CEO: Mr D. Chirombo (RPAcc) (Z), FCIS, AIAA (LON), MBA (NOT.T.U) UK, ICSAZ
Mr Chirombo is an Accountant by profession and is a Registered Public Accountant in possession of Practicing Certificate issued under the Public Accountants and Auditors Act. He is an Associate member of the Institute of Administrative Accountants (UK), (AIAA), Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators in Zimbabwe and past Vice President of this Institute. He is its current Member of Legal & Technical committee. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) with Nottingham Trent University (UK).
He is the founder and Managing Director of Chiro Consultants P/L as well as Professional Accounting P/L. He has garnered extensive experience coupled with professional and 4 academic qualifications and for over 35 years he has served the accounting and financial needs of businesses in Zimbabwe.
He was awarded a Certificate in Corporate Governance with the Commonwealth Association of Corporate Governance; he is a member of the Institute of Directors in Zimbabwe and is a finalist of Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) with Unisa (SA). He also sits on various boards.
Partner: Mr S. Mabheju (R P Auditor) CA (Zimbabwe); CA (Botswana); CFE (USA)
Mr Mabheju provides international consultancy to the World Bank in public financial management, financial reporting and strengthening the accountancy profession at country level, including setting up independent oversight bodies for the accountancy profession, and corporate governance. He has covered countries in the Africa, Caribbean and South Asia regions. He is an accredited trainer in International Standards on Auditing under an Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales programme and has provided extensive IPSAS consultancy to the Government of Botswana (Ministry of Finance and Economic Development) and Ministry of Local Government.
He is a Chartered Accountant (Botswana), Certified Fraud Examiner (USA) and a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe), Bachelor of Accountancy University of Zimbabwe, Registered Public Auditor with the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (PAAB), and a Registered Estates Administrator with the Council of Estates Administrators of Zimbabwe. A past CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe and a partner for 12 years at BDO in Harare, in charge of auditing, training & technical developments. He also worked for Deloitte, then (Deloitte & Touche) in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe to senior manager level and was Deputy City Treasurer for City of Mutare. He trained with the then Pricewaterhouse in Harare.
He has worked as a consultant on high profile forensic accounting assignments in the mining
sector in Zimbabwe and the agricultural and educational sectors in Botswana.
He played a major role as a World Bank consultant in the establishment of the Botswana
Accountancy Oversight Authority, and the Accounting and Auditing Board of Ethiopia, both
accountancy profession regulators
Partner: Ms M. Mabudafhasi CA(South Africa); CA(Zimbabwe); MCom Tax(UCT); Fin Acc Honours (UKZN); BCom Acc (UCT)
Ms Mabudafhasi is a Chartered Accountant South Africa and member of the SAICA. She is also a Chartered Accountant Zimbabwe. She holds a Master of Commerce Degree in Taxation from the University of Cape Town and an Honours Degree in Financial Accounting from the University of Kwazulu Natal. Ms Mabudafhasi obtained her Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting from the University of Cape Town. She has also been awarded a Certificate in Advanced Auditing.