Job Title: CFO
Company: Bank of Kigali
Anita Umuhire was appointed as the CFO of Bank of Kigali in February 2023.
She began her career in March 2007 as an audit supervisor at EY South Africa, where she spent three years before transitioning to the banking sector. In March 2010, she joined Fina Bank as a financial planning manager and was promoted in January 2011 to head of finance and administration, a role she held until December 2013.
In January 2014, Anita became the group CFO at Guaranty Trust Bank Limited. Later, in April 2015, she joined the development sector as a financial management expert at The Regional Centre on Small Arms, where she served until January 2017.
Anita was appointed as the finance director at Inyange Industries in January 2018. After nearly three years, she was appointed as the deputy managing director in December 2020. She held this role until February 2023, when she assumed her current position as CFO at Bank of Kigali.
Anita holds an MBA in leadership and sustainability in business from the University of Cumbria, a higher diploma in accountancy from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a Bachelor's degree in business and commerce from the same university.
Work experience
Feb 2023 – Present: CFO, Bank of Kigali
Dec 2020 – Feb 2023: deputy managing director, Inyange Industries
Jan 2018 – Dec 2020: finance director, Inyange Industries
Apr 2015 – Jan 2017: financial management expert, The Regional Centre on Small Arms
Jan 2014 – Oct 2014: group chief financial officer, Guaranty Trust Bank Limited
Jan 2011 – Dec 2013: head of finance & administration, Fina Bank
Mar 2010 – Dec 2010: financial planning manager, Fina Bank
Jan 2007 – Jan 2010: audit supervisor, EY (South Africa)
Education
2012 – 2016: MBA, Leadership and Sustainability in Business, University of Cumbria
2006 – 2006: Higher Diploma in Accountancy, Accounting, University of the Witwatersrand
2003 – 2005: Bachelor’s in Business/Commerce (General), University of the Witwatersrand
Bank of Kigali
Bank of Kigali is the largest financial institution in Rwanda. It was established in 1966 in partnership with Belgolaise, a Belgian bank to drive economic development and began to operate in 1967, providing essential services to individuals, businesses, and the government.
