Neo Magabu joined Grant Thornton in 2023. She is a Senior Manager in the Assurance team and has over 10 years of experience in the audit field.
Experience
After completing her Bachelor of Accountancy she joined Deloitte as an Audit Assistant in 2012 and worked her way up to Assistant Manager position. She joined Grant Thornton in 2023 as a manager. Neo is in charge of external audit assignments which includes monitoring audit engagements, planning and allocation of resources, client liaison, on job training and conducting external engagements.
Sector experience
Neo has been involved in external audits assignments for a diverse clientele, involving large manufacturing, construction, trading, non-profitable organisations and service industry clients.
Professional qualifications and memberships
Neo attained her Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Botswana, and she is an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) member of the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) and Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Neo is also a member of the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) examinations and membership sub-committee.
Technological proficiency
Neo has experience operating various software to execute audit methodology, such as IDEA (data analysis), LEAP (Grant Thornton patented tool for identification of financial statement risks and linkage to the processes and internal controls established to address those risks) and TeamMate (audit workflow). Furthermore, she is also proficient in using Microsoft Office applications to ensure quality of work.
Community involvement
Neo participates in Grant Thornton’s CSR initiatives such as recently supporting Government’s Digital Transformation Strategy within the education sector by sponsoring a state-of-the art imported tech panel – a first for public schools in Botswana. Over the years, Grant Thornton has supported various local communities paying special attention to the upliftment of education in Botswana.
Languages spoken
English, Setswana, Kalanga.
- ACA
- BFP
