Mrs Christa Viljoen

Christa Viljoen is a lecturer at the University of South Australia’s School of Commerce.  The university has a strong international focus.  Christa holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Law) from the University of the Free State in South Africa and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Accounting from the University of Natal in South Africa.  She is a qualified chartered accountant who is registered with SAICA (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants).   

Christa started her professional career working in London for two years in the field of accounting.  She completed her internship with Mazars in South Africa before spending five years as Financial Manager for a group of companies in the retail industry.  She started lecturing seven years ago at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa where she taught Finance. She joined UniSA in February 2016.  Christa teaches Management Accounting and Property Investment.  She has co-authored two articles on Risk disclosure by the top listed companies in South Africa. 

She has a passion for teaching and making a contribution towards students’ development for them to achieve success when starting their careers.  Her main fields of interests are Finance and Property Investment. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce Honours (Accounting) University of Natal

• Bachelor of Commerce The University of the Orange Free State

• Certificate of Membership South African Institute of Chartered Accountants

Work history

Lecturer, School of Commerce, UniSA Business School - February 2016

Lecturer, School of Accountancy, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa - 2010-2015

Financial Manager, Boardware Propriety Ltd, South Africa - 2005-2009