Finance Manager, Africa Southern Region
Blessing Zvinzanwi Rufetu joined Ipas in 2019 as a Finance and Operations Manager for South Africa. Rufetu has occupied various positions in the NGO financial sector since 2005. Throughout her career, she’s has been involved with developing and managing budgets, financial and accounting processes, developing and monitoring policies and procedures, restructuring processes, internal and external audits, statutory and donor compliance and reporting, as well as business development proposal costing. Rufetu has contributed to the development of Ipas Africa Southern Region strategies and risk management. She currently serves as Ipas’s East and Southern Africa representative on the Ipas Network Leadership Group.
Rufetu holds a Master of Accounting and Finance, MBA, Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting (CIMA) and is an associate member of Chartered Governance Institute of Southern Africa (ACGISA). She has worked with various accounting systems and is an Active Tax Practitioner. Rufetu has a passion for work that restores dignity to human lives and nature.