Financial Controller
2025-05-12T20:34:06+00:00
Vivo Energy
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Utilities
Accounting & Finance
2025-05-26T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
8
Job Purpose
To oversee the implementation and maintenance of controls and accounting systems, which safeguard the company’s assets and properly record its liabilities, ensuring delivery of correct and complete financial and management accounting information including, IFRS group accounts, statutory, fiscal and other local reporting requirements.
Principal Accountabilities
- To ensure that the results of the operations of the company are reported to the shareholders in compliance with relevant legal obligations and that generally there is compliance with all local regulations.
- Ensuring that IFRS Group financial policies and standards, are implemented and applied throughout the Operating Unit (OU)
- Proactively managing controls over the ERP system to ensure that they are in place are effective and are consistently applied.
- Assist the Finance Manager to prepare the Finance annual plan with the MI Planner.
- Ensuring that stock controls are in place and are effective throughout the Operating Unit (OU).
- Ensuring that fixed asset controls are in place and effective.
- Ensuring that accounts payable and accounts receivable controls are in place and effective in the OU, also that suppliers are paid accurately and on time.
- Ensuring that product margins are analyzed and reconciled monthly and that discrepancies are investigated and resolved.
- Ensuring that monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual statutory and group accounts and tax returns are prepared and filed accurately and on time.
- Providing support and facilitation to external Tax and Accounting Auditors.
- Ensuring that internal and external audit recommendations and action items are implemented by their due dates.
- Ensuring that Cross Border Charging Service Level Agreements for Regional and Group Fees are in place and up to date, and that costs and recoveries are invoiced or settled according to agreed parameters.
- Ensuring that retirement benefit plans are properly financed and managed.
- Ensuring that all financial data and records are safely and securely stored and archived.
To apply for this job, please send us your application (cover letter and CV) by 16th May 2025. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Requirements
- Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA)/ Bachelor of Accounting Degree or related field
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
- Knowledge/application of Accounting Standards
- Strong knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP/HFM
- Knowledge of local Tax Laws
- Good communications, influencing and networking skills.
- Capacity to work in a challenging and changing environment
- Ability to build relationships, teamwork and networking in a virtual international context.
- Customer focused.
- Must be a member of ZICA
To ensure that the results of the operations of the company are reported to the shareholders in compliance with relevant legal obligations and that generally there is compliance with all local regulations. Ensuring that IFRS Group financial policies and standards, are implemented and applied throughout the Operating Unit (OU) Proactively managing controls over the ERP system to ensure that they are in place are effective and are consistently applied. Assist the Finance Manager to prepare the Finance annual plan with the MI Planner. Ensuring that stock controls are in place and are effective throughout the Operating Unit (OU). Ensuring that fixed asset controls are in place and effective. Ensuring that accounts payable and accounts receivable controls are in place and effective in the OU, also that suppliers are paid accurately and on time. Ensuring that product margins are analyzed and reconciled monthly and that discrepancies are investigated and resolved. Ensuring that monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual statutory and group accounts and tax returns are prepared and filed accurately and on time. Providing support and facilitation to external Tax and Accounting Auditors. Ensuring that internal and external audit recommendations and action items are implemented by their due dates. Ensuring that Cross Border Charging Service Level Agreements for Regional and Group Fees are in place and up to date, and that costs and recoveries are invoiced or settled according to agreed parameters. Ensuring that retirement benefit plans are properly financed and managed. Ensuring that all financial data and records are safely and securely stored and archived. To apply for this job, please send us your application (cover letter and CV) by 16th May 2025. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA)/ Bachelor of Accounting Degree or related field Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar position. Knowledge/application of Accounting Standards Strong knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP/HFM Knowledge of local Tax Laws Good communications, influencing and networking skills. Capacity to work in a challenging and changing environment Ability to build relationships, teamwork and networking in a virtual international context. Customer focused. Must be a member of ZICA
Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA)/ Bachelor of Accounting Degree or related field Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar position. Knowledge/application of Accounting Standards Strong knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP/HFM Knowledge of local Tax Laws Good communications, influencing and networking skills. Capacity to work in a challenging and changing environment Ability to build relationships, teamwork and networking in a virtual international context. Customer focused. Must be a member of ZICA
JOB-68225b3e536f4
Vacancy title:
Financial Controller
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Utilities, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Vivo Energy
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, May 26 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 12 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
To oversee the implementation and maintenance of controls and accounting systems, which safeguard the company’s assets and properly record its liabilities, ensuring delivery of correct and complete financial and management accounting information including, IFRS group accounts, statutory, fiscal and other local reporting requirements.
Principal Accountabilities
- To ensure that the results of the operations of the company are reported to the shareholders in compliance with relevant legal obligations and that generally there is compliance with all local regulations.
- Ensuring that IFRS Group financial policies and standards, are implemented and applied throughout the Operating Unit (OU)
- Proactively managing controls over the ERP system to ensure that they are in place are effective and are consistently applied.
- Assist the Finance Manager to prepare the Finance annual plan with the MI Planner.
- Ensuring that stock controls are in place and are effective throughout the Operating Unit (OU).
- Ensuring that fixed asset controls are in place and effective.
- Ensuring that accounts payable and accounts receivable controls are in place and effective in the OU, also that suppliers are paid accurately and on time.
- Ensuring that product margins are analyzed and reconciled monthly and that discrepancies are investigated and resolved.
- Ensuring that monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual statutory and group accounts and tax returns are prepared and filed accurately and on time.
- Providing support and facilitation to external Tax and Accounting Auditors.
- Ensuring that internal and external audit recommendations and action items are implemented by their due dates.
- Ensuring that Cross Border Charging Service Level Agreements for Regional and Group Fees are in place and up to date, and that costs and recoveries are invoiced or settled according to agreed parameters.
- Ensuring that retirement benefit plans are properly financed and managed.
- Ensuring that all financial data and records are safely and securely stored and archived.
To apply for this job, please send us your application (cover letter and CV) by 16th May 2025. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Requirements
- Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA)/ Bachelor of Accounting Degree or related field
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
- Knowledge/application of Accounting Standards
- Strong knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP/HFM
- Knowledge of local Tax Laws
- Good communications, influencing and networking skills.
- Capacity to work in a challenging and changing environment
- Ability to build relationships, teamwork and networking in a virtual international context.
- Customer focused.
- Must be a member of ZICA
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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