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Chief Financial Officer Private

Our clients, established in the financial sector and based in Lusaka seek to recruit self-driven, self-motivated, qualified, well experienced and result oriented individuals to urgently fill the following management roles within a shortest time possible:

1. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Job Summary

Reporting to the Managing Director and Board of Directors, the CFO is responsible for all financial matters and for the establishment of company financial and administrative goals and objectives, policies, programs, and practices across the business units that ensure a continuously sound financial structure. S/He controls the flow of cash through the organization and maintains the integrity of funds, securities, and other valuable documents; s/he manages the organization’s finances and is responsible for the soundness of the organization’s financial controls and financial reporting; and manages and provides leadership across financial teams.

Key Responsibilities and Outputs

  • Developing the departmental and overall company’s strategic business plans and annual plans. Also monitoring the company’s annual plans to ensure they are in line with the business plan; preparation of compliance reports as required by the regulator, Bank of Zambia.
  • Management and review of internal control systems to ensure integrity of financial information.
  • Developing and ensuring the implementation of strategic business and/or operational plans, projects, programs, and systems.
  • Interact with Heads of Business Units to provide consultative support to planning initiatives through financial and management information analysis, reports, and recommendations.
  • Oversee the approval and processing of revenue, revenue expenditure, capital expenditure, departmental budgets, salary updates, ledger and account maintenance and data entry.
  • Identifying working capital and long-term financing requirements for the company and sourcing of funds for these requirements.
  • Coordinating the preparations of financial reports, special analyses and other reports.
  • Ensure financial records and systems are maintained in accordance with the Companies Act requirements, the Banking and Financial Services Act requirements, and International Financial Reporting Standards.
    Control of the Company’ s expenditure and identification and implementation of cost saving measures.
  • Board pack preparation and presentation; compliance and Tax planning; and Providing leadership to the finance and administration departments.

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

  • Self-starter and able to work with minimum supervision.
  • Persuasive and Ambitious
  • Excellent personal organization
  • High personal integrity
  • Strong Leadership qualities
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong work ethics
  • Meticulous attention to detail

Qualifications & Experience

  • Grade 12 School Certificate with 5 credits including English and Mathematics
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy/Finance
  • ACCA/CIMA qualification and membership with ZICA
  • Minimum of seven (7) years’ experience at the level of Head of Finance or Chief Financial Officer role in banking or other financial institutions.
  • Experience in an auditing firm at manager level, would be an added advantage.

Our clients offer competitive market related remuneration and conditions of service. Only applicants who meet the qualifications, experience and job requirements and are interested should e-mail their cover letter and CV as one document to: msinkala@cogitarefoundation.org

Please be sure to include the JOB TITLE in the subject field for the job you are applying for.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing date:  Monday, 19th June 2023

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