1. Curriculum Vitae
For
Walter Muzunde
2682 Glaudina, Harare
w.muzunde@gmail.com
Mobile: +263 772 104 450 or 0772 464 387
Marital Status: Married (Two children)
Sex: Male
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Driver's License: Clean class four
Residence: Zimbabwe
Date of Birth: 27 November 1981
Languages fluent in: English & Shona
Institutional Memberships: ICAZ
INSPIRATION
A strong pioneering spirit and ability to build and maintain strong relationships
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Mega Pak Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd a Nampak Limited Company– 1st
of February 2013 to date
Position – Finance Manager
Responsibilities
• Review and timely submission of monthly management accounts, quarterly board packs
and annual financials in line with Nampak Limited group deadlines.
• Strategic Planning including three and five year plans.
• Budgets and Forecasts (quarterly) preparation as well as strict monitoring and control of
overheads in line with budget parameters.
• Preparation of Annual Financial Statements in line with IFRS requirements.
• Preparation of Mega Pak Zimbabwe audit pack for feeding into the Nampak Limited
Group Report which is listed on the JSE.
• Variance analysis and recommendation of corrective action for loss reduction
• Strict control of credit limits and collection of debtors.
• Liaison with internal and external auditors during audits (Deloitte are the external
auditors and EY are the internal auditors).
• Establishing performance targets (KPIs) for subordinates and half yearly one on one
reviews and ratings
• Legal compliance in areas such as VAT, Standards Development Levy, Zimdef,
Corporate Tax and Withholding tax.
• Cash flow management including allocation to competing requirements to enable
business continuity.
• Regular cost of sales review in line with pricing strategy.
• Review of monthly General Ledger reconciliations.
• Ensuring monthly stock counts are done in adherence to procedures and taking corrective
action on variances.
Walter Muzunde CV
2. • Developing and managing stakeholder relationships with banks, suppliers, customers and
other stakeholders
• Regular review and revision of controls in line with business changes and audit
recommendations.
• Ensuring adherence to divisional targets in line with ISO 14001 & FSSC22000.
• Trustee of the Mega Pak Zimbabwe Pension Fund.
• Span of control of eleven people including two accountants (management and financial)
Tongaat Hulett -Hippo Valley Estates Ltd – August 2010 to January 2013
An agro-processing entity with a staff compliment of 7000 and sugar production capacity of -
300 000 tons per annum.
Position - Financial Accountant
Responsibilities
• Treasury management including
Assisting in development of investment strategies
Negotiating favourable charges with banks relating to transactions and exchange
rates
Eighteen month rolling cash flow forecasts revised monthly and weekly
Negotiating delayed payments with suppliers to manage liquidity
Assisting in arranging rollover of maturities and submission of relevant
information as requested by finance houses
• Enhancement and implementation of financial and accounting systems (debtors, creditors
and cash book transactions)
• Upholding control systems for assets as well as preventive mechanisms to eliminate fraud
and wasteful expenditure
• Monitoring adherence to legal and regulatory compliance on transactions including VAT,
Withholding tax, PAYE and NSSA
• Preparation of monthly, half year and yearend financial statements
• Regular review of policies and procedures in area of responsibility in line with changes in
the operating environment
• Providing cost analyses in cost review meetings with operational management and
devising cost saving strategies thereto
• Authorisation of payments as bank signatory
• Quarterly Board packs
• Authorisation of invoices before processing of transactions
• Debtors management including follow up, credit limits and policies regarding impairment
• Authorisation of cash office transactions
• VAT and Withholding tax submissions
• Liaison with internal and external auditors during half year and year end audits
• Monthly review of ledger reconciliations
• Mentoring graduate trainees and attachment students
• Safety Health and Environment participation including:
Management safety observations (monthly)
SHE talks – risk assessment and awareness updates
Delta Corporation Ltd -Jan 2006 to July 2010
Walter Muzunde CV
3. The largest and most dominate cold beverages manufacturer including carbonated soft drinks,
lager beer, sorghum beer and packaging materials such as glass and plastic containers.
Group staff compliment of over 4000 employees.
Articles Training Jan 2006- July 2010 (Training Outside Public Practice - TOPP)
Exposure on financials in the following business units on a rotational basis
• Transport operations
• Soft Drinks manufacturing
• Hotel and catering
• Internal Auditing
• Consolidations at Corporate level
• IT division
QUALIFICATIONS
Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe) (ICAZ, Nov 2011)
Bachelor of Accountancy Honours (UZ 2005)
14 A level Points (Cambridge), 9 O level passes
COMPUTER SKILLS
Excel, MsWord, MsPowerPoint, Email, Internet
ACCOUNTING PACKAGES
Syspro, Ellipse and Hyperion
Awards
University of Zimbabwe
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Zimbabwe (ICAZ) - Accounting Theory and Practice 2005
Sports Man of the Year (2001) – Ellis Robins High School
Interests
Financial news, Networking and making new business partners, playing and watching soccer
References
Mr. B Shava Mrs R Mbelengwa
Finance Manager Finance Executive (TOPP Training
officer)
Hippo Valley Estates Ltd Delta Corporation Ltd
Chiredzi Harare
+263 31 5151-6 +263 4 883865
bshava@hippo.co.zw r.mbelengwa@delta.co.zw
Mr. S Nzombe Mr. W Zimunya
Financial Controller Finance Director
Alliance One International McDonald Bricks
Walter Muzunde CV
