Miss A. Mashinya completed her High School in 2011 at PEPPS Preparatory and College, in Polokwane, Limpopo Province. She proceeded to the University of Pretoria where she obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Accounting Science) in 2016. In 2017, she went on to obtain her Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree (Accounting Science) and CTA. On completion of her studies, she joined a Mid-Tier accounting firm in Pretoria to do her Articles of Clerkship. She passed her Initial Test of Competence (ITC) on first seating in 2017 and the following year went to pass her Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). Miss A. Mashinya has also completed Chartered Financial Analyst Level 1 in 2018. In December 2019, she completed her Articles and was duly discharged allowing her to register as a Chartered Accountant with South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
In January 2020, Miss A. Mashinya joined IBRATSA on a part-time basis as Financial Director. She is responsible for the entire Financial Management of the company.