Jodie N. Lobana

School of Accounting and Finance Fellowship Honourees

Jodie Lobana, CA, CPA, CIA, CISA, PMP, IFRS Certified

Jodie Lobana is currently the President of Lobana Consulting Group Inc. Jodie launched the company in 2005. The consulting services provided by Lobana Group are focused on IFRS Conversion, IFRS training, Corporate Governance, IT Governance, Internal Audit Planning and Delivery, Risk Assessments, Sarbanes Oxley, Financial Process Improvements, and Due Diligence services. Lobana Group deploys CAs, CMAs, or CGAs as subcontractors to assist in their various consulting engagements.

Jodie’s educational accomplishments include a Masters of Accounting degree from the University of Waterloo, Canadian Chartered Accountant designation, Certified Public Accountant designation from Illinois State, USA, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Project Management Professional designation, and Certificate in International Financial Reporting Standards from the Institute of Chartered Accountant of England and Wales.

Jodie is currently a Director of the Institute of Internal Auditors (“the IIA”)– Toronto Chapter. Also, as part of Communications Committee for Canada Institute Project for IIA, Jodie participated in leading the marketing and promotion effort for the Institute prior to the membership vote in 2010. The results were remarkably successful in favour of the new IIA Canada institute.

Jodie is also a member of Academics Committee of the IIA Canada Council responsible for managing IIA Canada’s relationships with Canadian Universities and Colleges, and for promoting Internal Audit Profession to the students.

She is a Director on the Advisory Board for York University`s Master’s Degree in Financial Accountability. Jodie`s work as part of the Advisory Board provided significant assistance in the successful launch of this new Master`s Degree program in the fall of 2009.

Jodie is also an Audit Committee member for compliance audit committees of the City of Brampton, and Dufferin-Peel Catholic School Board.

Internationally, Jodie has done consulting work in Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, United States, and Ireland. She calls herself a “Global Citizen”, and travels constantly to meet her fellow citizens in other countries. Jodie has travelled to approx. 30 countries.

Jodie is passionate about the cause of new immigrants, and their settlement into their respective professional fields. Jodie has taken on the work of mentoring new immigrants on bridging the gap between their current state to a future state of being working in the field of their dreams.

Seeing Jodie`s constant quest to provide excellent service to her clients, and excellent advice as a Director or a Mentor or a friend, Jodie`s close friend described her in a short phrase...Jodie...means...Joy of doing it Excellent`.

Fellow: Armaitish Sethna