Responsibilities:
• Capturing all daily transactions from the Bank Accounts and ensuring all transactions are updated in our accounting software within a 24-hour cycle.
• Posting Non-Cash Transaction journals (e.g. Accruals, Depreciation, provisions).
• Preparation and Review of Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Accounts.
• Performing internal audits and review of processes and internal controls in a periodic manner and reporting any breaches or recommendation improvements to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
• Preparing and signing off of the Annual Budget in conjunction with the CEO
• Performing monthly budgetary control to ensure annual budget targets are not reached.
• Preparation and Submission of BOZ quarterly returns. In addition, maintaining liaisons with all regulatory bodies.
• Co-ordinating and Supervising the Annual Audit
• Filing and Uploading of Group ZRA returns and all other regulatory filings
• Ensuring all our licenses are up to date
• Review of Loan Applications (15% – 20% of time)
• Preparing and presenting weekly Cash flow forecasts update (25% of time)
• Preparation and Review of Company recovery submissions (25% of time)
• Reviewing and Uploading of Payment Batches. (5% – 10% of time)
• Ensuring all assets are accounted for and safe-guarded at all times.
• Others and ad hoc tasks

Requirements:
• Able to participate in senior management meeting discussions and make recommendations to improve business operations.
• Has experience in fully articulating management instructions and successfully implementing managerial decisions to completion.
• Has experience presenting to senior management.
• Is able to take management through commercial reports and recommendations.
• Able to ensure process/policies are being enforced.
• Able to manage a number of competing commitments, in addition to managing a small team of analysts.
• Comfortable handling clients, 3rd party supplier relationships etc.
• Has a demonstrable history of performing at consistently at a high level, with a duty of care, integrity and professionalism.

Qualifications and Experience
• Holds at least Associate-level ZICA certification. Please do not apply if you do not have this qualification.
• With full experience of running and updating accounting software.
• At 3 to 5 years’ experience in a junior-to-mid management finance position.
• Experience working in a fast-paced SME business with high growth potential and less structured environment.

Benefits:
We offer a competitive pay structure which includes:
• A competitive base and allowance
• A performance-based element
• Training and educational allowance
• In-house training and coaching