Danai Mutokota

Accounting & business advisory firm providing financial services to SME clients across Zimbabwe.
• Drive full-cycle bookkeeping, financial accounting, and corporate advisory for a portfolio of SME clients, strengthening
financial visibility and decision-making.
• Deliver monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasts, and budget variance reports aligned with IFRS standards,
giving clients a clear view of financial performance.
• Safeguard ledger accuracy by conducting complex multi-currency bank, supplier, and customer reconciliations.
• Own accounts payable and receivable, payroll processing, and statutory compliance filings end-to-end.
• Guide clients through tax compliance, financial reporting, and audit preparation, reducing compliance risk.
• Implement and optimise cloud-based accounting systems, including Xero and Palladium ERP, to improve processing
efficiency.

Environmental and carbon credit startup — sole accountant.
• Built the finance department from the ground up as sole accountant, establishing accounting policies, procedures, and
internal controls for a fast-growing startup.
• Configured and populated a newly-licensed Palladium ERP system from scratch, creating the reporting structures used to
generate management and compliance reports.
• Led full-cycle accounting operations and monthly statutory compliance reporting (Corporate Tax, VAT, and payroll
deductions) across multiple project accounts.
• Produced corporate budgets and financial variance reports that supported project tracking and cost control.
• Maintained daily petty cash funds and delivered accurate, timely bank reconciliations.
• Tracked withholding tax schedules, inventory reconciliations, and ongoing asset verification.
• Uncovered and resolved ledger discrepancies, strengthening reporting accuracy and audit-readiness.
• Liaised with vendors, external auditors, and ZIMRA officials to maintain full regulatory compliance.

Manufacturing
• Managed corporate treasury functions, including cash flow forecasting and optimising payment allocations against
available resources.
• Developed and implemented internal financial policies and procedures that improved departmental efficiency.
• Monitored financial performance metrics and delivered regular analytical reports to the Finance Manager.
• Prepared monthly management accounts and year-end financial statements in compliance with international reporting
frameworks.
• Enforced credit terms and drove timely customer collections across AP/AR.
• Prepared corporate income tax returns, monthly VAT filings, and statutory employee fund deductions.
• Maintained and updated the corporate fixed asset register, ensuring accurate depreciation and asset verification.

• Prepared accurate customer invoices, maintained input/output tax schedules, and reconciled client accounts.
• Managed high-volume debtors ledgers and supported weekly payroll processing.
• Formulated weekly operational budgets to monitor short-term cash requirements.
• Delivered timely monthly filings for corporate VAT, payroll taxes, and local social security deductions (NSSA).

• Rotated across Stores, Procurement, and Costing & Accounting functions, building broad exposure to financial
operations.
• Managed stock files and posted goods received and issue notes in the accounting system.
• Prepared and issued Requests for Quotations and tender documents, and conducted tender evaluations.
• Handled receipting, billing, payroll costing, debtor/creditor reconciliations, and client account management.