Shamiso Magobeya, CPA, CA, CIA, MBL (UNISA)

Shamiso Magobeya, CPA, CA, CIA, MBL (UNISA)

Shamiso Magobeya is an experienced finance and audit executive with extensive experience providing financial leadership to organizations undergoing transition, addressing accounting backlogs, strengthening financial reporting, and improving the overall effectiveness of finance functions.

She has been brought into organizations where reporting had fallen behind, financial information was incomplete, processes required improvement, or finance leadership was temporarily unavailable. Her work has included leading complex financial clean-ups, reconciling long-outstanding balance sheet accounts, preparing organizations for audit, strengthening internal controls, and helping leadership teams regain confidence in their financial information.

Shamiso also has significant experience modernizing finance systems and processes. She has implemented automated invoicing and inventory management systems, led accounting system migrations, developed balance sheet reconciliation frameworks, and documented finance policies, procedures, and workflows. Her systems experience includes QuickBooks Online, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, and Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

She has supported organizations through major transitions, including business sales, leadership changes, government reporting requirements, CRA reviews, and year-end audits. In one engagement, she rebuilt financial reporting after more than a year without reliable financial statements, developed the financial information required for a business valuation, and later helped reconcile and collect more than $3 million in outstanding receivables.

A key part of Shamiso’s approach is developing the people behind the finance function. She has trained and mentored finance teams, assessed departmental capacity, introduced stronger processes and controls, and supported successful handovers to newly hired Controllers and finance leaders.

Her experience spans private businesses, not-for-profit organizations, healthcare and public-sector organizations, transportation, manufacturing, insurance, construction, retail, and service-based industries.

Shamiso is a Chartered Professional Accountant in Ontario, a Chartered Accountant in Zimbabwe, and a Certified Internal Auditor. She also holds a Master of Business Leadership from the University of South Africa. She is passionate about training and mentoring and has previously tutored university accounting students and aspiring Chartered Accountants.

Outside of work, Shamiso enjoys spending time with family and loved ones and watching real-life documentaries.

Based in London, Ontario, Shamiso works with organizations throughout Southwestern Ontario and across Canada.

Education

• University of South Africa (UNISA) Graduate School of Leadership, Master of Business Leadership (MBL)
• University of South Africa, BCompt Honours Accounting
• National University of Science and Technology Zimbabwe, Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree in Accounting

Volunteer/Community Involvement

• Treasurer, ATN Access Inc.