What type of job are you looking for?
Finance Director or Finance Manager or Audit Manager
What nationality are you?
Zimbabwean
What languages do you speak (and at what level)?
English, Shona and basic Portuguese
What country or area are you looking to work in and why?
Botswana. I like the climate in Botswana
What countries have you worked in?
Zimbabwe and Mozambique
What countries do you have a visa to work in?
Mozambique
What field do you currently work in?
Finance
What fields have you worked in before?
Company Secretarial, Administration, Accounting, Internal Audit and Finance
What qualifications do you hold?
C I S - Fellow Chartered Secretary and currently at MBA disertation stage
Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why?
I consider skills more valuable because they equip one with ability to deliver.
Describe the benefits of working with others
Working with others helps in idea sharing and learning from each other. It also helps in improving the quality of work produced by a team and boots team building.
Describe the benefits of working alone
When working alone, one can work at own speed and there are no delays from group members.
What was your worst working experience?
Taking things for granted- When I was a Divisional Financial I had a bookkeeper who was reporting to an Accountant and the Accountant used to be told that bank reconciliations were being done but he never reviewed them and used to tell me all was in order. At year end audit it transpired that the reconciliations were never done.
What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career?
The need to physically check work done by subordinates and attention to detail. Having checking procedures in place and to ensure that batches are checked and corrected before posting. The need to ensure that all required work is done and checked well before the deadline to avoid fire fighting and minimise mistakes.
Management of risk in order to add shareholder value.
What unique skills do you have?
Very good at computerised accounts, analysis of financial information, inventory management and training subordinates plus team building.
What would you consider as your 'dream job'?
Chief Executive Officer
What are the most interesting aspects of your field?
Auditing and financial analsis
Which aspect of your field do you hae most
Doing routine non chalenging work.
How can potential employers contact you?
By email:- psc91m@gmail.com or through my wife's email - chiedzamugwagwa@gmail.com
By phone on my line in Mozambique - 00258 827825093 on my wife's cell in SOUTH Africa - 0027 735395060