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Date Posted: Monday, March 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary
Reporting to the Director – Finance, the job holder will be responsible for the development and Management of the Agency’s operational budget under the direction of the Director – Finance and working with his departmental staff.

Key responsibilities include:
• Directing the annual budgeting and planning processes for the Agency’s annual budget with the Director – Finance;
• Developing and managing the annual budget;
• Overseeing monthly and quarterly assessments and forecasting of the Agency’s financial performance against budget, financial and operational goals;
• Overseeing short and long-term financial and managerial reporting;
• Managing day to day processing of accounts receivable and payable using QuickBooks, producing monthly and quarterly reports;
• Reconciling monthly activities, generating year-end reports, and fulfilling tax related obligations;
• Assisting the Director – Finance in creating the annual RDA budget and monitoring cash flow;
• Managing payments for service providers accounts;
• Administering payroll, employee benefits and the Agency insurance;
• Ensuring that the Finance Department requests are resolved and communicated in a timely manner to internal and external stakeholders;
• Developing long-range forecasts and maintains long-range financial plans;
• Developing, maintaining and monitoring all fundraising and accounting systems and procedures capturing all pledges, billings and receipts and for the recording of all revenue transactions, recommends and implements improvements to systems;
• Preparing annual audits and liaise with all outside vendors;
• Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of other support services through improvements to each function (HR, IT, Finance, Procurement) as well as coordinating and communicating between functions;
• Contributing to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team;
• Preparing a comprehensive Report on Agency financial operations with their implications for management information and decision making; and
• Performing any other lawful duties as may be assigned to him/her by the Director from time to time.

Qualifications And Experience
• Full Grade 12 School Certificate;
• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business Administration /ACCA/CIMA;
• Master’s degree in Finance or Business Administration;
• Minimum of seven (7) years relevant experience at management level; and
• Membership of Zambia Institute of Certified Accountants (ZICA), Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants (ACCA) or Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) with a current practicing certificate.

Skills And Attributes
• Good manager, team builder, possessing strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interact with fellow members of staff and external stakeholders at all levels;
• Must be innovative with good planning skills with emphasis on outcomes;
• Prudent, practical and effective change agent with the ability to drive consensus, while leading an efficiently run unit;
• Highly literate in Information Communication Technology (ICT).

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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• ONLY Zambian citizens meeting the above requirements should submit applications and detailed Curriculum Vitae in a sealed envelope or via Email, clearly stating the position being applied for, to:
• The Director & Chief Executive Officer
Road Development Agency
P.O. Box 50003
Fairley Road, Ridgeway
LUSAKA
• APPLICATIONS TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE SEALED BOX PLACED AT THE RDA HEAD OFFICE, LUSAKA
Closing date for submission of applications is 21st March, 2025 at 17:00hrs.
Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic dis
• APPLICATIONS TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE SEALED BOX PLACED AT THE RDA HEAD OFFICE, LUSAKA
• Closing date for submission of applications is 21st March, 2025 at 17:00hrs.
Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
• To apply for this job please visit www.rda.org.zm.

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