Taurai Matore

• Supported the formulation of the annual country operational plan with an annual budget of roughly US$120m • Worked in cross-functional teams responsible for budgets reviews, target setting and quarterly performance reviews for implementing partners • Provided financial technical support to CDC Zambia Senior Management, technical teams and implementing partners • Oversight for budgets, quarterly reporting and performance reviews, assessment of internal controls and compliance with USG rules

 Providing technical support to the embassy staff in the application of existing controls and regulatory framework for the development cooperation, as well as on audits and budget issues.  Review of annual audit reports and the respective management letters and following up issues with the partner organizations supported by the Sida regional team  Risk management and anti-corruption issues  Responsible for the overall management of the Sida Regional team annual budget in the region of US$50m

Worked with the health financing team to come up with innovative ways of funding health programs in Zambia Participated in the costing of the strategic plan resulting in US$82m funding for Zambia Preparing the annual budgets for the three Malaria programs for review by the Global Team based in Boston, USA Monthly review of the budgets vs actual performance and providing reasons for the variances

• Key clients sectors: Mining and FMCG with annual revenue of US$2.5b, US$1b, US$25m and US$15m respectively • Leading field teams including overall planning and execution of the audit; reporting directly to the senior manager and audit partner • Facilitating and coordinating planning and business review meetings with the client senior management • Reviewed financial statements for compliance with IFRS and local reporting guidelines

• Key clients sectors; FMCG and Financial institutions with annual revenue of US$30m, US$20m and US$12m respectively • Facilitating and coordinating training programs on financial accounting, auditing and audit methodology for first year associates • Leading field teams of up to five people including coaching, supervising and reviewing several associates' work simultaneously • Managed and oversaw external audit teams by developing audit plans, devising budgets and steering targeted delivery

• Selected by PwC South Africa to go on six months global deployment program to the PwC Office in New York • Assigned to the audit of a leading Investment Management firm with assets under management of approximately US$27b • Reviewed internal control systems and made appropriate recommendations • Reviewed financial statements of the 14 hedge funds for compliance with US GAAP • Drove delivery of audit fieldwork under tight deadlines, reviewed and mentored associates on the team

Applied Financial Accounting, Applied Auditing, Applied Managerial Accounting, Advanced Taxation

Advanced Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Taxation, Auditing , Management Accounting