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Jabson Chiwawa

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Summary

- Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe - Currently an Account Manager at Harmonic Fund Services Ireland Limited providing fund administration services to private equity clients - Audit Manager at PwC Dublin, Ireland for 3 years until June 2022 - Audit Manager at Ernst & Young Ltd Cayman Islands for 8 months until June 2018. - Over 10 years auditing experience serving clients in the Wealth and Asset Management, Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing and Telecommunications sectors. - Knowledge of US GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Manager

Harmonic Fund Services Ireland Limited (HFSIL)
06.2022 - Current
  • My current main responsibilities at HFSIL include the following:
  • Overseeing periodical Net Asset Value calculations for Private Equity Funds, including Financial Statement preparation, trial balance review and Partner/Shareholder Allocation calculations.
  • Reviewing the calculation of fund specific expenses, including admin fees, management fees, carried interest and other applicable fees
  • Reviewing accounting work, capital events, other client deliverables, investor statements and reporting prepared by staff
  • Reviewing private equity funds’ partnership agreements, PPMs and other materials
  • Ensuring compliance with internal policies/procedures/best practices, external standards, and regulatory requirements
  • Liaising with Investor Relations and other HFSIL groups/teams globally
  • Act as a liaison with Clients on matters relating to Fund Accounting services, maintain overall client relationships
  • Managed client relationships, ensuring alignment with service expectations and regulatory compliance.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions.

Audit Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Dublin, Ireland)
03.2019 - 05.2022
  • My main responsibilities at PwC Ireland included the following:
  • Proactively lead the practise by setting strategy, drive the development of new business in the market, and provide technical advice across disciplines
  • Building strong networks within the firm to spot and capitalise on opportunities to get involved in projects that others are leading across a number of different business units and sections
  • Identifying and discussing key issues with our clients to identify potential opportunities
  • Responsibility for a majority of day-to-day client communications
  • Responsibility to shape and deliver various projects that exceed the expectations of our clients and our own assignment quality criteria
  • Manage and deliver large projects by developing the project team, assessing engagement risks throughout, driving conclusions, and reviewing / challenging the output produced by the team
  • Responsibility for management of engagement financials
  • Helping to grow and develop our team through hands on training and coaching
  • My main clients include Irish registered UCITS/ AIF funds, both ICAVs and Companies. Also experienced with S110 companies investing in private companies and those carrying out aircraft leasing activities.

Audit Manager

EY Cayman Ltd (Cayman Islands)
10.2017 - 06.2018
  • My main roles on client audit engagements at EY Cayman Islands included:
  • Managing audits of the Cayman Islands and US incorporated hedge funds, mutual funds and fund of funds.
  • Reviewing work papers and issuing audit reports of Dublin, Hong Kong and Singapore hedge funds incorporated in the Cayman Islands.
  • Managing attestation engagements such as Agreed Upon procedures for quarterly reviews, Service Organization Controls for Fund Administrators and Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Terrorist Financing Policy and Procedures.
  • Researching complex accounting and auditing issues and providing industry insights to clients.
  • Building and maintaining client relationships.
  • Building teams, training, coaching and performance appraisal of staff.
  • Budgeting, fee negotiations, monitoring of engagement economics, billing and collections.
  • Participation on proposals for new clients.
  • Reviewing financial statements for compliance with US GAAP or International Financial Reporting Standards
  • Reviewing financial statements for compliance with regulatory requirements (CFTC, FATCA etc.) and on behalf of clients filing financial statements with the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority

Audit Senior

EY Cayman Ltd
11.2014 - 09.2017

Audit Senior

Ernst and Young Chartered Accountants (Zimbabwe)
10.2010 - 10.2014

Education

Chartered Accountant -

Institute of Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe (ICAZ)

Bachelor of Accounting Science Honours Degree - undefined

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Skills

  • My key strengths are as follows;
  • Excellent team leader and team player
  • Ability to work and communicate with people of different cultural and social backgrounds
  • Ability to produce deliverables on time, even under considerable amount of pressure
  • Good work ethic and positive attitude to work
  • Experience in engagement team management
  • Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing
  • High degree of responsibility and reliability

Timeline

Account Manager

Harmonic Fund Services Ireland Limited (HFSIL)
06.2022 - Current

Audit Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Dublin, Ireland)
03.2019 - 05.2022

Audit Manager

EY Cayman Ltd (Cayman Islands)
10.2017 - 06.2018

Audit Senior

EY Cayman Ltd
11.2014 - 09.2017

Audit Senior

Ernst and Young Chartered Accountants (Zimbabwe)
10.2010 - 10.2014

Bachelor of Accounting Science Honours Degree - undefined

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Chartered Accountant -

Institute of Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe (ICAZ)

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