Tax Manager

MR. PATRICE SEFELEPELO SELAMOLELA FICTA, MBA (NUST), Post Grad Dip in Mgt (NUST), Post Grad Dip in Taxation (ICTA), Mgt Dev Prog (CATA)

PERSONAL DETAILS

Address: * ***** ****, *********, ********, ZIMBABWE

Mobile: +263-***-***-***/+263-***-***-*** Telephone: +263-*-****** (H)

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

DOB: 01/03/1964 Place of birth: Beit Bridge

Marital Status: MARRIED

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. Name of Institution: INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED TAX ACCOUNTANTS (an affiliate of the Institute of Public Accountants and Auditors)

Programme: POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED TAXATION

(MARCH 2010)

2. Name of Institution: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Programme: MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

(JULY 2007)

3. Name of Institution: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Programme: POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (P.G.D.M.)

(JANUARY 2004)

4. Name of Institution: COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION OF TAX ADMINISTRATORS (in collaboration with the Australian Taxation Office and the Inland Revenue Department of New Zealand)

Programme: MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (M.D.P.)

(SEPTEMBER 1999)

5. Name of Institution: Swedish International Development Agency (in collaboration with the National Tax Board of Sweden)

Programme: MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORY COURSES I & II (JUL & NOV. 1997)

6. Name of Institution: DEPARTMENT OF TAXES & ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY TRAINING CENTRE

(i) Programme: ADVANCED CUSTOMS TRAINING (SEPTEMBER 2006)

(ii) Programme: ADVANCED/HIGHER TAXATION TRAINING (MARCH 1990)

7. G.C.E. ADVANCED LEVEL 1984

SCHOOL ATTENDED: GIFFORD HIGH SCHOOL, BULAWAYO

8. A.E.B. MATRIC LEVEL 1983

SCHOOL ATTENDED: GIFFORD HIGH SCHOOL, BULAWAYO

9. G.C.E. O - LEVEL 1982

SCHOOL ATTENDED: MANAMA HIGH SCHOOL, GWANDA

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1. FELLOW OF THE INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED TAX ACCOUNTANTS OF ZIMBABWE (FICTA)

2. MEMBER OF THE VAT PRACTITIONERS GROUP – UK

3. MEMBER OF THE VAT INDIRECT TAX NETWORK

4. MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL INDIRECT TAX COMMUNITY

5. MEMBER OF THE VAT THOUGHT LEADERS FORUM

DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMES DONE

Management and Organisational Behaviour – ZIPAM, March 2010

Transformational Leadership Development Programme – Lasof Leadership Institute, September 2009

SAP for Managers – Conducted at the ZIMRA Training Centre, January 2007

Team Building – Conducted at Outward Bound, Chimanimani, Zimbabwe in March 2003 and May 2006.

Corporate Fraud Management – Facilitated by B. Henderson Consulting of South Africa in conjunction with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Zimbabwe, in 2004.

Finance for Non-Financial Managers – Facilitated by R. Mangwiro (MBL) for ZIMRA, 2004.

Problem Solving and Decision Making – Facilitated by R. Mangwiro (MBL) for ZIMRA, 2003.

Mentoring – Facilitated by Dr. M. Khoza of Unique Methods Consultants, July 2002.

Management for Improved Performance – Facilitated by Dr. D. M. Sibanda, Director-General of the Zimbabwe Institute of Public Administration (ZIPAM) and Mr. Clive Perry, Head of the International Public Service Unit in the UK Cabinet Office, May 1997.

Tax Administration and Value Added Tax – Facilitated by Dr. D. M. Sibanda, Director-General of ZIPAM; Prof. C. Sandford and Dr. R. Bowles, both of the Department of Fiscal Studies, Bath University, UK; with the assistance of Mr. N. Lawford, a senior officer in Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise Department, Inland Revenue Services, UK, October 1997.

Customer Care – Offered by the Management Training Bureau (Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund), April 1997; and a similar course conducted by the Zimbabwe Institute of Management in November 2000.

Collecting Accounts Receivable – Facilitated by Mr. James Bannister (LLB) of Canada for the Zimbabwe Seminar Group.

Clean Class 4 driver’s licence and Defensive driving certificate

OTHER COMPETENCIES

COMPUTER PACKAGES

1. Microsoft Word 2. Microsoft PowerPoint

3. Microsoft Excel 4. SAP (Systems Applications & Products in Data Processing)

5. Customs Asycuda World

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1. Name of organisation : DEPARTMENT OF TAXES, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ZIMBABWE

Position Held : Senior Tax Officer

Period of employment : December 1984 to February 1997

Position Held : Principal Tax Officer

Period of employment : March 1997 to August 2001

2. Name of organisation : ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY

Period of employment : September 2001 to February 2007

Position held : Regional Coordinator

Period of employment : February 2007 to June 2011

Position held : Regional Controller/Station Manager

KEY RESULT AREAS

Business Planning and Control

o Developing, implementing and conducting reviews of station annual operational plans

o Assessing and managing resource requirements based on projected business needs/results

o Managing and ensuring adherence to all audit processes

o Preparation of periodic station/regional operational reports to Head Office

Revenue Generation

o Monitoring of revenue performance, identifying areas of potential revenue growth and review of strategies to give direction to the revenue collection process

o Overseeing effective enforcement and compliance interventions with Tax and Customs and Excise Laws

o Decision making on appeals on seizures, tariff and valuations, rebate applications, deferred payments, penalties/fines and interest for late payments

o Reviewing of audited cases

o Building of risk profiles through keeping abreast of industries’ trends

Budget monitoring and control

o Budget preparation for stations’ recurrent and capital expenditure

o Managing costs and expenses to targets

o Monitoring of budgets and ensuring compliance with proper accounting and procurement procedures

Asset/Inventory management ( Fleet, Buildings, Machinery, Furniture, ICT equipment etc.)

o Ensuring security, maintenance and proper management of ZIMRA assets

o Ensuring equitable distribution of vehicles and their effective usage (fuel and proper usage for operations) and maintenance

o Ensuring operational all stock requisites availability (consumables etc)

People management and development

o Management and supervision of technical and support service staff and ensuring clear roles, processes, responsibilities and measures are in place and communicated

o Identifying staff training needs and providing input on the national technical training curriculums, facilitating such training and monitoring success thereof through reviews

o Coaching/mentoring subordinates for optimal performance

o Enhancement and maintenance of staff motivation through attendance to staff welfare matters, dealing with their grievances and attending to industrial relations issues with the assistance of workers’ committee members

o Maintenance of regular and structured communication with teams (and individuals) through chairing of the stations’ works council and operational meetings as well as the elections of workers committees

o Strategic direction and management of operations by communicating and ensuring acceptance of the organisation’s strategies, objectives and business linkage to jobs

o Ensuring a performance management culture through conducting regular performance reviews and evaluations with development plans in place

Client Focus

o Relationship management of operations (liaison and co-ordination) to improve stakeholder satisfaction through attendance of stakeholder meetings and arranging of workshops/seminars (including bilateral meetings with neighbouring countries on Customs work).

o Ensuring the implementation and adherence to the ZIMRA Client Charter and Service Level Agreements

o Implementation of compliance cost reduction measures

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

o Sound general management and administration and having thorough knowledge and management of Taxation (with twenty-six years experience in Taxation of which fifteen are at managerial level) and Customs Laws (with ten years experience in a Customs environment and all at managerial level)

o Unquestionable integrity

o Strong people management skills

o Good organisational skills and time management

o Excellent English, verbal and written, communication skills

o Knowledge of several vernacular languages to enhance communication with the general populace, e.g. Sotho, Venda, Ndebele, Shona, Kalanga, Zulu, Tswana and a bit of Shangani, Nambya and Nyanja

o Strong Judgemental and Analytical skills

o Self motivated and energetic

o Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment

o Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

o Strategic thinking, strategic planning and management, problem solving and strong negotiation skills

o Computer literacy {MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, SAP (Financial Module, Tax and Revenue Module, Materials Management and Fleet Management Modules) and Customs Asycuda World}

REFEREES

1. Mr. Fanuel Mushaba

Revenue Controller

Leopard Rock Golf Resort and Casino

P. O. Box 1322

MUTARE, ZIMBABWE

Telephone: +263 (0) 912 100 790-4 or +263-**-***** (BUS). Fax: +263-**-***** Mobile: +263-***-***-***

E-mail: *******@**************.***

2. Mr. Eljon Dube

General Manager,

Teddy Junior Limited

6th Floor, NSSF Nyerere Tower

Cnr Bibi Titi & Morogoro Roads

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA

Telephone: +255-**-******* Mobile: +255-***-******

Fax: +255-**-*******

E-mail: **@********.*** or ******@*****.***

3. Mr. Chengetai Mapundu

ICT and Tax Director

Tax Management Services

275 Herbert Chitepo Ave

1st Floor

P. O. Box 6551

HARARE, ZIMBABWE

Telephone: +263-*-******/2 Mobile: +263-***-***-***

E-mail : ********@*****.***

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