Jonah Andrew Zari ACMA, CGMA

** ******** ****, ******** * Harare, Zimbabwe l Phone: +263-*********/ +263-********* l admqjw@r.postjobfree.com/admqjw@r.postjobfree.com

Data Analyst/Chartered Management Accountant

An Exceptional Chartered Management Accountant/Data Analyst with over 10 years experience of connecting business and finance together. The experience was gained from four diverse sectors namely, 1. Finance and Banking 2. Telecommunications 3. Oil, Gas and Energy 4. Manufacturing - Pharmaceuticals.

Resourceful and creative management accountant, problem-solver with proven aptitude to analyse complex financial data and business cases/scenarios.

ERPs and Softwares used -Sage Pastel Evolution, Syspro, Sun Systems, ZSmart, Flexi-Cube, Equation, PowerBI, Python, R, STATA

Skills

Data Visualization, modelling skills in excel, PowerBI, Python, Stata, and R

Strong presentation, reporting and communication skills

Budgeting and forecasting

Revenue and Cost Management

Logistics and Supply chain analytics

Financial and Risk Analytics

Cost and Management accounting

Financial accounting and reporting

Business Performance Analysis and reporting.

Digital Marketing Analytics

Inventory controlling and planning

Business Intelligence Analytics

Recent Awards/Achievements

Award of Excellence for Outstanding Performance

1.(Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), 2014

Top student in Zimbabwe for CIMA Tests of Professional Competence in Management Accounting

2.Plus Five Pharmaceuticals

Improved Plant Performance by removing production bottlenecks and inefficiencies.

Revitalized Product Profitability and Performance

Project Manager – Sage Evolution installation, formulation and maintenance of BMIs and BMRs on the ERP

Academic and Professional qualifications

1.Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (2010-2017)

i.Associate Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA)

ii.Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

2.Metropolitan Manchester University, UK

Bachelor of Arts honors in Sustainable Performance Management, 2016

3.Chinhoyi University of Technology (2018-2020).

Master of Science in Data Analytics.

Certifications

1.Data Analyst Associate - Microsoft Certified

2.Member- Institute of Risk Management South Africa

Professional Experience

Plus Five Pharmaceuticals, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – October 2020 to date

1.Cost and Management Accountant

A key leader of the plant leadership team, responsible for managing the accounting and financial services of the plant, providing financial direction to the plant and provide recommendations to improve plant performance and efficiency.

Interacting with different Heads of Departments to providing proactive consultation, interpretation, and education of complex financial and operational matters to drive Plant business decision making and control.

Planning and coordinating plant annual budgeting, forecasting and business activities in alignment with business strategies, policies, and practices.

Oversee the preparation of plant’s monthly financial management reports, production reports and costs and revenue analysis reports.

Managing the costing process for the production of more than 52 registered product lines spanning across different pack sizes split between Tablets, Creams, Liquids and cosmetics.

Preparation and review of organizational Standards, Policies and Operating procedures.

Implementation of accurate cost tracing, accumulation, apportionment, and allocation system at the production plant.

Monitoring and implementing plant internal controls as necessary to ensure reporting integrity, safeguard company assets and identify risks.

Determination of the pricing schemes for the company’s products and services, leading and directing pricing strategy formulations, procedures, and policies to enhance company profitability.

Financial evaluation of business cases, investment opportunities, product development, service provision (tenders).

Oversee the month-end close process, including review and management of A/P, A/R, G/L, Inventory modules.

Plant asset management and accounting.

Providing strategic support and advisory services to Operations Managers and Executive on cost effective production practices, process improvements, and cost management practices.

Financial supply chain management- financial planning, decision making, and management of all processes associated with efficient purchasing, acquisition, and deployment of both long-term and short-term financial resources.

Management of working capital, ensuring adequate and suitable resources at the plant to complete manufacturing activities e.g., raw materials, human resources equipment etc., building relationships with key raw material suppliers, and overseeing the plant administrative management.

Zuva Petroleum Pvt Ltd, Harare, Zimbabwe- November 2018 to August 2020

1.Performance and Reporting Accountant

Coordinating the annual budgeting process, compiling, and validating company annual budgets, putting in place a 5-year plan premised on sound assumptions and scenarios.

Conducting financial modelling, forecasting and scenario planning for the company.

Weekly, monthly preparation of performance reports (Product, Customer, BU, or cost Centre profitability analysis) including variance analysis against targets.

Develop and maintain system generated reports required to track key performance indicators of the Company and monitoring trends that affect business performance.

Monthly analysis of sales, cost of sales, Product Costs Gross Profit Margins and delivered margins performance.

Preparation of annual financial statements which are fully complaint with IFRSs.

Monthly preparation of flash and final shareholders and management reports.

Reviewing of monthly departmental financial performance. Reports, operational KPIs, Gross profit and provide detailed analysis for EXCO and HODs as well as analytical support activities around cost control, capital allocations, payback, projects feasibility and other ad hoc reports.

Oversee monthly close process, by reviewing all general ledger accounts before monthly closure and rollover.

Interacting and collaborating with several stakeholders to ensure smooth operations, ZERA, ZIMRA, NOIC.

Ensuring correct pricing of all company products by developing detailed price build ups, analyzing the prices against competitor/market prices and other relevant data.

Monthly review of audit files and ledger, submodule reconciliations by subordinates and filing the report with the Financial Controller.

Managing of al company inventory to ensure the integrity, existence, and correct valuation of all company stocks

Coordination of internal and external audits and ensure all control items raised through both internal and external audits are adequately addressed in a timely manner.

Telecel Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd, Harare, Zimbabwe-January 2010 to October 2018

1.Sales Ledger Credit Controller, Harare Head office. 01/01/2017 to 31/10/18

Responsible for monitoring and evaluating Post-paid revenue performance, through developing, updating and distribution of revenue forecast and monitoring actual pacing and communicating trends.

Developing and updating reports and analysis on Post-Paid Revenue against Forecast/Budgets.

Analysing monthly billing reports to separate Revenue Accounts from Non-revenue account and determine monthly collectable operating revenue and AR valuations.

Efficiently manage and control full accounts receivables of the organization i.e., debtors’ reconciliations of Postpaid customers, roaming reconciliations and interconnections reconciliations.

Preparation of monthly management reports on debtor position e.g., Sales Revenue reconciliations, Debtor age Analysis and Debtors reconciliation statements with commentaries of variances, monthly collections reports, accounts activity reports and credit notes report.

Calculating and analyzing monthly revenue accounts to determine the main drivers of variance to revenue budgets.

Conducting commercial due diligence on customized commercial transactions and analyzing the suitability of invoice discounting and pricing.

Credit risk management i.e., identifying risks to repayment (risk of Bad debt), escalating potential risks/significant issues to management for resolution and suggest enhancement of mitigating credit risk.

Setting up regular AR ledger reviews (Utilizing KPIs) with other business units and accounts managers to overdue invoices, potential bad debts, company’s debt recovery procedures and managing actions to drive solutions.

2.Accounting officer 01/01/2010-31/12/2016

I joined Telecel Zimbabwe as an accounts clerk as I commenced my CIMA qualification in 2010.From 2014-2016 I underwent an extensive training programme with Telecel Zimbabwe under Accounting Officer designation. This was to ensure I completed my articles as required by CIMA. The areas covered include but not limited to the following.

Inventory management and accounting according to company policies including costing and valuation of inventory. (Fuel, Airtime, spares, handsets)

Costing and Valuations of Fixed Assets, WIP and asset register maintenance and reconciliations

Assisting in budget preparations and budgetary controls.

Product and Customer profitability analysis and tracking.

Project appraisal and project post completion appraisals/ audits.

Working capital management and monitoring.

Debtors and creditors reconciliations and management.

Statutory and regulatory reporting-Assisting in the preparation of tax returns and tax payments in line with tax legislation compliance requirement, VAT and PAYE reconciliations, Tax compliance and verifications.

Internal auditing and internal control systems.

Preparation of monthly management accounts-variance reports and complete set of management accounts monthly.

Analysing and reviewing internal controls and procedures.

Petty cash reconciliation and cash management.

Bank reconciliations.

Treasury management and external relationship (stakeholder) management.

Participation in the preparation of financial reports i.e., General ledger reconciliations and trial balances.

ZB Bank Ltd (Douglas Road Branch) Harare, –December 2007 to December 2009

Foreign Clerk and Bank teller

Providing foreign exchange services to clients and process cash transactions in the national and foreign currencies.

Purchasing foreign currency from customers and selling foreign cash.

Recording and posting all branch foreign currency transactions in respective forex accounts.

Informing the clients about the possibilities and conditions of buying and selling foreign currency.

Interaction with treasury regarding best rates for transactions in foreign currency.

Processing withdrawals and accepting customers’ deposits both in foreign and local currency.

Reconciling and end of day balancing for both cash canisters and ATMs.

Verifying all processed vouchers against the printed journal report for accuracy.

Charge RD charges on paid paper for insufficiently funded cheques presented over the counter or in clearing.

References

Mr Tauzen Maripita, ACCA, ACIS

Senior Accountant Email: admqjw@r.postjobfree.com

Telecel Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd Tel +263 04 748321-7

Harare Mobile: +263-***-***-***

Mr M Gabaza

Treasury and Investments Manager Email: admqjw@r.postjobfree.com

Zuva Petroleum Pvt Ltd Tel +263-****-*** 490

Harare Mobile: +263-***-***-***

Mr I Muridzi

Branch Transactions Controller Email: admqjw@r.postjobfree.com

ZB Bank Mobile: +263-***-***-***

Harare

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