About

A Career Built on Integrity and Expertise

Muyaka Ngulube-Banda
20+
Years of Global Finance and GRC Leadership

Muyaka Ngulube-Banda

Finance & GRC Expert · Advisor · Mentor

Muyaka Ngulube-Banda is recognised Global Leader in Financial Management, Governance, Risk, and Compliance. She has built a career dedicated to strengthening financial governance, managing complex international programs, and ensuring development funds create real impact across communities worldwide. She brings a rare combination of technical rigour and practical wisdom to every engagement.

Her advisory work is grounded in the belief that strong governance is not a constraint on organisational ambition — it is its foundation. She has helped over 70 organisations across 10 countries redesign their governance structures, build resilient risk cultures, and embed compliance as a driver of strategic advantage.

Beyond consulting, Muyaka is a committed mentor and coach. She has mentored more than 120 diverse professionals, many of whom now lead finance and GRC functions at leading institutions across the continent. She is also a champion of women empowerment and promotes their involvement in national development agendas.

Qualifications

Credentials & Education

People and Teams Development
Clarity 4D, United Kingdom
Certified Governance, Risk Management and Compliance Specialist
Global Academy of Finance and Management, USA
Certified Compliance Specialist
American Institute of Business and Financial Management, USA
Affiliate Member
Governance Institute of Australia
Associate Member (ASA)
CPA Australia
Fellow Member
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
AICPA-CIMA, United Kingdom
Master of Science Strategic Planning
Heriot Watt University, United Kingdom
Master of Business Administration
Heriot Watt University, United Kingdom
Bachelor Degree (Honours) Accounting
Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland
Leadership Management
United Nations Campus, Bonn, Germany
Risk Management tools, Inventory of Risks, Assessments of Risks and Development of Mitigation Strategies
RIPA International, United Kingdom
Recognition

Recognition & Advocacy

Featured In

The Leaders 360 — World's Most Influential Business Women

Muyaka was featured in The Leaders 360's March 2026 issue, "The Power of Financial Governance," part of the magazine's Global Development Leadership Insights series. The cover story traces her path from Zambia to global development leadership, highlighting her work across UNDP, Global Fund programmes, and international government partnerships to advance transparency, compliance, and accountability in development funding.

Driven by a passion for women's empowerment, Muyaka founded the Forum for Zambia Women Accountants (FZWA) to give women in the profession a platform to engage, learn, and support one another both within the accountancy field and in the wider national development agenda. That advocacy has run alongside two decades of leadership within the profession itself:

Founder & First National Coordinator
Forum for Zambia Women Accountants (FZWA)
First Southern African President
International Federation of Women Accountants (IFWA)
Council Member, 6 Years · Chairperson, Education
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
Past Chairperson
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Zambia Branch
Vice Chairperson
CIMA Africa Regional Board, South Africa
Career Journey

Professional Timeline

1995

Auditor

Office of the Auditor General, Zambia
2003

Accountant

NAC 2000 Corporation, Zambia
2005- 2011

Logistics Performance Analyst, Supply Analyst, Counter Sales Office, Depot Cashier

PUMA Energy, British Petroleum, Zambia
2011 – 2016

Quality Assurance and Finance Advisor, Operations Quality Assurance Officer

United Nations Development Programme, Zambia
2017 – 2018

Quality Assurance and Compliance Specialist

United Nations Development Programme, South Sudan
2019 – 2021

Group Leader, HIV and Malaria Portfolios

GFA Consulting Group Gmbh (Fiscal Agent), Nigeria
2021 – 2022

Team Leader – Financial Management Technical Assistance

United Nations Development Programme, Indonesia
2022 – 2023

Country Team Leader

GFA Consulting Group Gmbh (Fiscal Agent), Liberia
2023 – 2026

Fiscal Agent Manager, Millenium Challenge Account

GFA Consulting Group Gmbh, Timor Leste
2026

Finance and GRC Consultant, Business Manager

Lemub Group Pty, Australia