Jeremiah Mhoja

As a Group Finance Manager in the retail business for both Tanzania and Rwanda Duty Free Shops located at the international airports of both Tanzania—Terminal 3—and Rwanda—Kigali International Airport—respectively, I am tasked with the following, among other finance management roles:

• Development of the annual budget and financial plans for the group.
• Providing guidance on complex accounting issues when required.
• Reviewing contracts related to finance and accounting matters, including leases with the airports, and advising on the financial implications to senior management.
• Analyzing the financial performance of the group's businesses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Management of the cash flow forecasting process and liquidity risk management activities.
• Training of staff members on accounting processes and procedures, as needed.
• Management of CapEx spending for the entity.
• Completion of month-end and year-end closings, keeping records audit-ready, and monitoring the timely recording of accounting transactions.

• Worked as the Group Finance Manager of Selous Safari Company in the tourism sector, with key roles of/to:
• Developed annual budget and financial plans for the group.
• Provided support in developing and implementing effective internal controls over financial reporting.
• Assisted with special projects, such as acquisitions and restructuring initiatives.
• Preparation of monthly camp reports and the final consolidated management accounts, as required by management and directors.
• Performing internal control checks and reviews, ensuring that the company is not exposed to control failures that might lead to fraud, misappropriation of funds, or assets of the company.
• Preparation of the company's annual budgets.
• Monthly preparation of cash flows and projections.
• Preparations and review of financial statements and filing the same to the respective regulatory bodies, ensuring they comply with the financial reporting standards and the local requirements.
• Liaising with banks, regulatory authorities, auditors, tax consultants, suppliers, customers, and other external parties on financial and non-financial matters.
• Attending to all the tax issues raised by the TRA and advising the Board of Directors on the major steps to be taken.

• Jeremiah worked as Financial Controller for TATEPA Group of Companies managing the finances of Wakulima Tea Company Limited, Rungwe Avocado Company Limited and Tatepa Limited Company
• The key roles are: - Producing of Monthly Management Accounts, reporting to MARIS Group Finance Manager & TATEPA Operations Director - Ensuring Compliance of statutory requirements
• Liaising with Key Company stakeholders ranging from Government Authorities, banks, Suppliers, Customers and Shareholders - Participate in the decision making of the Organization strategies including the cost reduction measures
• Ensuring timely generation of the Companies budgets, audited as well as un-audited reports - Ensuring that all accounting duties are assigned to capable subordinates and that clear and proper instructions are given to ensure proper performance of the same
• Advising the Board on all tax matters to ensure that it effectively uses all tax advantages available to the companies - Liaise with the Auditors and tax Consultants to ensure that the Company is well advised on all latest developments
• To participate and maintain records pertaining to the Companies adherence to ISO22000 and Rainforest Alliance standards as well as other standards from time to time.

• Worked as an Auditor in the Assurance Services division of Ernst & Young Tanzania
• He has been performing audit work and documenting audit tests and systems of internal controls for a number of audit engagements for clients in a multitude of sectors
• Jeremiah's exposure to a variety of clients and industries has enabled him obtain a preliminary understanding of the clients' businesses, assessing their systems of internal controls thus using skills/experience to advice on the sound systems of internal controls for proper running of the entities
• He also has been able to analyse different financial and non-financial data to provide a level of assurance on them
• Service line experience - External audits - Evaluation and documentation of Entity's Internal Controls

• Before being Employed at Ernst & Young, Jeremiah worked an employee of Laki Associates Certified Public Accountants as an Assistant Auditor
• He performed audit work of various clients in different Sectors being it Government Entities such as Kilimanjaro Airport Development Company (KADCO), Institute of Adult Education (IAE) and National Identification Authority (NIDA) and some other private institutions e.g Ecolab Tanzania.
• Reporting the the Senior Auditor in Charge, Jeremiah worked in an audit team performing various audit sections such as Payroll, Cash and bank, Property Plants and equipment, Journal entries testing and other sections ensuring that the final audit objective is attained.