Matthew Muzindi - Accountant, Anen Group Limited

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Work Background

LowellInterim Financial Consultant - Financial Reporting

Jan. 2024 - Mar. 2024Engaged to assist Lowell Group, a PE backed Group as a Deloitte contractor with circa 67 entities with project remediation work because of opening balances mismatches emanating from of a system change over from SAP to Oracle. Responsible for supporting the external audit process, ensuring that all data requests are sent in a timely manner and in adherence with IFRS. A key member of the finance and management accounts team of the newly established European finance shared service centre being hosted in the UK responsible for the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway).

Copart UK LimitedInterim Financial Consultant - Financial Reporting & Management Accounts

Jun. 2023 - Dec. 2023Support the internal and external audit process, ensuring that all data requests are sent in a timely manner and in adherence to SOX. Ownership and maintenance of balance sheet reconciliations. Ensuring that all accounts are reconciled monthly, differences are understood, and clear actions plans to resolve are in place. Commentary and analysis on variances to budgets, prior month, and prior year. Monitor KPI’s, highlighting trends and analysing causes of unexpected variances and making recommendations for improvement.

ACCASenior Compliance Officer

Oct. 2022 - May. 2023 Plan and conduct monitoring visits, to firms holding a UK or Ireland auditing certificate and/or Irish investment business (IIB) authorisation issued by ACCA, in accordance with defined procedures; identify and communicate any necessary improvements in the firm’s work to ensure that it is complying with relevant accounting and auditing standards, IIB regulations, ACCA’s Global Practising Regulations and the Code of Ethics and Conduct. At the end of each visit, I would prepare and issue on a timely basis a detailed report to the firm which confirms the findings and any required or recommended future action.

Grant Thornton UK LLPAudit Manager - Assurance

Nov. 2020 - Sep. 2022A senior audit role which involved managing local and international clients, by establishing and developing strong client relations across all staff levels thereby delivering a smooth audit process. The role presented a unique exposure to a great deal of acquisition accounting, forecasting, budget preparation, project management, financial statement analysis, coaching and preparation of audit completion reports.

PwC UKAssistant Audit Manager - Assurance

Jul. 2019 - Oct. 2020An assistant manager role with a key focus on PwC’s technology and private business client base. Worked with the audit managers and directors, highlighting audit issues and risks and assisted with resolving audit queries including delivery of other accounting/advisory services to clients as required.

EYSenior Associate - Assurance

Mar. 2017 - Jun. 2019Role involved providing assurance services to a portfolio of international and local- clients with a key industry focus on FTSE listed entities and private businesses in the UK. Responsibilities included execution of the firm's risk-based audit approach and leading and managing audit teams from planning, execution and completion of the audit.