Vela qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2008. He is a specialist in public sector accounting and auditing. He has more than 19 years auditing and accounting experience in the public sector. He completed his articles with the Office of the Auditor General and worked for the same office as Manager Performance Auditing.

His auditing experience includes internal and external auditing of provincial departments, municipalities and public entities. He has been employed in the public service as Corporate Executive and CFO for various organisation’s.

He co-founded Bonakude Consulting in 2010 and is currently the CEO of Bonakude. Through Bonakude he has consulted for more than 7 years in various municipalities, Provincial Departments and Public entities. He has been seconded as CFO of various municipalities by the KZN Provincial Government. He is an approved MSCOA Trainer by CIGFARO and National Treasury