CHARLES TAZIVA

6 Perth Street, Unit 63, Buccleuch,Sandton, South Africa

Cell: (+27) 846469061; (+27) 626714708,

Passport Number: EN057691

ID Number: 04-083193C04

D.O.B: 21 – 09 – 77

Sex: Male

Marital Status: Married

E-mail:

Career Objective

Seeking an exciting employment opportunity in an organization where I can fully utilize mystatus as a qualified,experienced (15 years) and accomplished Audit, Risk and Financial Management professional known for breakthrough results.

Key Skills and Attributes

  • Profound understanding of Corporate Governance; Risk; Internal Controls and Financial Management.
  • Combined15 years’ experience in internal auditing, risk and financial management.
  • Experienced in a number of operational functions in various industrial sectors such as FMCG, Retail and Agro Industry.
  • Well organized, assertive and confident with a sense of passion and self motivation.
  • Well versed in use of Microsoft Office products and audit software e.g. ACL. Have extensively worked with accounting systems such as Sunsystems, Pastel as well as Cottsystems (inbuilt business system).
  • Independent, highly numerical and analytical team player with high attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
  • Excellent communicationand reporting skills.

Employment Profile

Financial Administrator: Luthando Ventures Pvt Ltd, SA (from September 2016) – ON CONTRACT

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Control and preparation of budgets.
  • Cash flow management: Payment request processing; control of all purchases, income and expenditure.
  • Pastel transaction processing and cost centre allocations; payroll input review.
  • Processing and review of income statements and journal entries.
  • Management and control of all inventory/stock.
  • Debtors, creditors, credit card, balance sheet and GL reconciliations.
  • Sales, debtors and creditors age analysis.

Finance & Admin Manager:Nyami Berries Pvt Ltd,United Exports Group, SA (August 2015to July 2016)

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Set up Finance & Admin department andimplemented relevant internal control systems.
  • Cash flow management; review and authorization of payment requests; control of all purchases.
  • Inventory/stock management and control.
  • Cost management and control –control of all expenditure; cost and operations optimization (achieved30 percent fuel and power usage reduction without necessarily compromising operational efficiency).
  • Budgets review/analysis.
  • Review of income statements (monthly) and authorisation of journal entries.
  • Sales, debtors and creditors age analysis; review of creditors and debtors reconciliations.

Senior InternalAuditor: The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd- COTTCO- AICO subsidiary (October2008to April 2015)

Internal Auditor: COTTCO (January 2004 to September 2008)

Audit Assistant: COTTCO (July 2002 to December 2003)

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Preparation of the annual Audit plan.
  • Risk identification and control.(Introduced a Risk Control Matrix at Cottco Pvt Ltd which served as an effective tool in risk identification and control).
  • Performed data analysis through the use of ACL in support of IT, financial and operational audits. (Busted a fraudulent payments syndicate in 2010 in Chinhoyi).
  • Performed special audits, fraud investigations and value for money audits and represented the company in the courts of law.(Successfully represented Cottco in over ten cases between 2010 and 2014.)
  • Reviewed transactions, documents, records and financial reports for accuracy and effectiveness and prepared working papers summarising data with sufficient and appropriate evidence on assigned audits.
  • Led audit team in discussing observations raised during audit field work with management and getting commitment in the form of remedial action plans on how the issues would be rectified.
  • Provided consultancy service to all departments.(Best employee award at Cottco in 2011/12 in recognition of my hard work and dedication).

Financial Assistant:CFI Holdings Pvt Ltd Zimbabwe t/a Farm and City Centre(October 2000 to June2002)

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Processing payments, cash book and cost centre allocations.
  • Processing journal entries; debtors and creditors reconciliations.
  • Inventory/stock management.
  • Credit card reconciliations.
  • Balance sheet and GL reconciliations.

Educational Profile

HigherNationalDiploma in Accountancy(SAQA NQF Level 6)

MasvingoPolytechnicCollege (1997 – 2000). With Credits inAuditing, Communication, Financial Accounting, Commercial Law, Management, Quantitative Methods, Managerial Economics, MGT Info Systems, Company Law and Cost & Management Accounting.

Advanced Level subjects– Hatfield High School Harare (1994 – 1995). Accounting, Divinity and Management of Business passed.

Ordinary Level subjects passed – Silveira High School (1990 – 1993)

7 subjects.

Current Studies

Certified Internal Auditor

ACCA

Computing Skills

  • MS Office Suite.
  • Audit Command Language (ACL).
  • Pastel.
Languages
  • Spoken: English and Shona
  • Written: English and Shona

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