Auditor
Auditor General
Total years of experience :17 years, 11 Months
Financial Accounting
• Reviewing clients financial statements to ensure that they comply with IFRS and Companies Act
• Drafting financial statements for clients and ensuring disclosure is in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Advising client on how to implement IFRS during assurance services
Auditing
• Participating, as required in planning, timing, and staffing of audit assignments.
• Deciding on the best audit approach for each assignment.
• Controlling, leading, supervising and reviewing subordinates on assignments to ensure implementation of audit plan and development of more junior assistants.
• Evaluating systems and performance of compliance testing to minimise, mitigate and limit exposure to risks by providing practical recommendations thereof.
• Substantive testing and analytical reviews on all financial information.
• Application of auditing standards and statements.
• Designing and reviewing systems of internal controls.
• Advising clients on the effectiveness and efficiency of internal control systems.
• Advising clients on Corporate Governance Issues
Taxation
• Auditing of tax provisions
• Review of client’s compliance with the Income Tax Act and other tax legislation
Communicating with Client Management
• Preparation of initial draft reports or other client external communications as per the engagement scope.
• Liaison with clients and clearance of significant audit issues.
• Drafting and collating value adding proposals for inclusion in the Management Letter.
Present employer: Comptroller and Auditor General - 2009 to present
Position held: Auditor
Practical work experience
Scope of audit and accounting work covered:
Financial Accounting
• Reviewing clients financial statements to ensure that they comply with IFRS and Companies Act
• Drafting financial statements for clients and ensuring disclosure is in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Advising client on how to implement IFRS during assurance services
Auditing
• Participating, as required in planning, timing, and staffing of audit assignments.
• Deciding on the best audit approach for each assignment.
• Controlling, leading, supervising and reviewing subordinates on assignments to ensure implementation of audit plan and development of more junior assistants.
• Evaluating systems and performance of compliance testing to minimise, mitigate and limit exposure to risks by providing practical recommendations thereof.
• Substantive testing and analytical reviews on all financial information.
• Application of auditing standards and statements.
• Designing and reviewing systems of internal controls.
• Advising clients on the effectiveness and efficiency of internal control systems.
• Advising clients on Corporate Governance Issues
Taxation
• Auditing of tax provisions
• Review of client's compliance with the Income Tax Act and other tax legislation
Communicating with Client Management
• Preparation of initial draft reports or other client external communications as per the engagement scope.
• Liaison with clients and clearance of significant audit issues.
• Drafting and collating value adding proposals for inclusion in the Management Letter.
Industries Audited: • Mining
• Financial services - Banking sector including micro lending sector
• Aviation
• Telecommunications
• Education
• Transport sector
• Printing
• Agriculture
• Central government - Finance
• Hospitality
• Social services
Zimbabwe Republic Police
Position: Projects Accountant
Period: January 2008 to June 2009
Duties
• Preparation of financial statements and management reports.
• Preparing monthly budgets (rolling Budgets) and cash flow projections.
• Management of daily financial affairs (including petty cash) and administrative issues of the projects.
• Appraising new projects, review operations results to ensure compliance with organisational objectives and goals.
• Review systems to ensure compliance with policies, plans and procedures, laws and regulations, which could have a significant impact on operations and report on compliance.
• Providing senior management with sound financial advice and information for decision making purposes.
• Making recommendations to the management on policies, guidelines and the design of financial management systems that can be used by the organisation.
• Analysing and monitoring the financial status of divisions and making recommendations to the management.
• Maintain Accounting Records i.e. both manual and computerised.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements.
• Procure goods and services for projects section and ensure timely payment of suppliers.
• Maintain assets register and inventories.
• Preparation of financial statements and management reports.
• Preparing monthly budgets (rolling Budgets) and cash flow projections.
• Management of daily financial affairs (including petty cash) and administrative issues of the projects.
• Appraising new projects, review operations results to ensure compliance with organisational objectives and goals.
• Review systems to ensure compliance with policies, plans and procedures, laws and regulations, which could have a significant impact on operations and report on compliance.
• Providing senior management with sound financial advice and information for decision making purposes.
• Making recommendations to the management on policies, guidelines and the design of financial management systems that can be used by the organisation.
• Analysing and monitoring the financial status of divisions and making recommendations to the management.
• Maintain Accounting Records i.e. both manual and computerised.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements.
• Procure goods and services for projects section and ensure timely payment of suppliers.
• Maintain assets register and inventories.
Zimbabwe Republic Police
Position: Investigation Officer
Period: June 2006 to December 2007
Duties
• Criminal investigations, including arresting criminals and suspects, search and seizure proceedings during an investigation and interrogation of criminals, suspects and witnesses
• Attend to, guarding, protecting the scene of crime and evidence gathering.
• Handling and packing of exhibits pending further investigations.
• collection and recording of various types of evidences
• Crime prevention and preservation of peace and security through: surveillance and checking of bad characters, collection of information/intelligence about criminals of various types
• Providing escorts to VIPs and goods of high security nature.
• Criminal investigations, including arresting criminals and suspects, search and seizure proceedings during an investigation and interrogation of criminals, suspects and witnesses
• Attend to, guarding, protecting the scene of crime and evidence gathering.
• Handling and packing of exhibits pending further investigations.
• collection and recording of various types of evidences
• Crime prevention and preservation of peace and security through: surveillance and checking of bad characters, collection of information/intelligence about criminals of various types
• Providing escorts to VIPs and goods of high security nature.
Higher National Diploma in accounting is a five course with a year of practical experience under internships
Academic and Professional Qualifications Current studies • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - Part Two Higher National Diploma in Accountnacy • Mutare polytechnic, Zimbabwe - 2005