Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Zambia Sugar PLC is an ABF Group sugar company and is the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugar cane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products.Labor & Employment Law

The Company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following positions in the Finance Department to be based at Nakambala.

Responsibilities or duties

The position reports to the Treasury Analyst. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Treasury Analyst in managing treasury’s liquidity including daily funding requirements, interest rate exposure, foreign exchange exposure and managing the day-to-day treasury activities.

• Provision of daily liquidity review and advising of the most competitive facilities to utilize as well as making necessary fund transfers between banks.
• Perform bank reconciliations and ensure all reconciling items are followed up and resolved timeously before the close of the following financial period end.
• Perform control account reconciliations for loan accounts, dividends accounts and hedging control accounts.
• Analyze bank transactions, both receipts and payments and work closely with the Treasury Analyst to prepare the monthly cash flow forecast.
• Analyse Bank overdraft utilization and prepare monthly interest accrual schedules.
• Record, capture and generate receipts for all sales revenue that comes through the mobile money applications, molasses sales, sundry income as well as unidentified cash deposits/receipts that are not processed by the Receivables team.
• Ensure the completeness of bank deposits by following up on all payments on the cash clearing accounts and one time customer accounts.
• Support dividend payments process as and when required.
• Review banking platforms access rights and ensure correct access for all users.
• Upload 14 bank statements for all bank accounts not currently interfaced with SAP and supported by MT940 formatting.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Grade 12 Certificate.
• Degree in Accounting or Intermediate level in ACCA, CIMA, ZICA or a related field.
• Excel proficiency is required.
• Must be a member of ZICA.
• Suitably qualified applicants must provide certificates which have been verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).

Experience needed

Preferably 3–5 years relevant working experience.

Treasury background will be an added advantage.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Applicants shall be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.

Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

• Provision of daily liquidity review and advising of the most competitive facilities to utilize as well as making necessary fund transfers between banks.
• Perform bank reconciliations and ensure all reconciling items are followed up and resolved timeously before the close of the following financial period end.
• Perform control account reconciliations for loan accounts, dividends accounts and hedging control accounts.
• Analyze bank transactions, both receipts and payments and work closely with the Treasury Analyst to prepare the monthly cash flow forecast.
• Analyse Bank overdraft utilization and prepare monthly interest accrual schedules.
• Record, capture and generate receipts for all sales revenue that comes through the mobile money applications, molasses sales, sundry income as well as unidentified cash deposits/receipts that are not processed by the Receivables team.
• Ensure the completeness of bank deposits by following up on all payments on the cash clearing accounts and one time customer accounts.
• Support dividend payments process as and when required.
• Review banking platforms access rights and ensure correct access for all users.
• Upload 14 bank statements for all bank accounts not currently interfaced with SAP and supported by MT940 formatting.

• Excel proficiency

• Grade 12 Certificate.
• Degree in Accounting or Intermediate level in ACCA, CIMA, ZICA or a related field.
• Must be a member of ZICA.
• Certificates verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).