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ALFRED MURONZI

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E-mail: ad4xhy@r.postjobfree.com, ID number is available on request PROFILE

Senior corporate professional with more than 30 years working experience in capacities of Director, Tactical Manager( Operations Management), Chief Financial Officer, Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary, Business Support Manager, Financial Manager, International Secretariat Management Accountant, Administration Manager-Secretarial, Business Consultant, Accounts Payable Specialist, Workshop Facilitator, Budget Training Specialist, Part-time Lecturer, Public Sector Auditor, and Private Sector Audit Clerk. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Construction and Engineering Sector Strategic Planning

Hospitality and Property Management Budget Planning and Forecasting

Education and Training Financial Management, Analysis, and Reporting

Non-Governmental Organisations Policy and Procedure Developing

Facilities Management Business Compliance

Merchant Banking Risk Management

Private and Public-Sector Auditing Project Management

Quality Standards Certifying, and Consultation Auditing

Managing Support Services Teams Finance, HR, IT Business Consultation

Staff Leadership and Development Cost and Management Accounting

Performance Management Proficient in SUN system, Ms Excel, Ms Word, Ms PowerPoint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mfundi Professional Management October 2016 to present Director

Duties:

1. Seconded to Rx Health (Nov 2018 to March 2020) as Tactical Manager performing the following duties: a. Managing day to day operations ensuring that the stakeholders’ needs are satisfied as per Service Level Agreements. Duty roster allocation.

b. Monitoring daily electronic attendance register, daily performance statistics, managed healthcare call centre performance, attending to all queries from stakeholders and resolving queries within 24 hours, making sure all working equipment is in good order and repaired and maintained as per schedule to avoid hick ups.

c. Hiring, training, disciplinary action, and hold constant meetings with staff on production and general company information.

d. Internal controls and policies and procedures, risk management, and making sure the company is in compliance with statutory requirements, and case management is done proficiently to the satisfaction of stakeholders.

e. Stakeholder relationship management and attending stakeholder meetings and give feedback to the CEO and Executive Committee of Rx Health.

2. Strategic financial management, internal controls and policies and procedures. 3. Strategic marketing, cash flow management,

4. Company registration and related CIPC related filings, annual returns and statutory returns such as income tax, UIF, PAYE, SDL, Workman compensation etc. E’tsho Holdings (Pty) Ltd Apr 2015 to Sep 2016

Chief Finance Officer (Group of 4 companies)

Duties:

Created and populated the Finance department of the operating companies in the Group. Page 2

Head of Support services departments comprising Finance, HR and Payroll, IT, Marketing and Legal, Office management and Administration, Fleet, and procurement departments of the group of companies comprising construction and engineering project management, Hotel, Property management, and a school making sure all departments perform their duties satisfactorily to the benefit of the company and all stakeholders.

Supervised, reviewed, and implemented a full and accurate set of accounting records for the operating companies.

Ensured that daily finance transactions were recorded correctly in the books of accounts and that proper approval was done through the delegation of authority.

Established and reviewed policies and procedures of all departments ensuring compliance with legislation making sure that the company does not get penalised for not abiding by the law.

Produced monthly management accounts for the operating companies and did variance reports making sure that the budgets were being followed in expenditure and income.

Generated weekly cash flows for each of the entities within the group and make sure money was being collected from clients and that suppliers were paid as per contract.

Reduced the debtors ageing from +180 days plus to 30 days within a period of 6 months.

Reduced the creditors ageing from +150 days to 30 days within a period of 7 months.

Increased the number of students at the school from 220 to 630 within 3 months leading the school to be self sustaining financially.

Prepared annual financial statements that were audited and were found to be in good order.

Prepared monthly trial balance, debtors age analysis, creditors age analysis, asset register, did monthly stock takes, statement of financial position of entities and the group, statement of comprehensive income, statement of cash flows, statement of changes in equity, notes to the financial statements and statement of financial performance.

Made sure that monthly bank reconciliations, creditors’ reconciliations, debtors’ reconciliations, intercompany transactions reconciliations, assets reconciliations and other relevant ledger reconciliations were done properly.

Prepared business plans and budgets, in liaison with business managers, for the operating companies and monitored adherence to budgets during expenditure.

Presented financial statements to the CEO, Directors, Executive Committee (EXCO) and provide analysis that guide the EXCO in business decision making.

Established risk management measures to improve operating company performance.

Maintained sound working relationship with financial institutions and other stakeholders and was responsible for raising short term finance for the company.

Reduced cost to the business by implementing proper division of labour and proper distribution of duties to subordinates and provide adequate training where need arose and eliminated duplication of effort.

Guided the EXCO on any business finance matters and research on latest methodologies of managing finance department.

Made sure operating companies’ assets are properly accounted for and are producing revenue for the operating companies and disposed of the assets that were not being utilised properly and had no future use for the company.

Performed company secretarial duties in liaison with the law firm to which the function was outsourced.

Ensured that HR maintains proper records of all human resources in the entities, and that each human resource has offer letter, singed work contract in place and that they are remunerated monthly as per work contract agreement.

Ensured that all Heads of Departments sign for the payment of all employees under their supervision before salaries are paid monthly.

Ensured that all HR policies and procedures that comply with legislation are in place and copies are given to employees for their understanding and compliance.

Ensured that the companies are properly registered with CIPC, SARS, and Compensation department and the school with Education department.

Ensured that statutory returns such as VAT, PAYE, UIF, Skills levies, Annual returns, Income tax and various school returns are filed with the relevant government department and relevant payments are made as per statutory requirements.

Ensured that the outsourced IT department is readily available to serve the group of companies and advise on how to improve operating efficiencies of the group of companies to save costs to the company. Page 3

Ensured that the group of companies is marketed properly and in the correct platforms such as websites, magazines, road shows and other media such as TV and workshops and shows.

Minimised risk exposure by ensuring that all legal matters are promptly attended to by the legal department and making sure that the business is insured adequately.

Ensured that office and administration management of the group is supportive of the core business of the entities and release time and resources to concentrate on core business that brings money into the company.

Ensured that fleet of the company is managed well to the benefit of the group of entities.

Provided training to subordinates to make sure that they are up to date with changes in their areas of specialisation and that they remain focused to provide excellent service to the whole group of companies.

Conducted performance appraisals of my subordinates’ quarterly.

Ensured that the group derive value for money always and initiate improvement where need arises.

Prepared audit packs and had liaison with auditors making sure that all group of companies are audited or independently evaluated as per statutory requirements.

Authorised transactions and communication for the departments that I am head of and for the group of companies.

Ensured that singed lease agreements are in place for properties that the group owns and are renting out.

Ensured that signed contract agreements are in place for all properties that the group manage on behalf of clients.

Ensured that rent and management fees are collected monthly as per agreements and that the properties are in good condition to retain quality tenants and clients and to attract new quality tenants and clients.

Ensured that the Hotel has proper operating licences including liquor licence and to achieve and maintain 5-star status.

Established and maintained procurement policies and procedures policies that guide the group of companies to ensure value for money and efficiencies are maintained.

Ensured proper delegation of authority and that all procurement from requisition to procure, preparation of purchase orders, receipt of goods or services and payment of invoices are properly authorised as per delegation of authority. To maintain adequate stock for business requirements.

Provided directors of the company collectively and individually with guidance as to their duties, responsibilities, and powers.

Made the Directors aware of any law relevant to or affecting the company.

Reported to the company's board any failure on the part of the company or a director to comply with the Memorandum of Incorporation or rules of the company Act.

Ensured that minutes of all shareholders’ meetings, board meetings and the meetings of any Committees of directors, or the company's audit committee are properly recorded in accordance with the Companies Act.

Certified company's annual financial statements whether the company has filed required returns and notices in terms of the Companies Act, and whether all such returns and notices appear to be true, correct, and up to date.

Ensured that a copy of the company's annual financial statements is sent, in accordance with this Act, to every person who is entitled to it;

Responsible for filing the Annual returns in terms of section 33 of the Companies Act, 2008.

Responsible for Statutory Compliance, Corporate Governance, and Risk Management. ActionAid International (NGO) Jul 2011 to 31 Mar 2015 International Secretariat Management Accountant (45 countries) Duties:

Provided financial management support to Chief Executive, Country Coordination, Finance, and Operations directorates budget holders in the areas of Planning, Forecasting, Budgeting, Production of monthly cost centre management reports, Proposal writing, New projects and Donor reporting and Review of Reserves report.

Provided budget holders with forecast financial tables for actual expenditure and assists with forecasting spending for the remaining months of the financial year. Page 4

Worked closely with budget holders, to ensure a narrative plan incorporates enough detailed information to enable production of annual budgets.

Provided support through budgetary planning process by assisting with relevant budget and forecast templates, and information for budgeting and forecasting purposes.

Ensured that management accounting reports are produced on time monthly and are provided to all budget holders for discussion and improvement

Ensured that qualitative and quantitative monthly variance analysis and explanations are done to allow management to make future informed economic decisions for the organisation.

Ensured budget holders have a clear understanding of financial reports.

Reviewed monthly transactions with a view to improve on the transactions

Monitored and provide management accounting advice and guidance in preparing contract proposals and agreements with restricted and unrestricted donor funding organisation.

Handled and resolve internal and external queries relating to Management Accounting department.

Designed solutions and test management accounts module before implementation,

Ensured that planning, budgeting, and forecasting are done for every budget holder in compliance to the set timetable by the top management.

Provided consolidated budgets or forecast for discussion by the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) which is equivalent to the Executive Committee in other organisations

Reviewed all management accounting policies and procedures and ensure compliance to legislation and organisation overall objectives,

Implementation and maintenance of system to account for all organisation expenditure including recharges, petty cash, and credit cards expenses,

Ensured that all expenditure and recharges are authorised in accordance with the delegation of authority.

Ensured that supporting documents are always provided and file for all expenditure and to perform any other reasonable request from line management.

Assisted budget holders by providing budgets for new proposals.

Uploaded the approved budgets and forecasts on to the System.

Prepared donor funding related financial reports for audit purposes where the project does not have a Project Accountant.

Monitored agreed plan of action on reserves which would have been agreed with the budget holder, IS Financial Manager and IS Financial Controller.

Achievements

o Successful in producing sound and fairly accurate monthly management accounts which was not happening before my joining the organisation

o Successful preparation of business plans, budgets and forecast and loading them onto SUN system for the organisation

o Successful processing on recharges and invoices in terms of agreement thereby reducing the supplier age analysis from +150 days to 30 days.

o Successful in lobbying for the upgrade of the SUN System from version 4.2.6 to 4.4 o Successful in establishing finance reporting structure that complies to SLT requirement of producing management accounts reported based on function and location. o Successful finance induction of non- finance colleagues on understanding finance and allow them to suggest meaningful improvement.

o Exciting customers by automation of processes thereby fulfilling tasks and giving feedback at the least expected time frame.

South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) Mar 2011 to Jun 2011 Accounts Payable Specialist

Duties:

Managed the Accounts Payable section including travel payments and the management of company owned cell phones, including training and development. Trained the Accounts Payable team on how to do supplier reconciliation, improve working relationship in office and with internal & external customers Page 5

Improved communication within SABS and with suppliers, banks, internal and external auditors leading to reversal of interest on late payments and legal challenges. Resolved office conflict and conflict with suppliers, auditors, banks, and other departments

Motivated staff to work smarter and contribute to the value-chain of SABS thereby reducing the supplier age analysis from +300 days to 30 days within 3 months.

Uplifted morale within Accounts payable and internal and external customers resulting in positive feedback from suppliers and auditors.

Unearthed fraud to the tune of +R350000 that had happened for a period of a year.

Introduced ethical standards expected of Accounts payable staff to reduce fraud and corruption.

Exciting customers by automation of processes thereby fulfilling tasks and giving feedback at the least expected time frame.

Self-taught and succeeded in using JD Edwards in processing and approving invoices and cheque payments

Mfundi Projects Management (Own Company) May 2009 to Feb 2011 Consultant

Duties:

Finance and business management consultation. -Registration of companies

Filed company Annual returns, VAT, PAYE, UIF, Income Tax returns, SDL

Trained small companies on invoicing, accounting transactions processing in books of accounts such as cash book and ledgers and general ledger, doing monthly management accounts reports and financial statements, stock control, procurement process and procedures, asset control and maintenance of asset register, budgeting and forecasting, risk management

Facilitated at business workshops such as Strategic Budgeting, Internal Auditing and internal controls, Budgeting and Forecasting, Good Corporate Governance, Strategic Risk management Deloitte Consultancy (Pty) Ltd Dec 2006 to Apr 2009 Consultant

Seconded to RSA Department of Health and Provinces, Road Accident Fund, Sasol Secunda, and National Prosecuting Authority.

Total Facilities Management Company (TFMC) Pty Ltd Apr 2001 to Nov 2006 Financial Manager, then promoted to General Manager Gobodo Outsourcing (Pty) Ltd June 2000 to Jan 2001

(Seconded to Transtel SpaceLink)

Independent Financial Executive

Costain Construction (Pty) Ltd Nov 1994 to Oct 1999 Financial Manager

First Merchant Bank of Zimbabwe, Controller & Auditor General Zimbabwe, Ernst & Young Zimbabwe Jan 1990 to Sep 1994

Positions Held: Administration Manager- Company Secretary, Auditor, Audit Clerk Seconded to: Administration, company secretarial, internal auditing, and external auditing. Honours and awards:

2022- International Ethics Supervision Committee Member at Tianshi International Holdings Group Ltd

2003 – Voted one of the top five performing managers at TFMC

1989-1990 – President of B.Tech students (Harare) representative council at University of Zimbabwe

1989-1991 – Chairman of B.Tech Accounting club (Harare) at University of Zimbabwe

1989-1991 – Class Representative at B.Tech. Accounts (Harare) at University of Zimbabwe EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

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Masters of Business Leadership – University of South Africa (Completed 2004)

Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (Completed 2001)

Bachelor of Technology Honours Degree in Accountancy – University of Zimbabwe (Completed 1992)

Certified Technical Financial Accountant – South Africa (Completed 1991)

G.E.C. Advanced Level Certificate – University of Cambridge (Completed 1987)

G.E.C. Ordinary Level Certificate – University of Cambridge (Completed 1985) CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Institute of Directors Southern Africa – The Secrets to being an effective Company Secretary (Nov 2015) University of Pretoria – Cost and Management Accounting (Nov 2012) FSP Business – Budgeting & Forecasting with Excel Workshop (Nov 2013) SA Accounting Academy – New SARS Exempt & Financial Reporting Requirements (Oct 2013) TECHINICAL SKILLS

Good working knowledge of JDE Accounts Sun System 4.2.6 & 4.4, Vision, Pad V4.3 TAS

Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint, and Ms Outlook.

*** References available on request***

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