Micro Finance Accountant

CORE COMPETENCIES

Financial and Management Accounting.

Financial Reporting

Business and Financial Strategy.

Corporate Finance Due Diligince.

Forecasting and Budgeting.

Financial Modelling.

Team leadership.

Process Re-engineering.

Commercial Feasibility Analysis

Vision, Strategy, Execution and

Leadership

Business and Finance Strategy

Board and Governance Leadership

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Chartered Accountant. (Institute of

Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe)

Bachelor of Accounting Science (B.

Compt), UNISA, South Africa

Chartered Global Management

Accountant (CGMA), Associate Chartered

Management Accountant (ACMA),

Chartered Institute of Management

Accountants, United Kingdom.

Master of Business Leadership (MBL)

UNISA, South Africa.

AWARDS/HONOURS

2009: Best TOPCIMA Student in Zimbabwe

Key strengths

Analyzing and interpreting financial

statements and business performance

data and producing insights for C-Level

leadership of where business

performance is failing or can be

improved.

Leading major finance change initiatives

to improve financial management and

reporting capability, delivering maximum

value to the business at optimum cost.

Assembling and leading high performing

finance teams, combining robust

performance management with strong

leadership to deliver outstanding finance

service to the business.

Developing superior management

information systems capability to provide

enhanced business intelligence that

underpins strategic and tactical business

decision making.

Wellington Mutizwa CA (Z)

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A qualified Chartered Accountant and experienced Finance Director, adept at creating robust financial management and financial governance capability for growing organizations to protect cash flow and profitability. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

Head- Finance

CBZ – Agro Yield (Private) Limited April 2021 – Current CBZ – Agro Yield (Private) Limited is a 100% subsidiary of CBZ Holdings Limited, a financial services group listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. Total balance sheet size of the Company at US$250 million. In charge of the finance department of the business unit comprising of 25 employees and reporting to the Managing Director.

Finance Director – Financial Services

Homelink (Private) Limited -September 2017 to March 2021 Homelink (Private) Limited, a diversified financial services company with Interests in micro finance, money transfers, properties and mortgages with Revenues of ZWL100 million and an asset base of over ZWL 400 million.

Manages finance, information technology, legal and investments team comprising of 20 employees.

Monitoring of Company’s financial, investments and business strategy.

Provide financial analysis to underpin business decision making.

Developed financial model and business cases around several new Business propositions.

Formulation and implementation of Company budgets.

Responsible for financial reporting, monthly, quarterly and annually.

Responsible for maintaining relationships with government, lawyers, and banks.

In charge of Information technology department.

Company secretarial duties.

PERSONALITY TRAITS

Leadership and people

management skills

Problem solving skills

Strategic thinking skills

Analytical thinking skills

Decision making skills

LANGUAGES:

Shona

English,

INTERESTS:

Reading

Travel

Football

Golf

REFERENCES

Available on request

Key achievements at Maranatha

Negotiated export contracts

sells worth US$25 million with

foreign customers.

Restructured and enhanced the

finance function in order to

meet the strategic needs of the

business, involving financial

change management and IT

transformation.

Negotiated 2 year contracts for

supply of key raw materials

worth US$5 million used in the

production of ferrochrome.

Successfully raised US$10

million in advance for purchase

of ferrochrome that was

deployed in working capital of

the Company.

Finance Director –Border Timbers (Private) Limited August 2014 to August 2017. Headed up the finance function as Finance Director of the company responsible for finance, procurement and information Technology. The Company is in the agro industrial sector specializing in forestry and timber, listed on Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, Asset base of US$120 million. Key Achievements

Introduced and chaired the monthly business review meeting of the company, which monitored implementation of the business strategy of the company.

Part of the team that introduced outsourcing strategy, resulting in deferment of capital investment.

Implemented light poles for fencing that increased production of the company by 15%.

Successfully negotiated creditor terms when the company went into Judicial Management.

Responsibilities

As a team member and representing finance over saw the introduction of Outsourcing as a survival strategy of the company.

Provided financial analysis to inform decision making, ensuring business strategy was underpinned by sound financial and commercial justification

Formulation and implementation of Company financial and operational budgets.

Responsible for financial reporting, monthly, quarterly and annually in line with ZSE listing rules.

Responsible for maintaining relationships with government, lawyers and banks.

Managing the Poles Strategic Business Unit of the Company.

Chairing and coordinating monthly review meetings of the company. EARLIER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND OTHER

Finance Director, Company secretary- Maranatha Ferrochrome –Mining Maranatha Ferrochrome (Private) Limited into Mining and Smelting of Chrome and is owned by Gurta A.G. Switzerland.

A mining company that produces Ferrochrome a key raw material in making steel. The Company had a turnover of US$25 million annually Engaged as Finance Director and Company Secretary responsible for financial strategy and Information technology Key Achievements at Kingdom Financial

Holdings Limited.

As Group Finance Director, I was part

of the team that was involved in the

merging of Kingdom Financial

Holdings Limited and Meikles Africa

to form Kingdom Meikles Africa

Limited, the then largest capitalized

company on ZSE at the time.

Was part of the team that

successfully merged the Retail Bank,

Merchant Bank and International

banking division into one Commercial

Bank.

I was instrumental in merging the

treasury system, accounting system

and banking system into one

integrated banking system.

Restructured and enhanced the

finance function in order to meet the

strategic needs of the business,

involving significant financial change

management.

Embedded finance business

partnering model across the group-

introducing processes, procedures

and controls to increase efficiency

and financial governance.

As Finance Manager was part of the

team that pioneered mobile banking.

Introduced capital investment

appraisal analysis approach in

establishing new branches.

Led major cost rationalization

programme that reduced costs 10%.

Group Finance Director, Group Finance Manager, Finance Manager- Kingdom Financial Holdings Limited: Nov 2002-February 2010. Engaged as a Finance Manager of the Bank, became Group Finance Manager and Group Finance Director of the Group. The group had over 500 employees and US$ 50 million in Turnover. The Group had interests in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Botswana.

Finance Director National Foods Depot- January 2010- May 2010 Briefly set up reorganized depots finance department and ensured timely monthly production of management accounts.

Management Accountant: Leasing Company of Zimbabwe: July 2001: Oct 2002; I was responsible for preparation of management accounts, monthly, Quarterly and annually. Maintaining all books of accounts for the company. Preparation of annual budgets and tracking of performance against budget. Preparation of ALCO and Loan Committee papers.

Accountant: Innscor Africa Limited Fast Foods Division: Dec 1998 to June 2002; I was Accountant, for the Bakery division, Chicken Inn, Nandos and Steers food outlets. Was responsible for financial and management accounting of the fast foods Division. Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements. Preparation of annual budgets. Maintaining tax affairs of the division.

Articled Clerk: HLB Chartered Accountants (Zimbabwe): Mar 1995 to Nov 1998. Served articles for three years. I was Auditor in-charge for numerous clients in the following sectors: agricultural, commodities trading, bakery and confectionery, building society and financial services, retail, manufacturing, mining, funeral assurance, NGOs and many more.

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