Professional Assignments Team (PAT)

Professional Assignments Team, known as PAT, specialises in the placement of contract and full time permanent financial staff. The company is a subsidiary of The Finance Team Group (Pty) Ltd, a provider of part-time and interim financial executives, and it is owned and managed by Chartered Accountants who have been actively engaged in the industry for over a decade. PAT profiles and screens every candidate so that the fit works for the client from both a technical and a cultural perspective. Its screening process covers previous employment references, verification of qualifications, credit checks and criminal checks. The company describes service excellence as its core value, alongside integrity and passion for people.

PAT works within the accounting fraternity and places both temporary and permanent candidates. The categories it focuses on are Senior Bookkeepers, Debtors and Creditors Clerks, Cashbook Clerks, Debtors and Creditors Managers, Cost Accountants, Management Accountants, Financial Accountants, Financial Controllers and Financial Managers. Its two service lines are contract or temporary financial placements and permanent financial placements. Clients looking for a part time or interim financial Director or Manager are referred to the sister company, The Finance Team. Contract solutions are structured to suit a client's current and future employment goals and plans.

The company operates from St Stithians College, Unit 4 One and All Office Block, 40 Peter Place Road, Lyme Park, Sandton, and is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm. Its enquiry form covers all nine South African provinces, from Gauteng and the Western Cape to Limpopo and the Northern Cape. Clients choose PAT because it tailor-makes solutions to fit their budgets and deadlines, and because it maintains an extensive database of individuals seeking permanent and contract opportunities. Longstanding relationships with candidates and clients help the team make informed and accurate placements. Its stated vision is to be the premier partner in providing quality financial staffing solutions to all business entities.