1. Dean Mushani – Curriculum Vitae
Dean Mushani, c/o Private Bag 111 Blantyre, Malawi. Nationality: Malawian
Email:dean368@gmail.com Tel:+265 (8) 8895 7852/+265 (9)9995 7852
PERSONAL SUMMARY
A self motivated, enthusiastic and articulate professional who is capable of ensuring that the
organisation or business has robust accounting processes, is financially sound and delivers on its
financial targets and budgeted transactions. Dean has substantial financial management experience
and possesses a real desire to succeed and make a difference. He has a history of coming up with
innovative ways to add value and reduce costs within a finance department. Throughout his career he
has used his knowledge and expertise to consistently make right decisions. In the past he has worked
for a large group of companies and an international NGO working in the health sector, where he was
influential in establishing a culture of continuous improvement by challenging existing working
practices and discouraging unproductive office behaviour. Right now he would like to work for an
organisation that nurtures talent and provides its workforce with exciting career prospects.
CAREER HISTORY
 FINANCIAL CONSULTANT AND BUSINESS ADVISOR (October 2015- March 2016)
Hiring organisations – Blantyre Baptist Holdings Ltd and Kingfisher Insurance Brokers Ltd.
(Hired to help re-organise a private education institution’s accounting reporting system,acting
as Financial Accountant during the duration of the consultancy. Assisting in sorting out bank
reconciliation problems of an insurance broker for external audit purposes).
Duties included;
 Reviewing bank reconciliations for all three institutions.
 Authorising payment vouchers
 Monitoring the correctness of posting into Quickbooks accounting system.
 Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of day-to-day financial operations.
 Maintaining tight financial control of expenses to be in line with budget.
 Preparation of monthly management accounts.
 Assisting in preparation for annual audit
 Identifying weaknesses in the reporting system and recommending ways of improving them
SEPT 2015- OCT 2015 (Doing college assignments and projects)
AUDIT MANAGER - MM & CO. (FEB 2014-AUG 2015)
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage client relationships for public and private companies in the Insurance, Agricultural,
Consumer Electronics, Humanitarian and Manufacturing sectors in Blantyre area, NGOs, direct and
coordinate audit engagements.
Lead multiple teams of professionals in the end-to-end execution of the audit cycle including:
planning audit scope, assessing clients’ business risks, developing effective audit programs to address
client-specific financial reporting risks and meet IFRSA standards, and reviewing financial statements
for compliance with regulatory requirements and adherence to relevant accounting standards.

2. Dean Mushani – Curriculum Vitae
Ensure optimal staff resource utilization through effective workflow forecasting, scheduling and time
management in order to meet reporting deadlines. Lead client fee negotiations. Monitor team
performance, costs and profitability throughout engagement. Provide coaching and mentor staff
members including identification of opportunities for continued development as part of the periodic
employee feedback process.
Deliver training on new audit programs and audit methodology. Support ongoing recruitment and
outreach efforts by interviewing job candidates and conducting formal presentations to targeted
groups. Attend ACCA organised workshops on new auditing softwares and IFRS
VALUE ADDED CONTRIBUTIONS & NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Oversaw audit planning and daily fieldwork coordination for audit engagements. Conducted domestic
visits to client facilities in Zomba and Mzuzu. Served as main point person for and coordinated with
client contacts to ensure the efficient flow of information to the audit team. Delegated related
engagement activities to audit staff members as necessary to ensure adherence to established
timelines. Identified and escalated complex accounting and auditing matters to managers and partners.
Ensured sound audit theory and compliance with IAS during review of work papers prepared by audit
staff.
In earlier role as Audit Senior, performed walkthrough tests of clients' financial processes and
evaluated accounting procedures and controls. Reviewed transactions, documents, records, and
methods for accuracy and effectiveness. Utilized computer assisted auditing techniques (CAATs) to
aid in the efficient execution of audit procedures. Proposed recommendations for improvements to
client processes and systems.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, PARTNERS IN HEALTH (2012 to 2013)
NGO employs 250 people. Liaised between local office and international head office in Boston, USA.
Roles included:
 Advisor to the Country Director (CD) as well as representing CD on important meetings with
government and other stakeholders.
 Ensuring statutory and donor requirements compliance
 Management of donor funds, disbursements and reconciliation of all bank funds transfers.
 Ensuring that internal controls are enforced and operate as prescribed
 Chairing of local procurement committee
 Provide HQ with complete, accurate and timely financial reports, including individual donor
financial reports
 Capacity building of local finance staff through training, mentoring
 Preparation and monitoring of annual budget for the program
 Cheque signatory and approval of cash reimbursements
 Weekly and monthly cashflows preparation, ensuring that management is accurately and
regularly informed about the financial position of PIH.
VALUE ADDED CONTRIBUTIONS & NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
 Successfully coordinated budget preparation and review with heads of department
 Ensured timely allocation of funding to different programs
 Promoted from Finance Manager to Director of Finance within first nine months of
employment due to efficient management of finance department.

3. Dean Mushani – Curriculum Vitae
GROUP CHIEF ACCOUNTANT, GLOBE GROUP OF COMPANIES (2006 to 2012)
 Oversaw the planning and managing of external audits for all group companies (property
letting, manufacturing, IT and Food industries)
 Review of preparation and timely submission of annual tax returns, VAT and PAYE tax
returns to the Income Revenue Authority (MRA).
 Developed management, narrative, and statistical reports for private organisations,
government and other stakeholders.
 Monitored, identified, and communicated over expenditures to Group Finance Director and
other directors.
 Preparation of consolidated group management accounts and other reports
 Review and supervision of five Company Accountants’ work responsible for over ten
companies.
VALUE ADDED CONTRIBUTIONS & NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
 Brought up to date annual audits which were lagging behind by up to three years
 Trained Accountants on use of Microsoft excel to produce audit schedules which were
previously being done manually.
 Improved tax planning function of the group as a unit
 Contributed to drafting of application for group bank overdraft and investment facilities
AUDIT SUPERVISOR(OCT 1991-DEC 2001) – GRAHAM CARR
 Reviewing audit files and schedules prepared by junior staff
 Preparation and drafting of statutory financial statements
 Advisor to clients on finance and tax issues
 Carrying out special and investigative audits
 Consultancy assignments e.g. assisting in running clients businesses
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Windows Microsoft Office e.g. PowerPoint presentations, Word, Excel ,Sage Line 50 and 100,
QuickBooks(Accountant 12.0), Selenic Navigator ,and Sage Pastel Evolution.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Certified Accountant – ACCA (2004-2009)
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Columbia Commonwealth University (2014-2015)
Diploma in Accounting, Malawi College of Accountancy, Blantyre
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association of Certified Chartered Accountants – Fellow of ACCA
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi -ICAM (awaiting registration)
INTERESTS
Reading and watching news, sports, playing music and travelling within and abroad.
REFEREES
i) Mrs Hanna Mijoya, ACCA, Head of Finance and Administration
Word Alive International Ministries, Blantyre. hmijoya@wordalive.mw Telephone:
+265 1 874 451 Cell phone: +265 888 830 298 / +265 999 771 712

4. Dean Mushani – Curriculum Vitae
ii) Mr Heta Kulemeka, Senior Audit Manager
MM and Company, Blantyre. alihetakulemeka@yahoo.com
Cellphone: +265 888 502 468 / +265 998 734 376
iii) Mr Patrick Mhango, Director (Head) of Administration
Reserve Bank of Malawi, Lilongwe. patmhango@rbm.mw
Telephone: +265 1 770 600 Cellphone: +265 888 381 189/0995 249 946