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Skills:MBA Associate Internship, MBA Intern, Finance leadership, Management trainee

Trade Finance Consultant 02/2023 - 06/2024
EURO EXIM BANK, Harare, Harare Zimbabwe
Industry: Financial Services
Focused on growing the Financial services and trade finance transactions.
• Developed new product sales strategy and client relationships to increase penetration in Zimbabwean market. • Managed 10 client accounts while facilitating access to key trade finance services and improved origination of trade documents, achieving ease of trade. • Drove down cost-of-trade by 50% for local small businesses by providing access to Euro Exim Bank service instead of local alternatives.--
Structured Finance Analyst 03/2019 - 07/2024
NATIONAL BUILDING SOCIETY (NBS), Harare, Harare Zimbabwe
Industry: Investment Banking
Finance, FP&A, Investment Banking, M&A, Financial Analysis, Asset management, Portfolio Management.
NATIONAL BUILDING SOCIETY (NBS) Structured Finance Analyst, Corporate and Institutional Banking • Led a capital raising team in a flagship USD 1.4 billion power plant expansion project. Harare, Zimbabwe 2022-2024 • Supervised 13 structured and advisory deals and closed 9, including M&A transactions; developed valuation models and presented insights to potential investors. • Directed launch of Lenderspark, NBS Micro Finance division, covering processes from initial market research to subsequent approval by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). • Supervised establishment of NBS Investment Advisory Unit from ideation to approval by SEC Zimbabwe, enabling strategic thrust for NBS to unlock new markets. Business Analyst, Finance Department 2020-2022 • Introduced automated revenue tracking in Power BI replacing Excel spreadsheets, improving accuracy, efficiency and quality in analytical reports to top management and board of directors. • Led finance team to publish 2022 June Audit Reviewed accounts before RBZ deadline of 31 August 2022; oversaw publication as NBS faced non-compliance risk. • Supervised drafting and publishing of 2021 Full Year Audited Financials in hyper-inflation accounting conditions according to IFRS standards and achieved precision in applying IAS29. Finance Clerk, Finance Department 2019-2020 • Analyzed branch key performance indicators and recommended areas of focus for improving revenue generation to executives. • Developed interactive reports and budgets for main board presentations to enhance executive decision-making--
Investment Intern, 09/2016 - 08/2017
MINING INDUSTRY PENSION FUND, Harare, Harare United States
Industry: Investment Management
Investment management and portfolio management.
• Managed a pension contributions portfolio valued at USD 200 million invested in real estate, listed and private equity. • Grew fund by 15% in 2017 using active management techniques achieving 500 basis points above 10% target. • Improved asset quality and investment allocation by portfolio rebalancing strategies, achieving returns above market average.--

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 08/2014 - 11/2018
Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Finance
NUST Book Prize - Best Finance Student (2015), Vice President Education - NUST Toastmasters Gavel Club (2018), Projects Director - Rotaract Club of NUST (2017), Public Relations Officer - NUST Investors Association (2015).

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