As Finance Manager, Chipo has over 20 years of experience in managing financial functions within the non-profit sector. She brings experience in a broad range of strategic analyses for senior management and the Board of Trustees to determine project and organisational financial sustainability.
Throughout her career, she has demonstrated exceptional skills in financial analysis, modeling and projects expenditure analysis and tracking, cash flow management, budgeting, and reporting. She has a proven track record of implementing robust financial controls, managing audits, and providing financial capacity building to sub-grantees. Her experience spans various financial management systems, including Pastel, Sun-systems, Xero , QuickBooks and advanced Excel applications. She is particularly adept at navigating complex donor requirements and regulations, ensuring compliance with GAAP principles, international Donor reporting standards, and industrial regulations. Her expertise extends to payroll management, statutory compliance, and organisational financial development through financial leadership.
She has vast experience in financial management of Climate change, USAID, SIDA, DFID, Global Fund, CIDA, Ausaid and Local Government SA Grants. Chipo is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountancy and holds Part ACCA, a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Certificate of Financial Training of partner Trainers, Grants Finance Management. Her greatest achievement has been maintaining unqualified Audits for the past 13 years.
