesses your business needs to develop tailored solutions that can be for the short or long term. We provide hands-on support and guidance to ensure you get the most out of your products during the onboarding and implementation of your accounting and payroll software.

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Meet the Team

Michelle Rae

Head Honcho and ruler of all things RAE
Paul Rae

Technical Director, Payroll Specialist & Resident Chef
Lauren du Plooy

COO, Accountant (BAP) SA
Hennie du Plooy

Implementation specialist, Trainer, Support and Tech wizard
Amelia-Jane Combrink

Senior bookkeeper and team cheerleader
Lettie Koko

Bookkeeper and all round rockstar
Batsi Shumba

Bookkeeper, QBO & Payspace support - the most patient human being in our office
Kgabo Lepuru

Bookkeeper, like a long distance runner, slow and steady wins the race.

What people are saying

A Trusted Partner for My Small Business
I'd like to express my sincere gratitude to Rae and Associates. The team has been an invaluable asset to my small business, going above and beyond the role of a typical accountant. The team's financial knowledge and expertise have been instrumental in ensuring my business stays on track. They handle all my financial requirements with precision and efficiency. What truly sets Rae & Associates apart is their constant support and clear communication. Our monthly meetings, with our dedicated accountant, Amelia, are a highlight. They're informative and insightful, yet Amelia explains everything in a way that's easy to understand. This allows me to make sound financial decisions for the long-term success of my business. Amelia is more than just an accountant; she's a trusted advisor and a pillar of support for my small business. I highly recommend Rae and Associates to any entrepreneur seeking a knowledgeable and supportive accounting partner.
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Sam Frankel
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Rae & Associates have always been a valuable partner of ours. We operate within the Global Payroll space and partner with local professionals to assist our customers with their needs. Michelle & the Team have always been very accommodating and understanding of our customers requirements. I have personally worked with them for approaching 12 years and would highly recommend to all.
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Tom - PeoplePay Global
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Essential to our Business
We approached Lauren from Rae & Associates when we were looking to move from Pastel to a new, more modern accounting platform.
Lauren and her team provided fantastic support to the internal management and accounting team to make the move to QuickBooks Online as seamless as possible.
They have continued to provide impeccable business and financial support to our company and are an essential part of the daily financial operations of our business.
The monthly reports the management team receives from R&A allow us to focus more on growing the business than on daily financial and administrative tasks and grow our business with complete trust in the figures.
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Gary Atkins
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“Amazing people, they helped us get our books sorted. We started our own company and are not accountants so Rae stepped in and got us where we needed to be. Now I feel like I'm truly running a proper business all thanks to their fantastic accounting skills and just all-round awesomeness.”
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Nicky
★★★★★
“We recently moved from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online and Rae & Associates were so helpful in assisting us with the transition and training. I would highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for any assistance regarding QuickBooks Online.”
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Kaylah
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“Richem has been utilising the expertise of Rae & Associates for a period of time and has been very satisfied with the service offering. We would not hesitate to recommend their services to any prospective clients.”
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Patricia
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"We were looking for an affordable yet efficient and effective payroll service provider. Rae and associates manage all our payroll related matters and matters related to employee tax. Their turnaround time is on point you don’t have to wait days on end to get your work done or get a response on the work you requested! They took the time to understand who we are as a company and gave amazing service, they took into consideration our limited resources as an NPO and still give us the best service. We wholeheartedly recommend Rae and Associates to anyone that needs an efficient and excellent service provider”
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Mpumi Mabena - Nelson Mandela Childrens Fund
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RAE have been on our business journey from month 1 as a start-up. They have actively supported us over the past six years, helping us deal with a lot of unknowns, difficult decisions and complexity that comes with rapid growth. RAE are very responsive, action-oriented and are just all round nice people to work with. It’s been a pleasure doing business with them.
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David Blyth
★★★★★

FAQs

Absolutely not. You maintain 100% control of all decisions and still need to authorise all checks. You decide which vendors get paid and when. Rae & Associates provides you with the necessary information and performs the specific task, but final approval of all invoices, payments and checks is up to you.
You will have a professional consultant assigned to your account. This person will work on your account, master your unique processes and be responsible for the day-to-day servicing of your account. Each consultant is supported by a dedicated account team that provides internal support and functions as a backup.
In general, our costs have been proven to be less than our clients were paying for their accounting staff. Our fees are based on the volume and complexity of each client. We determine the scope of services and establish a fixed monthly amount so you can manage your budget. The cost of properly setting up your books and maintaining them is far more cost-effective than having your accountant fix and correct them at year-end. In addition, the benefits of having accurate and useful reporting during the year can assist in all aspects of running your business. We encourage you to take advantage of our free bookkeeping consultation and learn what the precise costs for your business would be.
Our team is highly qualified and are specialists in industry-leading accounting software. We also have experience in other standard accounting software. Additionally, we have working knowledge of various industry-specific software.
No one can have access to your data without your company’s express permission, including your CPA, advisers and specific employees. We can also set up restrictions so that certain functions can be limited to the people to whom you allow access.