Chief Financial Officer
2025-05-13T15:10:59+00:00
Zed-Fin Financial Services Limited
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Financial Services
Accounting & Finance
2025-05-21T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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Zed-Fin Financial Services Limited (Zed-Fin) is inviting applications from highly motivated, result oriented, qualified and experienced persons to fill the following vacancy:
Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Financial Officer is directly responsible for managing finance and general administration of Zed-Fin Financial Services and shares responsibility for the overall performance and participates in making decisions on all material issues. He or She will always ensure that the finance activities are aligned to support the pursuit of Zed-Fin’s mission with minimum risk and maximum efficiency.
Responsibilities
• Work with senior managers to efficiently develop budget proposals, provide access to project finance information, and ensure contract compliance and reporting;
• Function as the lead contact with the external auditors, facilitating the yearly audit process with a proactive approach;
• Be responsible for the statutory and regulatory reporting process;
• Ensure the reliability of the financial reporting (external reporting);
• Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, and identify areas for cost reduction and process enhancement;
• Perform risk management through analysis of company liabilities and investments, and evaluate and manage capital structure and fundraising initiatives;
• Monitor business performance with tracking tools, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports for Executive Management team, and rest of company;
• Manage finance personnel and oversee financial IT systems, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory entities.
Required skills and qualifications
• Must be an Associate or Fellow of ZICA and in good standing with ZICA;
• Professional certification such as, ACCA, CIMA or CA Zambia;
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking and Finance, or a related field;
• 2+ years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer in the financial services sector;
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, board members and stakeholders, presenting complex information clearly;
• Excellent leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity;
• Understanding of IFRSs, regulatory issues, and tax planning;
• Autonomous and hard-working person driven by rigor and intellectual curiosity and an analytical and methodical mind-set with keen attention to detail;
• A proactive, results-oriented mindset with a commitment to ethical standards, corporate governance and continuous improvement.
• Work with senior managers to efficiently develop budget proposals, provide access to project finance information, and ensure contract compliance and reporting; • Function as the lead contact with the external auditors, facilitating the yearly audit process with a proactive approach; • Be responsible for the statutory and regulatory reporting process; • Ensure the reliability of the financial reporting (external reporting); • Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, and identify areas for cost reduction and process enhancement; • Perform risk management through analysis of company liabilities and investments, and evaluate and manage capital structure and fundraising initiatives; • Monitor business performance with tracking tools, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports for Executive Management team, and rest of company; • Manage finance personnel and oversee financial IT systems, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory entities.
Must be an Associate or Fellow of ZICA and in good standing with ZICA; • Professional certification such as, ACCA, CIMA or CA Zambia; • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking and Finance, or a related field; • 2+ years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer in the financial services sector; • Proven ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, board members and stakeholders, presenting complex information clearly; • Excellent leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity; • Understanding of IFRSs, regulatory issues, and tax planning; • Autonomous and hard-working person driven by rigor and intellectual curiosity and an analytical and methodical mind-set with keen attention to detail; • A proactive, results-oriented mindset with a commitment to ethical standards, corporate governance and continuous improvement.
JOB-6823610387049
Vacancy title:
Chief Financial Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Financial Services, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Zed-Fin Financial Services Limited
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, May 21 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 13 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Zed-Fin Financial Services Limited (Zed-Fin) is inviting applications from highly motivated, result oriented, qualified and experienced persons to fill the following vacancy:
Chief Financial Officer
The Chief Financial Officer is directly responsible for managing finance and general administration of Zed-Fin Financial Services and shares responsibility for the overall performance and participates in making decisions on all material issues. He or She will always ensure that the finance activities are aligned to support the pursuit of Zed-Fin’s mission with minimum risk and maximum efficiency.
Responsibilities
• Work with senior managers to efficiently develop budget proposals, provide access to project finance information, and ensure contract compliance and reporting;
• Function as the lead contact with the external auditors, facilitating the yearly audit process with a proactive approach;
• Be responsible for the statutory and regulatory reporting process;
• Ensure the reliability of the financial reporting (external reporting);
• Research revenue opportunities and economic trends, analyze internal operations, and identify areas for cost reduction and process enhancement;
• Perform risk management through analysis of company liabilities and investments, and evaluate and manage capital structure and fundraising initiatives;
• Monitor business performance with tracking tools, establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports for Executive Management team, and rest of company;
• Manage finance personnel and oversee financial IT systems, ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory entities.
Required skills and qualifications
• Must be an Associate or Fellow of ZICA and in good standing with ZICA;
• Professional certification such as, ACCA, CIMA or CA Zambia;
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Banking and Finance, or a related field;
• 2+ years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer in the financial services sector;
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, board members and stakeholders, presenting complex information clearly;
• Excellent leadership skills, with steadfast resolve and personal integrity;
• Understanding of IFRSs, regulatory issues, and tax planning;
• Autonomous and hard-working person driven by rigor and intellectual curiosity and an analytical and methodical mind-set with keen attention to detail;
• A proactive, results-oriented mindset with a commitment to ethical standards, corporate governance and continuous improvement.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: associate degree
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