Experience

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  Zambian Breweries Plc

  • Zambia
  • Food and Beverage Services
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Executive Board Member

    • Sep 2020 - Present

  • Country Head of Finance & Executive Board Member (Mar 2020 – Present)

    • Sep 2020 - Mar 2024

    In this role I Lead a team of 10 and indirect team of 8 in India. Reporting to Regional Finance Director for West and Southern Africa, I manage project expenditure and business growth. I provided strategic financial oversight for the Zambia Business through financial planning and analysis, statutory and management reporting, cost optimisation, budgeting and budget control I also held an executive board seat as local Finance Lead and managed external relations with investors, stakeholders and regulatory bodies.

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  Manja Pamodzi Foundation

  • Board Member

    • Jan 2021 - Present

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  Zambrew Pension Fund

  • Board Trustee

    • Oct 2020 - Present

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  Zambian Breweries Plc (a subsidiary of Ab-InBev)

  • Lusaka

  • Finance Manager

    • Dec 2018 - Sep 2020
    • Lusaka

    In this role I Lead a team of 10 and indirect team of 8 in India. Reporting to Regional Finance Director for West and Southern Africa, I manage project expenditure and business growth. I provided strategic financial oversight for the Zambia Business through financial planning and analysis, statutory and management reporting, cost optimisation, budgeting and budget control I also held an executive board seat as local Finance Lead and managed external relations with investors, stakeholders and regulatory bodies.

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  Zambian Breweries Plc

  • Lusaka

  • Planning and Performance Manager

    • Jun 2018 - Dec 2018
    • Lusaka

    I reported directly to the Finance Manager and supported functions as a trusted business partner and subject matter expert. I delivered finance expertise to the function and shared best practice amongst the team to aid knowledge transfer. In this role I also handled all finance related activities from budgeting, control, functional reporting to business case assistance for various projects.

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  Zambian Breweries PLC (ABInBev)

  • Lusaka

  • Treasury & Fixed Assets Manager

    • Apr 2017 - Aug 2018
    • Lusaka

    This was a key role that linked business and local financial institutions. I managed cash availability with banks and also provided oversight for internal cash processing. I Aligned local treasury function to the ABI group (Ab-Inbev Global) treasury policy expectations.

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  Zambian Breweries Plc

  • Lusaka

  • Accountants Payable Supervisor

    • Jan 2013 - Mar 2017
    • Lusaka

    I managed the whole vendor database from system data quality, alignment of payment terms, invoice aging compliance and on-time payment execution. My contribution to efficient cash flow management and positive vendor relationships was a significant part of this role.