Vacancy title:
Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Okavango Foods Limited

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, September 21 2025

Duty Station:
Zambia | Lusaka | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 18 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Company: Okavango Foods Limited

Okavango Foods Limited, a leading food manufacturing and catering company supplying major supermarkets, hotels, and lodges nationwide, is seeking a results-driven and highly skilled Accountant to join our dynamic team.

This is a high-pressure role that demands precision, speed, and resilience. You will be central to strengthening our financial controls, building robust reporting structures, and supporting the execution of our 2025–2029 Strategic Plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly financial reports through ERPNext.
• Develop ERP-driven dashboards to track KPIs, including product line profitability, cost controls, and performance ratios.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity across ERP financial modules.
• Manage payables, receivables, reconciliations, and statutory compliance (ZRA, NAPSA, etc.).
• Oversee month-end and year-end closings, ensuring all adjustments are processed correctly in ERPNext.
• Drive standard costing, variance analysis, and budgetary control to enhance decision-making.
• Provide timely financial insights to Management and the Board in alignment with strategic objectives.
• Uphold Finance Policy, Delegated Authority, and Anti-Corruption standards in all transactions.

Qualifications & Experience

• Full Grade 12 Certificate with merit in Mathematics and English.
• Professional qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ZICA) – finalist or fully qualified.
• Minimum of 3–5 years’ post-qualification experience in accounting, preferably in a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Proven experience in financial reporting, KPI management, and ERP systems (ERPNext experience is an added advantage).
• Strong knowledge of Zambian tax laws, financial regulations, and statutory compliance.
• Ability to design and implement dashboards, reports, and financial analysis tools.
• High integrity, analytical skills, and the ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on, detail-oriented, and proactive in improving systems.
• A team player who can collaborate across departments to achieve operational efficiency.
• Commitment to Okavango Foods’ values of integrity, excellence, and inclusivity.
• A competitive salary will be offered, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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