Tawanda Nyamutumbu

A proactive, result driven and competent HR, Finance and Administration expert with 15+ years of experience in leading talent management, recruitment and selection, employee engagement, benefits administration and human resources information systems. Also, competent in financial accounting, financial reporting, tax management, internal controls, and preparation of final accounts. Exceptional leadership skills to train, manage, coach and guide all levels of strategic partnerships that encompass overall business and business units. Flexible and able to adapt positively to any challenges that arise as well as comfortable at making sometimes difficult decisions and taking ownership of key issues. Committed to promoting synergy across business lines to drive positive change via the implementation of HR and Finance solutions and process improvement that can add value and improve performance.

A proactive, result driven and competent HR, Finance and Administration expert with 15+ years of experience in leading talent management, recruitment and selection, employee engagement, benefits administration and human resources information systems. Also, competent in financial accounting, financial reporting, tax management, internal controls, and preparation of final accounts. Exceptional leadership skills to train, manage, coach and guide all levels of strategic partnerships that encompass overall business and business units. Flexible and able to adapt positively to any challenges that arise as well as comfortable at making sometimes difficult decisions and taking ownership of key issues. Committed 

COUNTRY HUMAN RESOURCES CONTROLLER                                                              February 2019 – December 2021
Automotive Management Services (Kabul, Afghanistan)
Responsibilities:
 Managing a team of 4 x HR Admin Managers and 3 x assistants by ensuring all deadlines are met on time.
 Country focal person for all operations and processes for incoming or outgoing staff (mobilization or demobilization), reports generation, vacations / emergency leave processing, coaching incoming staff and subordinates within the project.
 Departmental supervision of in-country human resources team and offer guidance on all human resources issues 
 Positions control (staffing plan including but not limited to new hires or terminations, onboarding) for billing purposes at corporate.
 Supervise hiring process of all local nationals including but not limited to security checkup, interviews, medicals, staff files creation, capturing of new hires into the human resources system (Humanic HR System) for reliable and accurate reports generation to project management.
 Supervision of all required documentation for international staff including Visas, Letter of Authorization, medicals, security clearances, arrival of employees in SPOT and monthly affirmation in line with contractors’ requirements, MOFAs etc.
 Maintenance and continuous updating of country organizational chart, mapping employees to biometric timecards management machines and attending to queries in relation to timekeeping issues.
 Manpower deployment to sites in consultation with project management.
 Assist in the improvement of existing HR manuals and policies in line with current trends.
 Elimination of project cross-billing and temporary duty location staffing.                                                                      

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION OFFICER                                                               August 2010 - January 2019
Poverty Reduction Forum Trust (NGO, Zimbabwe)
Responsibilities:
 Overseeing financial management, training and capacity building on sound financial management practices, quality assurance of budgets and financial reports in accordance with donor requirements.
 Ensure that internal controls are well set up through readable financial policies and procedures manuals.
 Year-end audit preparations and attend to audit queries.
 Cash flow forecasts and treasury management
 General ledger accounts maintenance and costs reallocation
 Preparation of board reports & presentation during board meetings.
 Reviewing and analyzing monthly budget vs actuals report (variance analysis) and recommending appropriate action to address low and high burn rates.
 Prepare cash and bank payment vouchers and entering of transactions into Pastel accounting software.
 Performing month end accounting close processes.
 Fleet management and maintenance of organizational fixed assets register. 
 Developed, reviewed & monitored financial policies & procedures.
 Bank and general ledger accounts reconciliations.
 Accounting system set up including chart of accounts in line with business operation.
 Statutory returns computation & submission.
 Banking and petty cash control.

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT                                                                          March 2009 - July 2010
Justice for Children Trust (NGO, Zimbabwe)
Responsibilities:
 Payroll preparation.
 Prepared financial donor reports.
 Cashbook maintenance i.e. capturing of receipts & payments.
 Control accounts reconciliations.
 Maintenance of Fixed Assets Register.
 Bank reconciliations.
 Budget preparations.
 Petty Cash Custodian.
 Statutory returns computation & submission.
 Year – end accounts preparations.

SENIOR RECEIVABLES & PAYABLES CLERK                                                                                   November 2007 - February 2009
Speedlink Cargo P/L (Zimbabwe)

PAYABLES & RECEIVABLES CLERK                                                                           September 2004 - October 2007
Mike Harris Toyota (Zimbabwe)