Experience

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  NBS Bank

  • Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

  • Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer

    • Jun 2017 - Present
    • Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

    • Coordinates the strategy development process, working with strategic teams, to ensure the Bank has a clear set of key performance priorities and are tracked.• Led the implementation of a strategy monitoring system that helps to plan, manage, execute and track the organizations strategy.• I Conduct internal/external research on subject matters impacting the bank and its environment for strategic planning such as economic trends, competitor trends and financial trends • Led the development of the CEO’s report to the main board by reporting on key strategic kpi’s and summarizing major issues for reporting from all functional units.• Led the setting up of governance meetings by writing the terms of references, setting up the meetings and ensuring that members meet regularly and that matters arising are closed.• Supports the CEO in completion of the organizational scorecard and tracking of its execution

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  Pearls & Roses - Event Management & Decor Company

  • Malawi

  • Managing Director

    • Jan 2011 - Dec 2019
    • Malawi

    • I was the visionary and ensured that I articulated the vision to the team and the short, medium term and long term goals.• I Led the expansion of our offices into 2 cities in Malawi and successfully led the two offices which were separately managed by permanently employed supervisors on the ground. • I led the strategy sessions of the team and received feedback and input from the team for improvement and implementation.• I trained different teams in design and execution, record keeping, sales and marketing• I led the sales and marketing unit and ensured that there was customer growth in the business and that our brand had visibility on the market.

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  Standard Bank Malawi

  • Malawi
  • Banking
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Finacle (Core Banking System) - Customer Relationship Management Lead

    • May 2016 - Apr 2017

    • I was assigned to core-banking system change project to lead the customer data migration in finacle.• I was part of the customer data clean-up team and ensured that the project team met the deadlines with regards to data integrity.• I successfully worked with the project manager in providing data migration requirements and ensured that all the customer requirements were mapped into the development of the new banking system.

  • Business Manager For The Chief Executive Officer

    • Feb 2015 - Apr 2017

    • I Conducted internal/external research on subject matters impacting the bank and its environment for strategic planning such as economic trends, competitor trends and financial trends.• I also prepared presentations for the CEO for the board, seminars and other platforms • Successfully wrote the CEO’s report to the main board by reporting on key strategic kpi’s and summarizing major issues for reporting from all functional unit.• Managed customer issues that were directed to the CEO’s office and made customer visits with the CEO that required the CEO’s attention.• Provided input in governance meetings by making contributions on matters impacting the bank.• Supported the CEO in completion of the organizational scorecard and tracking of its execution

  • Manager-Financial Accounting & Reporting

    • May 2012 - Jan 2015

    • Led a team of 5 to ensure that all internal and external reporting requirements were timeously met, including preparation of monthly and quarterly accounts, following up on receivables and accounting for payables.• Assisted executive management in decision making by timely providing management accounts and a commentary of the changes comparing them to budget and prior year.• Reviewing of monthly general ledger reconciliations to ensure that outstanding items are timeously cleared, resultant entries processed and the amounts reflected in the general ledger appropriately supported.• I handled and managed the preparation of requisite schedules for audit and ensured that all matters raised by auditors were cleared.• I Provided technical advice and accounting support to other Functional Units and tracked their progress against the targets to ensure that they are within budget.• I managed performance for my team by training, setting guidance as well as reviewing performance quarterly.

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  JTI (Japan Tobacco International)

  • Malawi

  • Financial Planning Analyst

    • May 2011 - Apr 2012
    • Malawi

    • I was successfully involved in the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial plans and financial forecasts.• I successfully gathered data for financial planning, challenged assumptions used in forecasting and providing support to departmental managers when completing plans.• Preparing departmental reporting templates, analyzing and reporting on department costs against budget.• I led in the cost management as well as liaising with finance and other departmental managers in explaining deviations from the budget and coming up with necessary initiatives to manage costs.• I was part of the team that was Involved in the CAPEX budgeting and ensuring that projects are properly timed and managed to meet set cost and time targets.• Led functional teams in Identifying and analyzing the KPI’s for the business.

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  Deloitte

  • Malawi

  • External Auditor

    • Jan 2008 - May 2011
    • Malawi

    • I was involved in the planning of audit assignments; which include preparing budgets for different audit assignments, setting the audit strategy, ratio analysis and risk assessment. • I successfully conducted risk assessments and ensured that assessed risks are addressed and reported to management and considered in the overall audit. • Internal control system audit and recommendations to clients both in a proactive and reactive manner of the weaknesses in the internal control systems. • Computing tax matters on behalf of clients and ensuring that the taxation act is complied with when dealing with tax matters. • Producing final deliverables involving reporting in the form of statutory financial statements, audit committee reports, management reports and/or any other report as specified in the terms of a particular engagement. • Training and providing team support to audit juniors on the work that they have been assigned. My audit client profile included: • National Aids Commission of Malawi (NAC) • Government Of Malawi/EU projects• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) • United Nations Food Programme Agency (UNFPA) • Plan Mw • Auction holdings Limited (AHL) • Press Trust • Agricultural Resources Extension Trust (ARET) • Dwangwa Sugar Corporation • Monsanto Malawi Limited • Malawi leaf Ltd (MLF) • Malawi Investments Promotion Agency (MIPA) • Union Transport International (UTI)

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  Peter Holds Worth & Company

  • Malawi

  • External Audit Trainee

    • Dec 2005 - Dec 2007
    • Malawi

    • I was involved in performing detailed audit tests on account balances and transactions. • I successfully Tested controls of the audit entity. • I contributed to improving the control environment of organizations by writing management reports on audit findings. • I examined financial performance through analysis of financial data, trend identification and monitoring of key performance indicators. • I Performed inventory counts and reporting on the results to the supervisors. My Client Profile included: • Malawi Catering services limited (MCSL). • United Nations Food Programme Agency (UNFPA). • Transcom ltd.