Munyaradzi Wilford Tapudzai
Perth,Australia
Summary
Detail-oriented Accounting and Internal Audit Professional with a Bachelor of Technology (Honours) in Forensic Accounting & Auditing. Expertise in reconciliations, month-end processes, accounts payable and receivable, audit planning, risk assessment, and internal controls. Contributed to enhanced financial accuracy, governance, and operational efficiency in dynamic environments.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Internal Auditor & Debtors Controller
BnV Energy
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Managed full debtors control function including invoicing, statements, collections, and credit control.
- Reduced debtor ageing by 31.5% through new collection strategies, improved customer engagement, and tighter credit control processes.
- Increased customer payment reliability by issuing accurate, audit-backed statements that improved client trust in account balances.
- Introduced weekly debtor ageing dashboards for management, improving visibility and decision-making.
- Reviewed junior auditors' work to ensure compliance, accuracy, and adherence to audit standards.
- Prepared and executed audit plans aligned with organizational objectives.
- Evaluated internal control systems and investigated financial irregularities.
- Strengthened internal controls across finance and operations, reducing risk exposure and improving compliance.
- Identified control weaknesses across finance, LPG distribution, and operational processes, recommending improvements that reduced risk exposure.
- Led investigations into financial irregularities, ensuring issues were resolved and controls strengthened.
- Enhanced audit documentation standards, reducing review time and improving audit readiness.
- Oversaw LPG and clean-energy distribution operations across the nation, focusing on safety and compliance.
- Strengthened compliance with safety and operational procedures critical to LPG handling and distribution.
Assistant Accountant
Sandawana Mine
11.2022 - 12.2023
- Oversaw asset registers, accounts payables, and receivables to ensure accurate financial tracking and reporting.
- Performed bank, inter-company, and general ledger reconciliations.
- Facilitated financial reporting that adhered to organisational policies.
- Prepared audit documentation and supported both internal and external audits.
- Delivered a clean, unqualified external audit opinion by preparing accurate schedules, improving documentation quality, and resolving audit queries efficiently.
- Cleaned up and modernised the entire asset register, tagging all assets, correcting historical errors, and improving audit readiness and operational accuracy.
- Strengthened internal controls across inventory, accounts payable, and procurement, reducing process gaps and improving compliance.
- Improved month-end close efficiency by streamlining reconciliations and standardising supporting schedules.
- Successfully presented a business case to transition from a legacy accounting system to an ERP platform, securing approval from the Board of Directors.
- Managed mining operations, focusing on mineral extraction processes and safety protocols.
Education
Certificate - Cybersecurity Incident Response Planning & Management
Alisson
06-2024
Bachelor of Technology (Honours) - Forensic Accounting & Auditing
Harare Institute of Technology
Zimbabwe10-2022
Skills
- Internal Auditing
- Audit compliance
- Forensic accounting
- Risk assessment
- Financial reporting
- Internal controls
- Accounts management
- Bank & Account Reconciliations
- Accounting systems
- Process improvement
- Asset management
- Microsoft Office
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Leadership
- Team leadership
- Accounting concepts
References
Available upon request.
Languages
shona
Native language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Timeline
Senior Internal Auditor & Debtors Controller
BnV Energy
01.2024 - 12.2025
Assistant Accountant
Sandawana Mine
11.2022 - 12.2023
Certificate - Cybersecurity Incident Response Planning & Management
Alisson
Bachelor of Technology (Honours) - Forensic Accounting & Auditing
Harare Institute of Technology