Gift Mwanza

Experience

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  Mpima Development Projects

  Feb 2007 - Aug 2008

  Accounts Officer

  Was responsible for drafting, analyzing and presentation of Bank Reconciliations, Data entry and files maintenance, Petty cash inprest system maintenance, Payroll preparation, Debt monitoring, collection and register maintenance. AP/AR Any other duties as maybe assigned

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  St. Augustine's Mpima Major Seminary

  Aug 2008 - Jul 2009

  Finance and Administration Officer

  - Processed purchase orders, service contracts, and financial reports. Drove workflow improvements by streamlining processes.- Monitory and advising on all Financial Processes, Contractual obligations, operational efficiency issues, People management processes etc. Produced detailed reports to track trends and keepsenior management informed.- Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity, and implemented modifications to improve the overall performance of personnel.- Implemented improved processes for data extraction with fewer errors and faster processing. - ---- Standardized office structures and processes to promote collaboration and increased performance.- Improved operations through schedule management of board meetings, travel itineraries, and agenda plans.- Manage bill settlements as and when they fall due, as per aging analysis/ or the Ad hoc settlements schedule.- Contributed to team goal achievement by collaborating with staff to develop customer service experience improvement initiatives. Show less

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  Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Zambia

  Aug 2009 - Apr 2012

  Regional Finance and Transport Officer

  - Financial correspondence with Donor agencies and partners.- Regional Projects Forecasting/ Budgeting and Project Proposal proof-reading.- Promoting ethical consideration in decision making. Ensure maintenance/ road worthiness of Vehicles & other organization assets.- Coordinate and manage all contractual obligations and advise accordingly. Arrange and coordinate Transport and Logistics needs of the Regional and District Offices. Planned and collaborated onthe UN woman's calendar commemorations.- Analyze and recommend solutions to complex regional problems/ challenges. Donor SLAs Management and monitoring sub-grantees performance.- Communicate Annual work plans and budgets across the regional partners. Measure performance, and ensure accountability by sub-grantees. Debtors and Creditors contract Management.- Monitor Project expenditure against budget lines while ensuring the accuracy of Financial Records as per rules and regulations.- Support the recruitment process and attend to all HR matters. Show less

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  ChildFund Zambia

  Apr 2012 - Dec 2016

  Snr. Area Finance & Administration Officer - Western Region MCDA (Mumbwa)

  - Consolidation of Monthly reports to Snr. Management Team Manage ALL donor/ partner funds and accounts in multiple and local currencies Ensure that all Statutory obligations (PAYE,NAPSA,WCF etc) payments are made on time and filed.- Conduct periodic verification and validation of internal control checks in Liaison with the Assurance Manager at Country Office- Champion emphasis on accuracy, consistency and fiscal discipline.- Consolidate Monthly Bank, Cash, and Account Reconciliation. Quarterly Budget and Variance Analysis – performance monitoring.- Produce draft accounts and prepare books and documentation for external auditors. Liaise with auditors, respond to queries, comment on their drafts and ensure that audited accounts are prepared on time.- Support and liaise with other support staff to:1. Ensure orders are in accordance with documented procedures. Ensure that proper documentation is returns and that credit notes are obtained.2. Ensure All organizational Assets are safeguarded work with project staff on sub-grant/ sub-recipient closeout, Subgrant internal audit, and internal control assessment.3. Review and communicate annual sub-grant/ sub-recipient work plans and budgets, Monitoring, Analyzing, evaluating & summarizing financial records for accuracy and completeness.4. Ensure that qualifying payments are correctly approved & authorized.5. Ensure approved periodic payments are made and that proof of payments are obtained, shared, and guarantee that all expenditure is properly coded as per budget-line & per appropriate project & as per chart of Accounts.6. Check supplier statements and deal with queries as per the rules and policies. Manage all contractual obligations as per required standards. Also managing SLA with partners.7. Work with Project staff on sub-grant/ sub-recipient & applications of grant conditions, regulations & that they have the capacity to manage grant funding. Project Proposal proofreading and Forecasting/ Budgeting. Show less

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  Vodafone Zambia

  Dec 2016 - Feb 2020

  - Provided financial leadership and was instrumental in forming accounting and sales strategies.- Setting and managing weekly, monthly quarterly goals derived from the operational plan aiming at consistency in procedure and protocols.- Coached and Trained staff as per the needs assessment and ensured the working environment was safe and appropriate, I also managed staff settlement in the department.- Ensured that all collections as per month targets were achieved and any variances explained.- Performed cash management functions and oversaw accounts payable, receivables, cash disbursements, payroll and GL, balance sheet, bank reconciliation functions through a robust verification, compliance and validation process & Consolidated the Business Accounts Reconciliation also Reviewed and approved all invoices to be paid as per AOP.- Analyzed and recommended organizational business capacity through formulated strategic industry competitive edge matrix.- Attended to/ or assigned Customer billing queries, liaised with Sales teams over targets and propose target achievement strategies.- Supervised Credit Control processes and associated risks and chaired periodic Fraud & Risk committees all in all, endeavoured to Have bird's view of all company operations and risk management of associated risks. Established product & market due diligence on business cases.- Negotiated lines of credit and vendor agreements, reviewed all financial contracts & agreements, insurance policies and other contractual obligations and regularly reviewed and updated the contracts management system.- In-depth financial analysis review and provided expert financial perspective and opinions. Helping in the assessment and verification of risk, analyzed efficiency and informed policy decisions made by executive management.- Consolidation of the Daily Cash Report and communicate to CFO of the current state of affairs by close of day. Show less

  • Financial Controller

    Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Treasury, Tax & Payables Specialist

    Jan 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Accounts Payable Specialist

    Dec 2016 - Dec 2018
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  Eccentric Engineering Ltd

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  Head Of Finance And Administration

  - Managed and coordinated all Tax returns/ Statutory obligations (PAYE, VAT, NAPSA, WCF, ERB, NCC, ERB etc)- Lead Budget preparation and Communicate changes to budget holders in especially good time.- Ensure payments are made on time, reported, and filed. Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting via GAAP, IAS and IFRS.- Networking with other industry players and regulators.- Guiding team members in good management practices. Support respective Managers - Operations, Regions, and Project Engineers as required.- Supervise and authenticate all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting, and Revenue Recognition.- Spearheaded & oversaw business development strategies and processes, Plan, Development monitored and evaluated The Annual Operating Plan and strengthen internal controls.- Coordinated & directed the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report on variances. Manage all OPEX and CAPEX, budget & planning, and analysis as per AOP.- Suppliers and Customer (Debtors and Creditors) management and reporting. Attended Suppliers' and creditors' Meetings when called upon. Show less

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  Access One Consulting

  Jan 2022 - now

  Freelance Finance and Management Consultant.

  - Assisting SMEs to identify business weaknesses and challenges and tailor relevant solutions through robust but modern business models. Design & develop strategic development strategies and plans.- Based on modern models like the Lean Six Sigma continuance process improvement, conduct robust, in-depth analysis of business policies, processes and internal controls to ascertainstrengths and shortcomings.- Draft Financial Statements for clients, ready for Audit. and management accounts for decision-making.- Assisting clients to maintain efficient and accurate accounting practices as per IAS, GAAP, and IFRS.- I Provide Expertise to help clients understand the meaning behind their financial data and how their business is affected, ultimately examining their profitability & liquidity and investment and riskawareness, planning and management. Show less

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  Group of Companies

  Mar 2023 - now

  Head of Finance And Administration
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  Shaftex/ Autoforce Group of Companies

  Mar 2023 - now

  Head of Finance And Administration