Experience

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  International Monetary Fund

  • United States
  • International Trade and Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Regional Revenue Administration Advisor (MTRS)

    • Jan 2024 - Present

    Supporting development, implementation and monitoring of revenue mobilization strategies in IMF East African member countries.

  • Resident Tax Administration Advisor

    • Feb 2021 - Mar 2024

    As the Regional tax administration advisor my job involves providing capacity building and technical assistance support in tax administration to 13 countries in Southern Africa. Working with other international development partners, my job entails revenue administration reform coordination and support towards domestic resource mobilization, strategy development and implementation, institutional governance reform, digitalization and compliance improvement reforms.

  • Technical Assiatance Advisor in Revenue Administration

    • Sep 2021 - Jan 2024

    Technical Assistance Advisor in Revenue Administration. I supported countries in Africa that are implementing Medium Term Revenue Strategies (MTRS) to enhance Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM).

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  Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) Commissioner...

  • Harare, Zimbabwe

  • Commissioner General

    • Feb 2018 - Feb 2021
    • Harare, Zimbabwe

    Heading Revenue Administration and collection of taxes (covering both Customs and Excise duties, Income and Value Added and other Domestic Taxes) for the Government of Zimbabwe. ZIMRA is tasked with the strategic role of facilitating legitimate trade to and from Zimbabwe and across the Southern a...

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  International Monetary Fund

  • AFRITAC West, Accra, Ghana

  • Regional Revenue Administration Advisor

    • Jan 2014 - Jan 2018
    • AFRITAC West, Accra, Ghana

    Technical Assistance Advisor on Tax and Customs Administration to six Anglophone countries in West Africa, covering Cape Verde, Ghana, The Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Based at the AFRITAC West in Accra, Ghana.

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  Swaziland Revenue Authority

  • Government Administration
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Commissioner Domestic Taxes

    • Apr 2013 - Dec 2013

    I was appointed as Commissioner Domestci Taxes with effect from 1 April 2013 with the clear mandate to implement the functional structure and full roll out of the Domestic Taxes Modernisation Program that I developed under the Modernisation Department. The Department combines all Income Taxes and VAT and is preparing to take over some non-tax revenues currently being collected under the Ministry of Finance. I also have the responsibility to implement Self-Assessment for Income Tax and Presumptive tax for small businesses.

  • Commissioner Modernization

    • Apr 2012 - Mar 2013

    I was appointed as Commissioner Modernization on 1 April 2012 as the Swaziland Revenue Authority was restructured to a functional Structure combining Income Tax and VAT under the Domestic Taxes Department. 1. I implemented VAT as a project and also took over the implementation of other modernisation projects including the introduction of the Integrated Revenue Administartion System (IRAS) on which we were implementing VAT. Other projects were the Business Process Management and Change Management projects, implementation of Performance Management System and preparation of tax reform programs of Self-Assessment and Presumptive Tax. 2. I handed over VAT to the Domestci Taxes Department in October 2012 six months after implementation as I worked on developing tools and structures for the Modernisation Department. 3. I worked with the IMF-AFRITAC SOUTH to identify Technical Assistance and Modernisation programs under the Technical Trust Fund of the mission.4. I was also working with he Customs Department on the Customs Modernisation Program which includes the replacement of the ASYCUDA ++ system and the roll out of the Columbus Program and to implement the results of the the Time Release Study Report carried out by the World Bank.

  • Commissioner Sales Tax/Value Added Taxes

    • Nov 2010 - Mar 2012

    Tasked with the responsibility to implement VAT in Swaziland on 1 April, 2012. Currently also responsible for the collection of Sales Tax revenue while winding up the administration of Sales Tax and managing the transition to VAT.Have added responsibility to head the Modernisation Department of the Swaziland Revenue Authority which involves crafting the Modernisation Strategy in both Domestic Tax and Customs operations and the Corporate structures of the new organisation.

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  International Monetary Fund

  • Ghana Revenue Authority

  • Tax Administration Advisor

    • Sep 2013 - Sep 2013
    • Ghana Revenue Authority

    Attached to the Tax Administration Advisory Mission of the IMF to the Ghana Revenue Authority to review implementation of Tax Reforms and make recemmendations for improved revenue generation.

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  Crown Agents

  • Swaziland

  • Part-time Training Consultant

    • Feb 2013 - Mar 2013
    • Swaziland

    I was engaged by the Crown Agents as a Part-time Training Consultant to prepare and deliver material for the Sierra Leone Management Development Program and prepared material on Taxpayer Service and Integrity. The material is to be used to train the management staff of the Sierra Leone Domestic T...

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  South African Revenue Services

  • South Africa

  • Senior Manager - Taxpayer Services (Gauteng South Region)

    • Nov 2007 - Oct 2010
    • South Africa

    Was responsible for seven Taxpayer Service branches in the Gauteng South Region.

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  Deloitte and Touche

  • Harare - Zimbabwe

  • Senior Tax Manager

    • Apr 2007 - Oct 2007
    • Harare - Zimbabwe

    Managing seven tax auditors.

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  Zimbabwe Revenue Authority

  • Harare

  • Commissioner of Taxes

    • Aug 2001 - Feb 2007
    • Harare

    Appointed Commissioner at the inception of ZIMRA and responsible for both Domestic Tax and Customs and Excise in two of the largest Regions over four of my almost six years tenure as Commissioner. Represented ZIMRA at the World Customs Organisation for six years attending the annual WCO Council m...

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  Department of Taxes

  • Zimbabwe

  • Assistant Commissioner

    • Jan 1983 - Jul 2001
    • Zimbabwe

    I joined the then Department of Taxes straight from the University of Zimbabwe and rose through the ranks to Assistant Commissioner in charge of Training and Development. I was a trainer myself for three years from 1990 to 1993, and attended a three moths Training Design and Management course at ...