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Finance and Administration Officer
2025-04-03T16:47:51+00:00
LanjiZ Management Consultants
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FULL_TIME
 
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Business Management and Administration
Accounting & Finance
UGX
 
MONTH
2025-04-05T17:00:00+00:00
 
Zambia
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Our Client in the retail business with interest in FMCGs seeks services of a Finance and Administration Officer. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that all financial transactions are carried out and recorded in accordance with standard financial procedures.
  • Daily review of sales reports and purchases to ensure company profitability
  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements and presentation of financial statement to Management.
  • Preparation of all statutory returns (NAPSA, ZRA returns, NHIMA) and submitting them on time.
  • Follow appropriate authorisation procedures for payments and requisitions, and ensure others follow them.
  • Developing of annual budgets in collaboration with Management.
  • Conducting monthly and annual performance reviews of the business and monitoring actual expenditures against income generated.
  • Providing guidance for annual work planning and budget consolidating ensuring allocation to appropriate financing, components, categories, location.
  • Prepare the monthly payroll. Check the month end cashbooks and ensure that all book-keeping and is accurate.
  • Prepare, monitor and manage all staff contracts
  • Ensure that all financial records are properly kept and as recorded in the books of accounts
  • Prepare bank reconciliation every monthly.
  • Reconciliation of supplier, creditor and debtor accounts
  • Prepare an analysis of the cashbooks, management report, comparison with budget, and commentary at the end of the month.
  • Monitor actual expenditure versus budgets.
  • Prepare cashflow projections
  • With other staff, monitor actual spend against activities and adjust the spending forecast as needed
  • Carry out other accounting and financial management tasks as necessary.
  • Continue to develop appropriate financial systems and help all staff to understand and work with them.
  • Attend and guide physical stock take processes

Qualifications:

  • Education: Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience:

  • Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in finance and administration, ideally within the FMCG or retail sector.
  • Proven experience in managing financial transactions, budgeting, financial reporting, and statutory compliance.
  • Experience in payroll preparation and statutory reporting (NAPSA, ZRA, NHIMA).
  • Familiarity with financial software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage, or any relevant accounting software) and proficiency in MS Excel

Technical skills 

  • In-depth knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
  • Strong understanding of budgeting, cash flow management, and cost control.
  • Experience with reconciliations (bank, supplier, creditor, debtor accounts).
    Knowledge of statutory compliance requirements for the local market (e.g., NAPSA, ZRA, NHIMA).

Attributes

  • Attention to details
  • Analytical Skills:
  • Organizational Skills:
  • Communication Skills:
  • Problem-Solving:
  • Leadership & Teamwork:
  • Integrity:
  • Adaptability:
  • Time Management:
Ensure that all financial transactions are carried out and recorded in accordance with standard financial procedures. Daily review of sales reports and purchases to ensure company profitability Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements and presentation of financial statement to Management. Preparation of all statutory returns (NAPSA, ZRA returns, NHIMA) and submitting them on time. Follow appropriate authorisation procedures for payments and requisitions, and ensure others follow them. Developing of annual budgets in collaboration with Management. Conducting monthly and annual performance reviews of the business and monitoring actual expenditures against income generated. Providing guidance for annual work planning and budget consolidating ensuring allocation to appropriate financing, components, categories, location. Prepare the monthly payroll. Check the month end cashbooks and ensure that all book-keeping and is accurate. Prepare, monitor and manage all staff contracts Ensure that all financial records are properly kept and as recorded in the books of accounts Prepare bank reconciliation every monthly. Reconciliation of supplier, creditor and debtor accounts Prepare an analysis of the cashbooks, management report, comparison with budget, and commentary at the end of the month. Monitor actual expenditure versus budgets. Prepare cashflow projections With other staff, monitor actual spend against activities and adjust the spending forecast as needed Carry out other accounting and financial management tasks as necessary. Continue to develop appropriate financial systems and help all staff to understand and work with them. Attend and guide physical stock take processes
Technical skills In-depth knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting. Strong understanding of budgeting, cash flow management, and cost control. Experience with reconciliations (bank, supplier, creditor, debtor accounts). Knowledge of statutory compliance requirements for the local market (e.g., NAPSA, ZRA, NHIMA). Attributes Attention to details Analytical Skills: Organizational Skills: Communication Skills: Problem-Solving: Leadership & Teamwork: Integrity: Adaptability: Time Management:
Education: Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in finance and administration, ideally within the FMCG or retail sector. Proven experience in managing financial transactions, budgeting, financial reporting, and statutory compliance. Experience in payroll preparation and statutory reporting (NAPSA, ZRA, NHIMA). Familiarity with financial software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage, or any relevant accounting software) and proficiency in MS Excel
associate degree
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Vacancy title:
Finance and Administration Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
LanjiZ Management Consultants

Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, April 5 2025

Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 3 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Our Client in the retail business with interest in FMCGs seeks services of a Finance and Administration Officer. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that all financial transactions are carried out and recorded in accordance with standard financial procedures.
  • Daily review of sales reports and purchases to ensure company profitability
  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements and presentation of financial statement to Management.
  • Preparation of all statutory returns (NAPSA, ZRA returns, NHIMA) and submitting them on time.
  • Follow appropriate authorisation procedures for payments and requisitions, and ensure others follow them.
  • Developing of annual budgets in collaboration with Management.
  • Conducting monthly and annual performance reviews of the business and monitoring actual expenditures against income generated.
  • Providing guidance for annual work planning and budget consolidating ensuring allocation to appropriate financing, components, categories, location.
  • Prepare the monthly payroll. Check the month end cashbooks and ensure that all book-keeping and is accurate.
  • Prepare, monitor and manage all staff contracts
  • Ensure that all financial records are properly kept and as recorded in the books of accounts
  • Prepare bank reconciliation every monthly.
  • Reconciliation of supplier, creditor and debtor accounts
  • Prepare an analysis of the cashbooks, management report, comparison with budget, and commentary at the end of the month.
  • Monitor actual expenditure versus budgets.
  • Prepare cashflow projections
  • With other staff, monitor actual spend against activities and adjust the spending forecast as needed
  • Carry out other accounting and financial management tasks as necessary.
  • Continue to develop appropriate financial systems and help all staff to understand and work with them.
  • Attend and guide physical stock take processes

Qualifications:

  • Education: Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience:

  • Minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in finance and administration, ideally within the FMCG or retail sector.
  • Proven experience in managing financial transactions, budgeting, financial reporting, and statutory compliance.
  • Experience in payroll preparation and statutory reporting (NAPSA, ZRA, NHIMA).
  • Familiarity with financial software (e.g., QuickBooks, Sage, or any relevant accounting software) and proficiency in MS Excel

Technical skills 

  • In-depth knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
  • Strong understanding of budgeting, cash flow management, and cost control.
  • Experience with reconciliations (bank, supplier, creditor, debtor accounts).
    Knowledge of statutory compliance requirements for the local market (e.g., NAPSA, ZRA, NHIMA).

Attributes

  • Attention to details
  • Analytical Skills:
  • Organizational Skills:
  • Communication Skills:
  • Problem-Solving:
  • Leadership & Teamwork:
  • Integrity:
  • Adaptability:
  • Time Management:

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: associate degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Saturday, April 5 2025
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 03-04-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 03-04-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 03-04-2066
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