FINANCIAL PLANNER (x1)
The position is in First Line Management and reports to the Finance Business Partner – Commercial. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing analytical insights and generating accurate and timely management reports that enable appropriate business decision making.
Responsibilities
- Prepare cost dashboards to track costs and financial key performance indicators (KPIs)
- Attend monthly meetings with relevant budget holders and ensure that costs are aligned with budget
- Review of all budgets versus actual expenditure and assist budget holders with queries
- Liaise with budget holders with regards to estimates and other changes; ensure major variances are investigated and support appropriate corrective actions to get back on budget
- Reallocate incorrect costs postings
- Prepare journals for monthly accruals
- Query abnormal costs or usage
- Reconcile and upload budgets in the system
Minimum requirements
- Full Grade 12 Certificate (or Equivalent)
- Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy / Business Administration / Equivalent. CIMA / ACCA / CA Zambia will be an added advantage
- Minimum of 3 years working experience in a Finance environment
- Member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)
- Strong business analysis skills to generate business insight.
- Attention to detail
- Exceptional accounting and reporting skills.
- Ability to work with people at various levels of the business.
- Resilient, ability to cope and thrive under pressure
Should you be interested in applying for this role, please submit your CV, copies of relevant qualifications, relevant professional accreditation, registrations and ID/Passport to careers@zamsugar.zm.
The subject of your email should read: Application: Financial Planner
Closing date for all applications is Monday 28th November 2022.
Applicants may be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.
Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful
