ADMIRE CHATEREZA.CA(Z)
+263-***-***-*** / 263-***-***-*** Harare, Zimbabwe ***********@*****.*** linkedin
EDUCATION
CA(Z)
Bachelor of Accountancy Honour’s degree, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe August 2011 - May 2015
SKILLS
Language : English (proficient)
Reporting : Financial & Management reports, Annual Reports, Board Reports,Performance Commentary
Accounting packages : Navision, Sage Pastel, Accpac, Microsoft Dynamics 365
Microsoft packages : Excel, Word, Powerpoint
Budgeting : Annual budgets, Variance analysis, Cashflow Forecasts
Investments :Investment Appraisals:Mergers& Acquisitions
Taxation : Tax audits, Tax planning,Transfer Pricing, Returns Review, Understand TARMS
Certifications : Leadership Masterclass,Project Management
EXPERIENCE
CBZ Holdings (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Financial Reporting Manager Feb 2025 – Present
Prepared Group IFRS Compliant financial statements for the FY2024
Coordinated the 2024 external and internal audits processes
Successfully prepared the FY 2025 Company and Consolidated annual budgets
Prepared the FY 2024 Integrated Annual Report with an extensive coverage of sustainability issues.
Prepared and submitted the FY2024 Tax and Transfer Pricing returns &reviewed the company’s 2024 Transfer Pricing documentation
CBZ Holdings (Harare, Zimbabwe
Financial Accountant Feb 2023 - Jan 2025
Designed an updated chart of accounts for the company which resultantly increased the speed and accuracy of carrying out reconciliations and financial reports
Prepared IFRS Compliant financial statements for the FY2023
Coordinated the FY2023 external and internal audits
Effectively and competently restructured and upskilled the finance team to streamline financial processes, resulting in an increase in efficiency and meeting deadlines
Partnered with the external system providers on the adoption the new reporting system, Microsoft Dynamics 365 leveraging on my prior experience with the system.
Cross Country Containers (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Financial Accountant Nov 2022 - Jan 2023
Optimized data analysis excels dashboards therefore reducing the time lag between data extraction, analysis &decision making.
Updated the Standard operating procedures and improved the overall internal control process.
Collaborated well with colegues from various departments in providing requested information for Zimra audits.
TSL Limited & its Subsidiaries (TSF, Agricura & Avis Car Rental ) (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Accountant Jan 2020- Nov 2022
Leveraged exceptional relationship-building and management skills to coordinate with internal teams to accurately project the resource requirements for the company to ensure smooth operations for company.
Utilized sound decision-making to drive process improvements in the automation of financial reporting through close collaboration with upstream process owners.
Preparation of IFRS compliant financial statements.
Collaborated with IT team in designing, testing & adoption of farmers bulk payments system.
Led the finance team for the 2020 to 2023 internal and external audits ensuring swift clearing of all technical review queries.
First Mutual (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Accounting Officer Jan 2020- Oct 2022
Led the adoption of the Accounts Payable module resulting in improved affiiciency and accuracy of supplier reconciliations.
Successfully prepared input schedules for the actuarial valuation processes.
Prepared the regulatory & compliance reports within set deadlines .
Annually coordinated the budgeting process across the group.
Managed procurement requests in line with set procedures and guidelines .