Shawgat Kutubi joined at Charles Darwin University as a Lecturer of Accounting & Finance after completing her Ph.D. in Accounting at La Trobe University, Australia. Her current research focuses on financial accounting, with an emphasis on issues related to bank financial reporting. Her dissertation, motivated by the governance and financial reporting of banks, examines the board of director’s quality and loan loss accounting by banks in emerging markets. Prior to her doctoral studies, Dr Kutubi worked as a Lecturer/Senior in Finance at Independent University, Bangladesh. She holds a Master’s Degree in Finance and Development from the University of London (SOAS), an MBA in Banking & Finance, and a Bachelor’s (Hons) in Finance from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Her research interest lies in corporate governance, financial reporting, and indigenous business and reporting.