RAiN Chartered Accountants Partners with the University of the Free State for the 2025 RAiN Digital Warrior Challenge
At RAiN Chartered Accountants, we believe the future of our profession lies at the intersection of accounting and technology. This vision came to life once again through our partnership with the University of the Free State’s School of Accountancy for the 2025 RAiN Digital Warrior Challenge — an exciting, hands-on competition designed to test students’ skills in data analytics, automation, and digital problem-solving.
The annual challenge, open to second-year BAcc and third-year BCom (Accounting) students, brought together some of the most promising future accountants to extract, transform, and analyse data in a simulated business environment. Participants developed interactive Power BI dashboards that showcased their ability to turn complex information into meaningful business insights.
Left to right: Jenna du Bruyn of RAiN Chartered Accountants with prize-winners Zander Strauss, Willie Volschenk, Matlala Kgadi, Keletso Nkome, and Charlene Black, also of RAiN. Kneeling: Dian Diesel. Photo credit: University of the Free State
RAiN Chartered Accountants remains committed to supporting initiatives that equip young professionals with digital skills. As the accounting field continues to evolve, it is essential that future accountants not only understand numbers but also know how to interpret data, identify patterns, and tell a story through analytics.
Through partnerships like the RAiN Digital Warrior Challenge, we continue to invest in the future of accounting, empowering students to lead in a profession that is increasingly data-driven, analytical, and technologically advanced.
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