Accounting/Finance Jobs at Farm Select Ltd and other companies

JOB DETAILS:
We are looking for an Assistant Accountant for Farm Select Limited.
She must be a goal oriented and able to pursue massive action without looking at the watch.
1. At least level two ACCA or its equivalent and minimum 5 years relevant experience. Must be able to prepare cost and management accounts, and financial accounts.
2. Excellent communication and organisation skills.
3. Must be able use the computer proficiently. Must also have experience with e-commerce.
4. Well mannered and mature.
6. Must be able to stay at the farm
7. Must have capacity to interact at a high level.
8. Must be conversant with accounting packages.

JOB DETAILS:
Chambeshi Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (ChWSSC), is the Utility Company based in Northern and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia providing water and sanitation services under the provision of the Water and Sanitation Act No. 28 of 1997.
The vision of the Company is be “National Best in Water Supply and Sanitation Services” and whose mission is to “Sustainably provide quality Water Supply and Sanitation Services to the satisfaction of the customer while embracing innovation and stakeholder support”
To achieve this, the company endeavors to ensure that it has the adequate staff with the right skills.
The Company now invites applications from suitably qualified Zambians to fill the following vacancy:

Job title: Cashiers-Salary Grade Cms-7
Job Purpose:
Receipts, reconciles and declares daily collections for purposes of accountability.

Main Duties
• Receives, counts and verifies actual receipts with daily collection reports from Cashiers of various pay points for accountability.
• Receives, counts and verifies actual receipts with daily collection reports from Cashiers of various pay points for accountability.
• Deposits all collections in the Company’s bank account on daily basis for accountability.
• Ensures that all Electronic Transfer Receipts are captured for purposes of updating customer accounts.
• Prepares and submits daily summary collection reports for management information.
• Submits daily collections reports and bank deposit slips to for verification and updating the cash books.
• Reconciles and declares collected payments to the head cashier for depositing.
• Updates manual receipts in the billing system on daily basis.
• Operates as a frontline officer and responds to customer enquiries.
• Ensures manual receipts are updated in the billing system on daily basis.

Qualifications And Experience
• Grade 12(Form v) School Certificate including Mathematics.
• Diploma in Accounting, CA-Zambia, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Work experience of a minimum of 2 Years.
• Paid up Member of ZICA
• Able to work with minimum supervision.
• Self-disciplined
• Ability to work in solitary conditions for long hours

JOB DETAILS:
Chambeshi Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (ChWSSC), is the Utility Company based in Northern and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia providing water and sanitation services under the provision of the Water and Sanitation Act No. 28 of 1997.
The vision of the Company is be “National Best in Water Supply and Sanitation Services” and whose mission is to “Sustainably provide quality Water Supply and Sanitation Services to the satisfaction of the customer while embracing innovation and stakeholder support”
To achieve this, the company endeavors to ensure that it has the adequate staff with the right skills.
The Company now invites applications from suitably qualified Zambians to fill the following vacancy:

Job title: Credit Controller Salary Grade Cms-4
Job Purpose
Responsible for coordinating revenue collection and implementing debt management strategies.

Main Duties And Responsibilities
• Provide input to the formulation and implementation of debt management strategy to ensure improved revenues.
• Follow up of credit from our clients-Debtors at the end of every month.
• Provide input into District long term plans and budgets designed to improve service delivery and revenue generation within the framework of overall objectives of the Company.
• Assign work and supervise activities of revenue section to achieve targets and goals in line with overall District, division and corporate objectives.
• Participates in finding solutions to problems faced by the marketing and customer services as a whole.
• Ensure disconnections of delinquent accounts carried out promptly to avoid build-up of outstanding debts.
• Ensure paid up clients are reconnected within service standards set by NWASCO.
• Manage and maintain disconnection database
• Maintain accurate and up to date client details and account records
• Reconciliation of clients’ accounts to the agreed balance/ amount.
• Monitor overdue payments by the use of spreadsheets, anticipate developments and identify
• Monitor and regulate revenue section operations to ensure attainment of set performance targets.
• Follow up customer complaints and resolve the same in a timely manner.
• Respond to customer queries by providing feedback
• Handles disputed accounts and negotiate with clients to bring payment in line with terms.
• Undertake and agree to performance targets and conduct appraisal for all staff under his/ her supervision, ensuring they are meeting the set objectives and contributing to the achievement of strategic objectives.
• Prepare and present performance reports to the Director.

Qualifications And Experience
• Grade 12 (Form V) School Certificate including Math & English.
• A degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• 4 years’ experience in debt Management or related.

JOB DETAILS:
Chambeshi Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (ChWSSC), is the Utility Company based in Northern and Muchinga Provinces of Zambia providing water and sanitation services under the provision of the Water and Sanitation Act No. 28 of 1997.
The vision of the Company is be “National Best in Water Supply and Sanitation Services” and whose mission is to “Sustainably provide quality Water Supply and Sanitation Services to the satisfaction of the customer while embracing innovation and stakeholder support”
To achieve this, the company endeavors to ensure that it has the adequate staff with the right skills.
The Company now invites applications from suitably qualified Zambians to fill the following vacancy:

Job title: Internal Auditor- Salary Grade Cms-4
Job Purpose:
Responsible for conducting audits across various departments in order to ensure adherence to internal controls and consumer compliance. Assists the Head-Audit and Risk Services to supervise and guide assigned officers within the department.

Main duties and responsibilities
• Assisting the Audit Services Head in preparing the annual audit work plan and the audit strategy.
• Participate in preparation and consolidation of the departmental budget in order to facilitate acquisition and allocation of resources
• Make recommendations to the Head-Audit and Risk Services on reviews to the Audit Strategy, Audit Policies and Procedures to enhance the workflow in the department
• Conduct independent and objective planned, follow up, ad hoc and forensic audit assignments in accordance with the audit procedures and terms of reference
• Issue audit reports and working papers with recommendations on internal controls, consumer compliance and corporate governance systems and make recommendations to strengthen observed deficiencies in policies, procedures and system processes.
• Supervise and coach subordinates in conducting planned, follow up, ad hoc and forensic audits including report writing, case management, working papers security and records management
• Educate and guide auditees by disseminating basis of risk profiling and risk rating.
• Undertakes timely preparation and submission of audit reports and working papers for review to the Audit and Risk Manager within the prescribed reporting timeline
• Participate in the development of the risk and disaster management plan in order to facilitate risk identification and implementation of the risk response strategy.
• Coordinate with the Auditor General’s office and External Auditors and advise the Head-Audit and Risk on any issues for escalation to the board and management
• Ensure that individual performance targets, skills assessment and development targets are set, and appraisals undertaken with the supervisors in accordance with the performance management timelines in order to enhance individual and organizational performance.
• Ensure that performance targets, skills assessment and development targets are set, and appraisals undertaken with subordinates in accordance with the performance management timelines in order to enhance individual and organizational performance
• Prepare accurate routine Internal Audit and special reports required by management and the board on a monthly/ quarterly and annual basis.

Qualifications and Experience
• Grade 12 (Form V) School Certificate including Math & English.
• Full professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA, ZICA, CA-Zambia or its equivalent.
• Member of ZICA /ACCA /CIMA, Institute of Internal Audit
• Master of Finance/MBA is an added advantage or its equivalent.
• Proven Business Knowledge and practical experience in the water sector
• 4 years ‘work experience as an Internal Auditor or similar role, preferably in auditing/controlling or closely related field is highly desirable.

JOB DETAILS:
Remuneration and benefits will be commensurate with the level of the role and in compliance with company remuneration policy and practice

Job Introduction
G4S Zambia seeks to appoint Cash Processing Centre Tellers who will be based in Lusaka and surrounding towns. The Teller will be involved in the processing of cash in our Cash Processing Centre and/or onsite cash processing. The candidate will report to the Cash Officer.

Role Responsibility
• To process cash/customer deposits under CCTV and ensure strict adherence to procedure and ensure client’s records are correct
• Ensure all transactions are recorded in relevant record sheets such as cashier balance sheet.
• Ensure cash verified balances and handed over to the Cash officer at the end of the day
• Ensure the preparation of the balance sheet for cash handover to the cash officer who signs the balance sheet for acknowledgement.
• Ensure cash is properly faced and sorted before handing them over to the cash officer
• Ensure that all transactions recorded on the balance sheet agree with the summary.
• Report to cash officer any discrepancies found in the clients deposit.

The Ideal Candidate
• Full Grade Twelve School Certificate
• Diploma in a Business course or equivalent
• Computer literate
• Honest, mature and sober character
• Holder of a Class C Driver’s License
• Ability and willingness to work long hours
• Seeks to deliver the best solution first time and every time.

JOB DETAILS:
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
The Accounts Assistant is expected to assist carrying out regular receipts and payments. The Employee will be required to be processing Finance documents and recording cash transactions accurately.

REPORTING STRUCTURE
The Accounts Assistant is accountable to the Assistant Accountant.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Custodian of Documents and Cash
Under Custodian responsibilities, the Accounts Assistant will be required to be performing the following functions:-
• Keeping the Institutes documents safe;
• Ensuring that petty cash is readily available in the safe; Banking and Withdraws
• Banking and withdrawing cash as instructed by Superiors.

JOB DETAILS:
Position Summary:
The Projects Accountant facilitates support for implementation, monitoring and evaluation, budgeting and tracking, financial and narrative reporting on Grant Funded Projects in compliance with donor and Habitat for Humanity (HFH) requirements. The incumbent manages the day-to-day transactional compliance and financial reporting for donor-funded activities in HFH Zambia.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Coordinating stakeholders involved in grant management to ensure that:
• They are all aware of the terms and conditions of the grant regarding expected programmatic deliverables and all information created during proposal development and donor negotiations.
• That ongoing information related to the grant is communicated to relevant stakeholders.
• Appropriate tools are available and used to manage programmatic implementation and compliance such as:
• Developing and monitoring annual project implementation work plans/Gantt charts (everything from procurement / award to evaluation)
• Reporting calendar and required report templates
• MOU templates and partner agreements are reviewed by appropriate team members
• Conducting Due Diligences on prospective partners to work with HFH Zambia
Reviewing grant budgets and work plans ensuring that:
• The grant budgets for grant proposals are aligned to the proposed work plans.
• The budget and budget narrative follows the donor’s budgeting guidelines.
• Timely feedback and responses to questions raised by the Donor, Finance Manager or EMEA Grants.
• Ensure the correct budget coding has been used to facilitate posting and tracking in the Financial Management System for monitoring and analysis.
Monitoring and coordinating grant financial management, compliance and reporting including:
• Liaise with partners on grant implementation, reporting, information sharing and further work planning.
• Ensuring compliance with the donor financial contractual obligations by:
• Assisting HFH Zambia in creating and reviewing of financial compliance checklist, compliance briefings and briefings on the importance of maintaining support documentation etc.
• Conducting initial assessment of financial systems to ensure HFH Zambia has set-up correct codes to enable financial reporting in Sun Systems such as Project codes, fund codes and Donor Activity codes.
• Conducting periodic reviews of the financial transactions supporting documentation to ensure compliance with the donor rules and regulations.
• Capturing transactions in Sun Systems and ensuring that grant financial reports are reconciled to the ledger.
• Preparing or reviewing and analyzing the budget variance analysis; grant actual expenditure & vs. grant budget, budget variance justification, and advise the Finance Manager.
• Assisting the Finance Manager with preparation of budget realignment requests where applicable.
• Working with the Finance Manager to respond to the grant audit findings and highlighted risks and project evaluation concerns.
• Working with the Finance Manager to develop and strengthen the internal controls environment in as far management of the grant is concerned.
• Reviewing and providing feedback to the Finance Manager on the programmatic and financial donor reports prior to submission, ensuring these are timely, accurate and reliable and in compliance with the contractual obligations.
• Periodic field visits to check on grant activities progress, consistency and level of compliance.
• Proactively identifying problem areas or potential problems, making recommendations to address issues before they impact the grant, developing action plans and following up with the Finance Manager to ensure that identified issues have been addressed.
Capacity Building and Training:
• Assisting the Finance Manager to review the grant agreements against HFH Zambia systems and policies. Identifying the gaps and assisting in the development of systems and procedures that would enable full compliance with the contractual obligations.
• Providing input into grant management related policies and work with other parties to develop and institutionalize detailed implementation procedures based on the grant management policies and the applicable specific donor rules and regulations.
• Identify and share best practices in grant management at the local, national and international levels.
• Arranging, and/or conducting training and capacity building to address grant management competency gaps at the National Office and Field Offices.
• Grant cash flow management: Ensure the grant cash flow is managed in line with the donor requirements and HFH Zambia procedures.
• Other related duties as assigned by Supervisors.
Success Criteria:
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, systems, and analysis of financial reports
• Understanding HFH Zambia core business of shelter and human settlement, Advocacy on Land and Property rights
• Knowledge of safeguarding policies and practices to protect children and vulnerable people
• Knowledge of legal issues particularly related to grant agreements and/or contracts in general
• A Clean and Valid driving License

Required Knowledge & Expertise:
Minimum:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, ZICA Licentiate, CA Zambia, ACCA or equivalent
Years of Related Experience: At least 5 years’ experience in grant management in a major Non-Governmental Organizations.
Qualifications:
Preferred Skills/Competencies:
• Knowledge of donor requirements (especially BMZ, European Union, Irish Aid, DFID, Comic Relief, etc.)
• Ability to understand financial reports and analyze financial variances
• Detail oriented, particularly with regard to donor agreements, contracts and other related legal documents
• Good negotiation skills
• Ability to work under pressure and with minimum supervision, willing to learn, team builder, innovative and demonstrate capacity for maintaining high professional standards.
• Ability to coordinate both financial and programmatic functions of grant management
• Good management skills (planning, organizing and monitoring)
• Ability to manage horizontally and vertically (professional / superiors/subordinates, peers)
• Good communication and inter-personal relation skills
• Patience and perseverance in understanding and explaining issues with Field Staff.
• Strong writing skills (clear, concise and compelling)
• Comfort and efficiency in IT systems including MS Office Suite
• Ability to travel
• nternational experience managing multi-cultural partners and stakeholders
Active support of HFH Values:
Humility – We are part of something bigger than ourselves
Courage – We do what’s right, even when it is difficult or unpopular
Accountability – We take personal responsibility for Habitat’s mission
Safeguarding: HFHZ requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse, safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children), and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.

JOB DETAILS:
Role purpose
• To achieve sales and market share targets with key accounts within the assigned area, in close cooperation with selected channels
• selected Distributors (70%) + big Retailers (30%)
• Collect payment by due date for goods sold
• Regularly collect and report Distributor and Retailer data and insights via SFDC
• Provide real time market intelligence
• Provide advise, technical support and training to key customers and influencers
• Work closely with the marketing team to implement campaigns, monitor effectiveness, and adjust as required.
• Create plans on how to achieve set targets. Coordinate and manage demo trials in conjunction with channel partners
• Hold critical internal and external crop expertise across a range of agronomic and market conditions
• Act as key contact / interface for all Syngenta businesses to customer.

Accountabilities
• Create demand with assigned key accounts for Syngenta products according to relevant marketing campaigns and in line with set sales targets.
• Organize relevant technical trainings, workshops, seminars, webinars for Small scale farmers, Retailers and Distributors.
• Use SFDC as a core tool supporting sales process in Syngenta, including regularly capture own sales activities, opportunities & sales plans for assigned accounts.
• Prepare account plans for assigned strategic key accounts.
• Contribute to distributors sales budgeting, forecasting processes and payment collection.
• Participate on prospection and creation of new channel partners.
• Build solid and professional relationship, based on recognized expertise and trust, with key customers, influencers & local authorities.
• Set up and follow up demo trials to build deep understanding of Syngenta product offers to maximize the impact of product launches.
• Collaborate with Head Commercial Sales, for the development and implementation of tactical business plans for key accounts that include innovative and sustainable offerings, sales growth targets, and strategic alignment to Syngenta.
• Collects relevant customer and competitive information and communicates it to internal stakeholders as necessary.
• Work closely with customer service to handle and process customer complaints, take action to prevent further complaints.
• Active participation and engagement in digital content creation process (posts themes, texts, testimonials).
• Always act in full compliance with the company’s policies, procedures & code of conduct.

Qualifications
Knowledge, experience & capabilities
• Degree in Agronomy or related field
• Knowing the distribution channels in Zambia
• Deep knowledge agri business market
• In depth technical knowledge of crop protection products
• Commercial experience 3 – 5 years
• Delivers distinctive value proposition to key accounts
• Ability to understand customers’ needs, challenges, and opportunities and to bring solutions that address them better than competitors
• Selling and negotiation skills are key

JOB DETAILS:
We are looking for an experienced Tax Associate to join our dynamic Tax department.
Your duties will include preparing tax schedules; computing various taxes such as Value Added Tax (VAT), Withholding Tax (WHT), Property Transfer Tax (PTT), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Skills Development Levy (SDL), Turnover Tax (TOT), Mineral Royalty, Income Tax, among others various taxes;
Timely submitting of tax returns to Zambia Revenue Authority or other institutions as required by law.
As a Tax Associate, you will be required to attend to all ZRA matters and ensure that they are timely resolved and concluded.
If you have relevant experience and want to join our team, we’d like to hear from you

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Your responsibilities will include the following but are not limited to:
• The computing of various taxes
• Preparing tax schedules
• Submitting and reconciling various taxes.
• Ensuring that the client’s account at the Tax Authority is fully reconciled.
• Engaging the Government through various ministries, departments, and statutory bodies on all tax matters.
• Clearly communicate all tax matters to relevant persons (Management and your supervisor).
• Preparing Monthly Tax Reports.
• Any other assignments to be assigned to you by your supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.
• An understanding of the Zambian tax laws.
• Experience working with ZRA.
• Good knowledge of computers and Microsoft Packages.
• Good time management, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to understand accounts.
• Professional behaviour and strong ethical values.
• Ability to multitask and remain motivated and positive.
• Commitment to working efficiently and accurately.
• Member of Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZiCA)
• A degree in Finance or Accounting
• A Valid Driving Licence

Job Summary
Provide complex advice and support in the positioning of auditing operating models and frameworks in a broadly defined business functional strategy; enabling operating model, strategy and value chain formulation and alignment.

Job Description
Assurance: Proactively support the definition of the Group-wide risk profile, working effectively with colleagues across IA to ensure that the IA Audit Plan is effective, including the best use of resources, and deliver a view on the effectiveness and adequacy of risk management and controls to the AGL Chief Internal Auditor and proposing mitigating actions. | Strategy Formulation: In conjunction with CAE co-design or enhance Strategy, Target Operating Model and Structure. Accountable to ensure effective implementation. | Leadership and Management: Mentoring, coaching and sharing knowledge, actively monitor team KPIs and manage to achieve KPIs consistently, identifying and develop talent and succession plans, recruit A players and oversee team’s resources and budgets, including the management of the annual pay round and bonus processes, and actively monitor team KPIs and managing to achieve KPIs consistently. Supporting extended Executive Committee colleagues in the achievement of their own team goals. | Team work: Be part of the broad AIA leadership team, working in a collaborative manner to drive progress in leadership team to embed high performance culture | Relationship Management: Maintain a constructive and high profile relationship with relevant Executive Management, the risk management community, Governance and Control Committees and other relevant internal and external bodies, where and when appropriate. | Commercial: Lead the audit team and deliver assurance activities within the budget defined for their area, produce commentary and information for IA-wide reporting, e.g. to the Group Governance & Control Committee (GG&CC), and understand developments in and across business areas which may impact the audit plan, including changing economic, market, technology and risk environments, and use expert knowledge continuously to refocus the audit plan and define future planning direction.

Education
Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Financial Sciences (Required)

JOB DETAILS:
Looking for a self driven hard working individual that can work with limited supervision in a digital marketing environment. Creative writing and good interpersonal skills are key requirements. Basic understanding of digital platforms and marketing in general will be an advantage. If you are that person.

JOB DETAILS:
Lusaka Oaktree School is a full spectrum Cambridge International school offering preschool, Cambridge primary, Cambridge lower Secondary school, IGSCE and A-levels.
To support our operations, we are looking for qualified applicants to drive the development of our school towards educational, and operational excellence.
Skills we are looking for
Self-driven and passionate about education
Excellent communication skills
Open-minded
Growth mindset
•IT savvy
We have the following vacancies:
Accountant:
This position is responsible for running the financial systems of the organization. Knowledge in accounting packages such as Sage/Pastel is required.