Position Summary

The Finance Manager / Head of Finance will be a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for financial strategy, planning, compliance, cost control, and profitability optimization. This role requires strong experience in manufacturing, inventory management, and financial governance.

This position reports directly to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities

? Strategic Financial Leadership

• Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with company growth plans
• Provide financial insights to support executive decision-making
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Support expansion into export markets and new product lines

? Manufacturing & Cost Control

• Oversee production costing and margin analysis
• Monitor raw material cost trends and advise on pricing strategies
• Implement cost-control systems to improve profitability
• Strengthen inventory valuation and stock control systems

? Financial Management & Reporting

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts and board reports
• Manage cash flow forecasting and working capital optimization
• Oversee payroll, accounts payable, and receivables
• Ensure accurate financial reporting in compliance with IFRS

? Compliance & Governance

• Ensure full compliance with ZRA, NAPSA, NHIMA, and all statutory obligations
• Manage external audits and internal controls
• Establish and enforce strong financial policies and procedures
• Mitigate financial risks and strengthen internal governance

? Systems & Process Improvement

• Improve financial reporting systems and automation
• Optimize accounting software usage
• Build scalable financial structures to support company growth

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Fully qualified ACCA, CIMA, or ZICA (mandatory)
• Minimum 5–8 years progressive experience, with at least 3 years in a senior finance role
• Strong experience in manufacturing or FMCG sector
• In-depth knowledge of Zambian tax regulations and statutory compliance
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems (Sage, Pastel, QuickBooks, or similar)

• Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with company growth plans
• Provide financial insights to support executive decision-making
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning
• Support expansion into export markets and new product lines
• Oversee production costing and margin analysis
• Monitor raw material cost trends and advise on pricing strategies
• Implement cost-control systems to improve profitability
• Strengthen inventory valuation and stock control systems
• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts and board reports
• Manage cash flow forecasting and working capital optimization
• Oversee payroll, accounts payable, and receivables
• Ensure accurate financial reporting in compliance with IFRS
• Ensure full compliance with ZRA, NAPSA, NHIMA, and all statutory obligations
• Manage external audits and internal controls
• Establish and enforce strong financial policies and procedures
• Mitigate financial risks and strengthen internal governance
• Improve financial reporting systems and automation
• Optimize accounting software usage
• Build scalable financial structures to support company growth

• Financial strategy development
• Financial planning
• Compliance management
• Cost control
• Profitability optimization
• Manufacturing experience
• Inventory management
• Financial governance
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Production costing
• Margin analysis
• Pricing strategies
• Cost-control systems implementation
• Inventory valuation
• Stock control systems
• Management accounting
• Board reporting
• Cash flow forecasting
• Working capital optimization
• Payroll management
• Accounts payable
• Accounts receivable
• IFRS compliance
• Zambian tax regulations
• Statutory compliance
• Audit management
• Internal controls
• Financial policy development
• Financial risk mitigation
• Internal governance strengthening
• Financial reporting systems improvement
• Automation of financial processes
• Accounting software optimization
• Scalable financial structure development
• ERP/accounting systems experience (Sage, Pastel, QuickBooks, or similar)

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Fully qualified ACCA, CIMA, or ZICA (mandatory)
• Minimum 5–8 years progressive experience
• At least 3 years in a senior finance role
• Strong experience in manufacturing or FMCG sector
• In-depth knowledge of Zambian tax regulations
• In-depth knowledge of statutory compliance
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems (Sage, Pastel, QuickBooks, or similar)