Eldah Midzi

CURRICULUM VITAE ELDAH MIDZI House № 3 Leander road Hillside, Bulawayo -Maiden Surname: Mahachi - Driving license: AA- - PROFILE Finance and Administration professional with over 4 years of progressive experience in financial management, donor compliance, procurement, and operational administration within NGO settings. Skilled in preparing donor reports, managing multi-currency transactions, overseeing procurement lifecycles, and leading budget planning processes. Proficient in accounting software such as Acumatica, SAGE Pastel, Oracle, and Microsoft Office Suite. A great planner with exceptional problem-solving and strong interpersonal communication skills. Currently pursuing ACCA (Strategic Professional Level). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Zim-TTECH Harare Head Office Assistant Accountant November 2024 to Date  Capturing transactions in Acumatica accounting package for processing.  Manage full-cycle accounts payable, banking transactions via Stanbic, CABS, and Mukuru portals.  Support monthly cash flow projections, budget monitoring, and reporting (BVA reports, donor liquidations, variance analysis, journals).  Oversee cash, petty cash, and advance accounts; prepare reconciliations and age analysis reports.  Contribute to external audit preparations and ensure records are maintained per donor and legal standards.  Coordinate administrative activities such as meeting scheduling, minute taking, and document filing.  Preparing monthly expenditure reports and drawdown requests for expenditure reimbursement. BANTWANA ZIMBABWE Bulawayo Regional Office & Matabeleland North Finance and Administration Officer November 2020 – October 2023  Oversaw financial operations for district office, ensuring compliance with USAID regulations and internal controls.  Managed monthly budget execution, variance reporting, procurement, and donor reporting (cash journals, BVA).  Led procurement activities: vendor negotiations, purchase orders, inventory control, and asset verification.  Supervised administrative tasks: vehicle fleet management, staff onboarding/offboarding, and HR recordkeeping and payroll processing.  Conducted recruitment and selection processes at district level in line with Bantwana Zimbabwe recruitment policies and procedures under the guidance of Human Resources (HR). This included human resources planning, staff requisitions, placement of adverts organizing interviews and selection of the candidates.  Facilitated audits, cash forecasting, payroll preparation, and requisition processing.  Trained and oriented staff on procurement and finance processes, improving operational efficiency.  Supported timely completion of timesheets, leave forms and output reports and reviewed them for completeness and compliance before submitting to HR for processing.  Consulted and generated meeting agenda and scheduled Teams and Google meetings, prepared minutes from meeting recordings, solicited for participants signatures, shared and filed the minutes. WANEZI HIGH SCHOOL Filabusi, Matabeleland South Teacher and Head of department February 2018 to October 2020  Taught Accounting and Business Enterprise Skills at A’ Level and led departmental planning and performance reviews.  Participated in procurement and financial planning for departmental supplies.  Mentored team members and organized development workshops. ECONET WIRELESS Borrowdale, Harare Accounts Intern at Econet Services Sept, 2013 – Aug, 2014  Handled petty cash, supplier payments, and bank reconciliations.  Assisted in preparing management and financial accounts and supported audits and inventory controls. CORE COMPETENCIES       Financial Reporting & Budgeting Procurement & Inventory Management Donor Compliance (USAID, NGO) Payroll & Cash Flow Management Audit Preparation & Internal Controls Systems: Acumatica, SAGE Pastel, Oracle, MS Excel KEY ACHIEVEMENTS  Maintained 100% compliance in donor financial reporting and audit readiness.  Led timely liquidation of project expenditures for multi-donor funded projects.  Streamlined procurement and inventory processes, reducing turnaround time by 30%. Trained over 6 staff members in procurement protocols and donor compliance procedures. QUALIFICATIONS ACCA Current studies - Strategic Proffessional level 2022 – Date Post Grad, Diploma in Education Lupane State University (LSU) 2016 – 2017 Lupane, Matabeleland North Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree in Accounting National University of Science and Technology (NUST) 2011 – 2015 Bulawayo Advanced Level Wanezi High School Passed 4 Commercial subjects 2009 – 2010 Filabusi, Matabeleland South Ordinary Level Msiteli High School Passed 9 subjects including Mathematics and English 2004 – 2007 Bulawayo 2 REFERENCES 1. Munyaradzi Gangayi Project Accountant Zim-TTECH Harare-- 3. Jonah Samupfawa (Mr.) Project Accountant (DREAMS) Bantwana Zimbabwe, Bulawayo-- 2. Sibiziwe Ndhlovu (Miss) District Lead and Safe Schools Officer Bantwana Zimbabwe Nkayi-- 4. Relax Moyo (Mr.) Acquisition & Assistance Specialist USAID Harare-- 5. Njabulo Mathwasa (Mr.) Deputy Head Wanezi High School Filabusi-- 6. Tsaurai Dzomba Senior Finance Manager ZIM-TTECH Harare-- 3