Ruma Company Profile

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2Overview 3Services 5Clients’ profile 6Corporate social responsibility 8Team 9Firm structureContact us

Overview, Vision, Mission Our core values and Core Values Our values define how we want to conduct ourselves and our business. WeOVERVIEW value:During 1990s when the accounting profession was taking shape inUganda and there was a steady recovery of the economy, the • Integrity - enhancing clients’profession regulation and economy recovery created demand for trust in us by applying highprofessional solutions to complex business challenges. In August standards of professional ethics;1993, Peter Rutaremara, a Rwandan refugee living in KampalaUganda and Mathias Tumwesigye a Uganda National established • Dedication to professionalan accounting firm under the name RUMA CPA. The acronym competence of our staff;“RUMA” stands for initials of our founders’ names; RU (Rutaremara)and MA (Mathias). After 1994 Rwanda genocide, Peter Rutaremara • Quality Service delivery ensuringreturned to his home country and registered RUMA CPA on 31 that client expectations are metOctober 1996 as indicated on the Certificate of Registration No.RCA and exceeded;6133/KG. RUMA CPA retained its vision and core values despite theRwanda and Uganda firms been independent from each other. • Respect – for clients, our people and others with whom we do business; and • Service to our communityRUMA CPA is now among the leading indigenous Consultancy andAccounting firms in Rwanda and its Managing Partner, PeterRutaremara, was elected the first President of the Institute ofCertified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR) on 7 February 2009to spearhead the practice and grow the profession in Rwanda.Our clients are mainly large and middle-sized entities from all sectorsof the economy including public, private and non- profit makingorganisations. Our experience in Rwanda and a wide range ofexpertise has contributed to successful delivery to our clients. Wealways keep up to our clients’ expectations, solving their problems inthe most confidential, fast and cost-friendly manner with the help ofour partners and a staff complement of more than 15 auditors andfinancial reporting experts.FIRM STRATEGYMission statementOur mission is to improve the financial outlook for our clients andcommunity through strong commitment to our clients; recruitingand retaining competent specialists in new areas so that we canprovide high quality service; and seizing any opportunity toparticipate in activities geared towards improving individual lives inour community.VISIONTo be one of the leading auditing and consulting firms in the regionin terms of providing professional services, number of employeesand number of partners and representatives.

Our ServicesAUDIT QUALITY CONTROL STANDARDSRUMA CPA’s Audit helps entities achieve their RUMA CPA and its associates operategoals and succeed in the new economy standards based on International Standardsthrough measuring performance, managing of Quality Control that provide guidance onrisks, and leveraging knowledge. maintaining an adequate system of quality control on all aspects of high qualityTAX professional work. To ensure that we deliverRUMA CPA tax offers cutting edge tax the best service to our clients, our teamsolutions that meet the needs and targets of complies with the firm’s quality assuranceour clients’ desire to comply with tax laws procedures, which include:while creating wealth and protecting profits. • appointment of a quality review partner onADVISORY certain audit assignments to provideOur services include but not limited to: consultative support to the audit team and• Accounting Services ensure that key issues have been properly• Human Resources Services dealt with;• Corporate Finance• Public Sector Financial Management • periodic rotation of audit partners to• Forensic ensure independence;• Internal Audit and Risk Compliance Services• IT Advisory Services • establishment of a local technical function• Restructuring which provides support to our team,• Transaction services including updates on developments in financial reporting and global best practices; • rigorous training programme for our staff, including specialist training for the various sectors’ needs; • a requirement that all practices are subject to an independent quality review at least once every 3 years, to ensure that our firm is in compliance with appropriate risk management and quality standards; and • support of the introduction of a peer review system by the local accounting institute, ICPAR.

At RUMA CPA, we pride in being your trusted businessadvisors and strategic partners for the following reasons:• We care for our clients. We take personal SELECTED CLIENTS PRIVATE COMPANIESresponsibility for our services to our clients;• We are geared to providing one stop high • MTN RwandaCell • Computer Bytes Sarlquality service to our clients; • Fair Construction • Pharmacie Conseil• Our affiliation with international consultants • Rwanda Plastic Industries Limited • New Artel Sarlenables our clients to gain access to a • Bralirwanetwork of operations, ensuring the very • Pan World Investment Companylatest in management and business • Kigali Laundry and dry cleanersexpertise; • Delta Petroleum• The specialization and experience of our • Fossil Fuelspartners enables us to provide advice on • Roko Constructionbusiness issues promptly to our clients and • Sadolin Paints Industryrespond proactively to changes in statutory • Horizon Constructionand accounting requirements; • Thomas and Piron Construction• We deliver ‘value for money’ services to • Tristar Investmentsour clients by placing emphasis on providing • Artel Communicationspractical recommendations on improving • Nyarutarama Sports Clubbusiness processes and strengthening the • Casino Games Rwanda Sarlcontrol environment; • Banque Populaire du Rwanda• We help our clients identify solutions that (BPR)generate results; • Topsec International Sarl• Our ‘risk based approach’ ensures audit • Macmillan Rwanda Publishers Sarlefforts are directed to high risk areas • Roba General Merchantsenabling costs to be kept to a minimum; • Crystal Ventures Sarl• Our staff gives personalised attention toclients thus building a relationship as yourtrusted business advisors and strategicpartners;• Our staff training and developmentprogrammes ensure that practical training isgeared towards specific industry and clientneeds; and• We keep our clients updated of changesin business and regulatory environmentthrough seminars, newsletters and technicalbulletins.

Our TeamINNOCENT KIIZA, PARTNER Job Njoroge, Senior Manager Innocent M Kiiza has been a Partner in RUMA Job is a Senior Manager working with RUMA CPA CPA since 2008. Innocent has extensive experience in Financial Management, with over eight years experience in Financial Audits and Advisory services for both Management, Auditing and Accounting in public and private sector in the region. private and public sector. He has worked He has over seven years Audit and with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Assurance Advisory experience with RUMA CPA. He is a and Performance improvement divisions Certified Public Accountant (ICWAI) and he holds in East Africa. He has also worked for BataBachelors of Commerce degree Shoe Company (K) ltd as Head of Internal Control. He is a member of the Institute of certified Public Accountants of Kenya (Kenya). He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Management Science) Degree and is currently pursuing part 2 of Master of Business Administration (Strategic Management).PETER RUTAREMARA, MANAGING PARTNER MATHIAS B.TUMWESIGYE, PARTNER Peter is a founder member of RUMA CPA and Mathias is the co-founder of RUMA CPA and the the Managing Partner of RUMA CPA Managing Partner of RUMA CPA Uganda. Rwanda and Burundi. He was elected the Mathias has extensive first President of the Institute of Certified experience in Financial Management, Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR). Audits and Advisory services for both He has extensive experience of Financial public and private sector. He has also Management, Accounting, Audit and served as Director of Education and Advisory services to a wide range of private Prevention of Corruption in Government ofsector, donor funded projects and public sector clients. In addition, Uganda (IGG office). Mathias is a Certified Public Accountant (KenyaPeter has immense experience in tax advisory services and has guided and Uganda), holds a certificate from Charted Institute of Purchasingmany local and multinational clients. He is a Certified Public and Supplies (MCIPS-UK), Bachelors Of Law degree (UNISALLB) andAccountant (Kenya and Rwanda) and holds a Masters in Business Masters in Business Administration from Ndejje University.Administration (Finance).



Rwanda Kigali Office Uganda Kampala Office Burundi Bujumbura OfficeAvenue de la Paix, Printer Set House, 3rd Floor P.O. Box 2935 Kampala, Uganda Tel: +250 788 301220 or +257 77644603P.O. Box 2611 Kigali, Rwanda Tel: +256 772 471 630 Email: [email protected]: +250 573781, 572854, 547816 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rumacpa.comFax: +250 574816 Website: www.rumacpa.comEmail: [email protected]: www.rumacpa.com