Job Title: Management Accountant x 1

Varun Beverages Zambia Limited

Lusaka

• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Monitor production, distribution, and operational costs.
• Conduct variance analysis between budget and actual performance.
• Assist in annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Support inventory accounting and stock reconciliations.
• Prepare cost analysis for manufacturing and logistics operations.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Support audits and statutory reporting requirements.
• Monitor cash flow and working capital performance.
• Analyse sales trends, margins, and profitability by product/channel.
• Coordinate with operations, procurement, warehouse, and sales teams for financial data accuracy.
• Develop and improve financial controls and reporting systems.
• Prepare management presentations and KPI dashboards

Qualifications:

• ACCA, CIMA, or ZICA CA Zambia. CIMA is preferred for pure management accounting roles.
• Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business

Experience

• 5+ years in management accounting, FP&A, or costing in manufacturing/FMCG/services
• Hands-on with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, product costing, and KPI reporting
• Strong IFRS knowledge and ability to translate numbers into business insights for management
• Advanced Excel and experience with ERP systems – SAP, Oracle, Sage, NAV
• Experience supporting strategic decisions, cost control, and business partnering with ops/sales

• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Monitor production, distribution, and operational costs.
• Conduct variance analysis between budget and actual performance.
• Assist in annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Support inventory accounting and stock reconciliations.
• Prepare cost analysis for manufacturing and logistics operations.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Support audits and statutory reporting requirements.
• Monitor cash flow and working capital performance.
• Analyse sales trends, margins, and profitability by product/channel.
• Coordinate with operations, procurement, warehouse, and sales teams for financial data accuracy.
• Develop and improve financial controls and reporting systems.
• Prepare management presentations and KPI dashboards

• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Variance Analysis
• Product Costing
• KPI Reporting
• IFRS Knowledge
• Advanced Excel
• ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle, Sage, NAV)
• Cost Control
• Business Partnering

• ACCA, CIMA, or ZICA CA Zambia. CIMA is preferred for pure management accounting roles.
• Bachelor’s in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business