CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME : Wanda David Robert

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Telephone: 077*******/077*******

PERSONAL DETAILS

Nationality : Ugandan

Marital Status : Married-Wedlock

Religious Affiliation : Christian Born Again

EDUCATION:

Institution

From

To

Qualification/results

Makerere University Kampala

2001

2003

Master Of Business Administration –MGT (Research & Dissertation).

Makerere University Kampala

1995

1998

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing Management)

KASNEB/MAP

1990

1995

On CPAK I1(halted)

URA Training Centre

1993

1995

PODITRA

ACCA

2005

2006

ACCA1 (Halted)

Man Power Africa (MAK)

1989

1992

Cert. Monitoring & Evaluation.

APAS

1986

1988

Higher Diploma in Accountancy (HDA)

Other relevant trainings; on-job trainings (OJTs) and short in-service courses:

Course

From

To

Details

Administrative Law Cert.

March

2022

June 2022

Makerere University School of Law

Corporate Governance Training Cert.

2021

2021

Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda

Effective Staff Motivation, Team Building, Investment and change management, Peer Counseling, effective Reporting and communication

2010

2016

URA and MUBS and lecturer/trainer in these programs

VAT technical Tax Audit & Investigation.

2006

2006

Certificates

Performance appraisals, corporate strategic planning and management and Organizational Development, Higher educational Institutions Management, Curriculum design, examinations management and pedagogical skills

1994

2019

URA and Internal OJTS & at SUN

SUN

Grants and Research proposal writing & minutes writing Cert.

2020

2021

SUN trainings

Gender Mainstreaming Training

2019

2019

Training at Collin Hotel Mukono (Action Aid and Equal Opportunities Commission)

Managing Public Private Partnerships

2016

2017

Trainings and lecturer at UMI

IFMIS,TTP,ECB,E-Tax, PFM,/EVPM, Common errors committed by MDAs and Local Authorities, PRM and TPC, Normal flow and Tax ledger Reconciliations/matching

2000

2019

OJTs at URA and recently Soroti University

AIMS,PPDA, Computer applications (ICDL),NSSF

2015

2015

On-job training at university, SUN, MAK and NSSF

Public Speaking, Radio Presentations PRM, Academic and Strategic Research Management

2016

2016

URA OJTs and UMI/MUBS/Nkozi Universities

WORKING EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, ACCOUNTING, AUDIT, TAX AND HUMAN RESOURCE.

Summary of Working Experience- Paid jobs:

Position /Designation

From

To

Organization Location

Principal Assistant Secretary AD (M5)- Head Administration

01/02/2018

To-date

Soroti University, University Secretariat

Compliance, Monitoring & Enforcement Officer

01//09/2015

31/12/2017

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Public Sector Office.

In Charge Direct Tax (DT) Field Operations

01/07/2012

01/08/2015

URA Moyo, Adjuman,Yumbe and Amuru Tax Diostricts

Tax Auditor/Officer & Team Leader

01/07/2005

31/06/2012

URA Soroti

Tax Officer

01/06/2006

31/06/2005

URA Crested Towers & Colline House Kampala

Tax Assessor

01/06/2003

31/05/2006

URA Internal Revenue Department Makindye Kampala

Senior Revenue Assistant

01/06/2000

31/05/2003

URA Larger Tax Payer Department Jinja Road Kampala

Tax Audit &Investigations Assistant

01/06/1994

31/05/2000

URA Management Services Department, URA

Assistant Accountant /projects (Housing C&J) and salaries

01/02/1987

31/05/1994

National Housing &Construction Corporation HQs Kampala

Associate Consultant/Lecturer; GPE/World Bank Projects /MBA/PGDs

01/07/2016

30/07/2018

Uganda Management Institute-Kampala

Senior Lecturer; Master of Business Administration program

01/01/2011

31/06/2017

Nkozi University-Mbale Campus on weekends and Cyprus Institute Of Management –CIS Kampala

Lecturer; Bachelor of Business Administration

March 2008

31/12/2010

Makerere University Business School, Arua Campus-weekend program

Lecturer: BBA, Diplomas, CPAU

Jan 2003

Feb, 2008

Various:

Uganda Christian University – Mbale, Kampala Evangelical School of Theology (KEST), Kampala International University, Kumi University, Team Business School, Gracious School of Professional Studies Kampala; University, Cyprus Institute of Uganda Institute of Communication and Information Technology (UICT),Soroti UCC

Trained Member of The Institutes

March

May

Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda,Kampala and Africa

Detailed Working Experience:

February 02nd 2018 -To-date: Principal Assistant Secretary/Assistant Director (M5)

Duties:

1.Assisted the university secretary/accounting officer in execution of all general administrative and accountability issues in:

Cleaning of facilities done

Compound maintenance done

Procurement of consumables for central administration, council and departments at the university

Staff welfare and entertainment provided per approved votes

Coordination of workflow activities done

Enforcement of work procedures and policies

Preparation of and issuance of circulars

Coordinated and participated with relevant governing council committees, departments units to ensure timely periodic design, review and implementation of various university policies, procedures, regulations and terms and conditions of service (e.g. staff appraisals) in line with other applicable laws, rules and guidelines in entire university set up-including those of: students accommodation, quality assurance, committees set ups, election and swearing in of staff representatives to council, I was the master of ceremonies on lecturers’ pedagogical trainings.

2.Handling all aspects of establishing workable and reliable staff data base by working with human resource officers, employees and including but not limited to staffing, conflict resolutions and timely staff appraisals management

3.Managing the day to day administration functions of SUN to ensure efficiency in operations and effectiveness of staff activities and to see that procurement and administration policies and procedures are adhered to and are compatible with government policies and standing orders.

4.Assisted the university secretary to provide secretarial services and facilitate the G. Council and Council committees and prepare gap analysis and timely reports/minutes to responsibility centers to permeate rational decisions.

5.Managed and coordinated preparation of central administration and university secretary departmental budgets, work-plans, cash-flows, trend analyses and procurement plans in time.

6. Participated in execution of SUN strategic plan 2016-2020 and actively participated in preparation the preparation of 2020-2025 strategic plan at Hersey hotel

7.Well represented the university secretary and vice chancellor /management in external and special assignment given such as budget calls 1 & 2 at MTAC in which I represented the US in 2018,and at ministries meetings,public service and parliament in 2018, lobbied funds which were given which enabled us to open to students in august 2019.

8.Well participated in external social events such as VC Forum at Kyambogo and Nkozi universities as invited by the vice chancellor.

9 Handled complex assignments (Mr Agole legal case and lobbied for clearance for payment staff at Public Service

10 Executed underground assignments and benchmarks for U/S which enabled us to start medical, nursing and engineering programs

11. Deputized the University Secretary in university Council, Committees and in Accounting Officer roles, lobbied MPs for release of Ushs.5.3bn used to opening the university to students and in other routine functions.

12 Handled other assigned work including overseeing the public events, visitors to the university and use of university name seals and stumps, maintenance of assets, records, archival materials and contact lists

13. Researched and regularly reported to the university secretary on various issues concerning: Security, Polices and Change Management, Human Resources evaluation and on competing priorities such as salary harmonization, in time planned staff recruitment to avoid returning money to consolidated fund.

14 Appointed care taker by VC and Executed University Directorate of Finance and Planning roles of Senior Planner. Coordinated establishment of Departmental/Units: Work, Cash, Procurement and University Strategic Plan 2020/2021-2024/2025

Coordinated the Secretariat for Council & Committee zoom &physical meetings January May and June 2020

15 Managed, deployed, developed and evaluated performance of Custodial; Sanitation, Civil Security & uniformed armed Police, Farm administration, administrators, assistant administrators, office assistants, sanitation & other staff under Units/Sections and staff of the University.

16 Coordinated: meetings, dialogue, discussions MOUs with external stake holders on behalf of Top Management

17. Chaired meetings of various units/departments with other management staff fostering interdepartmental team work.

18 For 4 years I have served to organize, coordinate, evaluate, minute and facilitate the work of University Council, its Committees, Boards of Directors and guiding in Risk Management and Governance issues as a Member of the Institute of Corporate Governance of Uganda.

19 Managed the Soroti University Central Administration Vote (Controller for: Chancellor VC, DVC, Council, Committees, PRO, Legal unit, security, custodial,the Farm and finance department, PDU,ICT, Medical Centre operations, Academic registrar, Dean of students, heads of department emoluments and cleaning & sanitation mandates)

20 Involved in stakeholder and community engagements (ministries, universities, internal private and local authorities)

21 Managed capacity building for support and administrative staff sponsored by RUFORUM.

22 Managed shortlisting exercise for administrative staff

23 Managed assigned background checks for new staffing

24 participated in induction, orientation and on boarding of new staffing and other university engagements as invited

25 Reported on my errands regularly to the US and other allowed stake holders, followed up issues for, implementation, policy and guidelines improvement.

01st Sept 2015 – 31 December 2017: URA Public Sector (PSO) Office

Compliance, Enforcement and Client Trainings Expert

Duties;

Monitor and enforce tax revenue from MDAs, VIPs Government Departments and Local Authorities

Coordinate and published PSO Articles

Carry out country wide tax compliance sensitizations, advisory and stakeholder engagements to staff in public institutions across Uganda. Eastern,western northern corridors done up to Lamwo, Kaabong Bundibugyo, Kasese, Kapchorwa and Palisa districts and reports submitted.

Cash flow and revenue trend analyses done

OJTs and team building events carried out adopting lessons learnt..

Government budget execution and Monitoring done

Monthly and weekly performance reports submitted

Executed compliance audits contributing to collection of an average of 150bn per month

June 2012 –August 2015 Head of URA: Moyo-Adjumani -Yumbe -Amuru Tax Districts

.

Duties:

Head of and coordinator of revenue mobilization and tax compliance in the sub-region.

Head of design and revenue mobilization strategic plans and flows

Managed sub regional budgeting and revenue mobilization and work-plans

Accounted for efficient application human, monetary and physical resources utilization.

Coordinated effective e-registration, e-collections and e-audit through e-tax forum.

Prepared and executed sub-regional budget forecasts in line with URA corporate plans

Promoted URA and Government tax policy implementation, service delivery with love, purpose and integrity

Trained and evaluated staff under my jurisdiction.

Compiling and Availing status reports and work-plans.

Providing Leadership and Supervision of the field station under DTD

Ensuring Proper tax ledgers of accounts are kept.

Represented URA in internal and external client activities and engagements

Maintained a sound imprest system, verifying and approving internal payments.

Posting books of accounts and preparing tax ledger reconciliation statements.

Carrying out Assets verification exercises and supervising routine cash count exercises.

Overseeing optimal use of resources and assets maintenance.

Managed internal and coordinated the external audit process as well as e-tax and ASCUDA

Preparation of financial statements and various routine Donor financial reports and budgets.

Organized northern Uganda regional managers meeting and welfare forums at Arua and Gulu.

Prepared and submitted weekly monthly and quarterly station performance reports to top management for timely decisions.

Linked regional staff and top management

Generated innovative ideas on how to improve tax policies,tax performance and compliance

Engaged ministries, private and local communities engagements and accounted for resources used

April 2005 – August 2012 Deputy Head of Domestic URA Soroti Branch

Duties:

Chief tax collector for all tax heads in hard to reach 8 districts & Chief assessor auditor for PAYE, WHT, IT and rental tax

1.Supervising and coordinating the Human resource deployment and Administration Head monitoring/surveillance of PAYE,Rental,WHT, Corporate and individual taxes

2.Head tax arrears management in the region.

3.Head electronic TIN Verification and approvals

4.Managed the radio programs,workshops and was perpetual chief presenter of all URA radio talk shows sensitization programs, workshops, seminars and counseling services

5.Headed desk audit and returns vetting and issuance of Tax Clearance Certificates to compliant tax payers.

6.Developing and maintaining Fixed Asset Register and ensuring equipment and machinery are regularly well maintained.

7.Coordinating internal budgeting and field work programming process.

8.Compiling and availing status reports and workplans.

9.Providing Leadership Supervision,motivation and evaluation, of staff performance to departmental appraisal committees

10.Ensuring Proper filing and records at the station

11.Headed evaluation of staff, systems and

12.Provision of welfare and logistical support to motivate staff for better service.

13.Head of tax payer registration and tax expansion schemes

14.Coordinated tax sensitizations and fiscal compliance of NGOs and the private sector business enterprises

15.Engaged communities and 100%ccounted for resources used

June 2002 – June 2005 Tax Officer Domestic Taxes/Internal Revenue Department

Kampala Central Region

Duties:

Examination of TP accounts

Raised income tax assessments

Carried out field and, issue and comprehensive tax audits

Carried out tax payer register and data base expansion

Enforced collections in all tax heads including corporate and rental

Ensured proper tax collection budgets as member of budget committee

Prepared tax collection forecasts and submitted analytical reports of collection versus forecasted

Prepared monthly performance reports.

Executed staff motivation/welfare schemes as representative of staff at Kampala central Constituency to URA Staff Council.

Led the research team that innovated the celebrated and adopted Wanda Committee” report which ushered in he the Uganda Revenue Staff Retirement Scheme(RBS):

Handling all other duties arising in Finance Department; Including Invoicing, Receipting, Banking.

Preparing Payrolls, Payments, receipts and analyzing Debtors and Creditors.

Management and Monitoring of Financial Matters of Upcountry Branches (Legal Aid Project Clinics)

Any other work as assigned by Head Finance & Administration, & Management.

Preparation of client investment allowances, raised provisional,additional, amended and final assessments and communicated to management

Accounted for resources used

June 2003 -May 2006 Tax Auditor Management Services Department

URA Nakawa Headquarters

Duties:

Carried out back duty and corporate tax audits and investigations

Determined reliable evidence for audit and prosecution in courts of law

Managed complex tax audits and submitted credible reports to top management for action

Coordinated with police, IGG, TID and Tax Appeals Tribunal and Court for ultimate tax audit decision making.

Submitted outcomes to collection centers for enforcement

Compiled and submit monthly and annual performance reports

Maintaining reliable case Registers

Preparing monthly performance reports.

Accounted for resources use

1998 – 2002 Tax Auditor: Large Tax Payer Department

Kampala.

Duties:

Performed comprehensive corporate tax audits, refund audits and handled Issue and desk audits

Issued timely management reports to responsibility centers for action

Feb.1987-May-1994: National Housing & Construction Corporation

Assistant accountant/Projects Accountant/ J& Carpentry & Joinery Workshop

Duties:

Preparing manual payment vouchers/accounts, creditors, debtor Ledgers, adjustment, rent and material transfer journals supporting preparation of final accounts.

Took charge of statutory deductions (NSSF,RBS,PAYE,GPT etc)

Coordinated with the Corporation Secretary to remunerate wages and salary earners, designed a new reward & Pay-roll system.

Executed project costing investment analysis, budgetary and inventory control while at housing and joinery projects Marketed and sold C&J products and attracted buyers for the housing products.

Carried our project monitoring & evaluation,staff capacity building, managed accountabilities for resources use to the satisfaction of management, though I was robbed and almost killed while was an LC 1 leader too at the sites.

Other responsibilities and areas served on Part-time & Weekends

General Secretary &Coordinator: Makerere University Commerce Students Association &Functions

General Secretary: LC1-Ninda ministers village 19

Licensed teacher: Nabongo SSS Mbale

Chief advisor: Post graduate students –MUBS

MUBS Arua Campus: Taxation and Entrepreneurship Development

Examiner,invigilator and Assessor of students performance in:

Entrepreneurship &innovation. Financial Accounting,Financial Management,General Management, Budgetary Control,Managerial Economics,Taxation, Quantitative Methods, Projects Management, Transport and Logistics Management, Public Private Partnerships (PPP),Public Finance, Human Resources Management among others.

Language

Spoken

Fluent

Very Good

Good

Fairly

Weak

Don’t know it

English

Kiswahili

Luganda

Lusoga

:

INTERESTS

Handle challenging top management policy design and operations assignments

Research in staff and organizational skilling and development.

Be part of the corporate technological and system innovation hub

Undertake management skills improvement and Corporate Governance trainings

Foster peer, academic and marriage counseling

Become CEO and coordinate national and regional education /training programs.

Facilitate management G. Council and Boards and develop systems for proficient service delivery

Spear head creation and sustainability of alternative avenues to enhance AIAs revenues sources

Do a PhD in Business Administration, Public Finance & Corporate Governance and Entrepreneurship development

REFERENCES

1. Okoboi Geoffrey (PhD)

Director Economic Regulation

Electricity Regulatory Authority

Tel: 077*******

Email; adwit0@r.postjobfree.com

2 RT Hon Gen Moses Ali

Deputy Prime minister

Tel: 077*******

3 Etengu JamUganda Revenue Authority

Telephone: 077*******

Email; adwit0@r.postjobfree.com

6. Abdallah Oyare Shaban the Ag.US

Tel 078*******

4 Mr. Justin Zake

International Monetary Fund

Email:adwit0@r.postjobfree.com

5. HE Mrs Angelina Wapakhabulo

Tel 077*******

Wanda David Robert

Principal Assistant Secretary /Assistant Director (M5)

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