Edwin Moilwa joined Grant Thornton in 2025. He is a Manager in the Taxation team and has over 8 years of work experience.
Experience
Edwin served as a Senior Tax Manager at AccPro Accountants and Tax manager at Huawei Technologies Botswana and Huawei Telecommunication Namibia respectively before joining Grant Thornton. He also served as a. Tax Senior at KPMG Botswana with key focus on areas such as tax consultancy services, tax due diligence and tax health checks, ensuring that legal tax planning is maximised to achieve efficient operational costs and maintenance of transfer pricing local files.
At Grant Thornton, his role extends to managing amalgamation processes, where he helps clients navigate the complexities of business mergers and acquisitions. He also provides expert advice on capital allowances, enabling clients to maximize tax relief on their capital investments. In addition, he works closely with the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), overseeing audits and efficiently addressing any queries, ensuring that clients' tax operations remain smooth and fully compliant. His expertise empowers clients to effectively navigate the dynamic tax landscape and achieve their financial and operational goals.
Sector experience
Edwin’s sector experience ranges across different industries (Telecommunication, Tourism & hospitality, Mining, Construction and Farming). He provides tax consultancy and compliance services to large multi-national companies and other clients operating in various industries.
Professional qualifications and memberships
Edwin is a CIMA part qualified tax Accountant with Certificate in Taxation and Course in VAT from University of South Africa (UNISA).
Technological proficiency
Edwin has extensive experience operating the BURS online platform for tax compliance and filing purposes, and is proficient in using Microsoft Office applications, notably Microsoft Excel for Tax computations.
Community involvement
Edwin participates in Grant Thornton’s CSR initiatives such as recently supporting Government’s Digital Transformation Strategy within the education sector by sponsoring a state-of-the art imported tech panel – a first for public schools in Botswana. Over the years, Grant Thornton has supported various local communities paying special attention to the upliftment of education in Botswana.
Languages spoken
English, Setswana.
Qualifications
- CIMA Adv Dip MA
- Cert VAT/Taxation
