Finance Manager

About

Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia Limited (NCZ) is a leading fertilizer manufacturing company in Zambia. NCZ is wholly owned by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). As we continue to grow, we seek a strategic and dynamic Finance Manager to drive our financial strategy and operations.

JOB TITLE: FINANCE MANAGER (FM)
Number of positions:01
Reporting to: Chief Finance Officer
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Role Summary

As Finance Manager, you will report directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and be responsible for managing the company’s financial operations, ensuring accurate reporting, and driving efficiency across budgeting, forecasting, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manages regularly the formulation, review, and implementation of financial management policies, regulations, and guidelines in order to ensure adherence to statutory provisions, standards, and best practices.
• Manages effectively, the provision of leadership to the team in order to foster a culture of excellence, teamwork, and continuous improvement thereby motivating employees, enhancing morale, and achieving performance targets.
• Manages timely, the preparation and implementation of strategic plans in order to operationalise and execute the vision, mission and objectives of the organisation and ensure alignment with national priorities.
• Manages timely, the preparation and submission of financial reports in order to comply with financial regulations and facilitate informed decision-making.
• Manages timely, the preparation of the annual budgets, work plans in order to mobilize financial resources, control costs, and achieve financial goals.
• Manages effectively, the monitoring of finances in order to ensure that management of financial resources complies with the approved budgets and financial regulations.
• Manages effectively, the development and implementation of internal controls in order to enhance prudent financial management, transparency and accountability in the utilization of financial and material resources.
• Manages timely, preparation and submission of quarterly management accounts and annual financial statements in order to ensure adherence to statutory provisions and facilitate informed decision-making.
• Manages timely, the management of risk in order to mitigate losses.
• Manages timely, preparation of responses to audit queries in order to ensure implementation of appropriate interventions.
• Manages effectively, implementation of commercial strategies in order to enhance revenue collection and facilitate programme implementation and financial sustainability.
• Manages timely, preparation of the monthly payroll in order to meet statutory obligations.
• Manages periodically, the maintenance of the asset register in order to ensure accountability of public assets.
• Manages regularly, the review and improvement of financial processes in order to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction through implementation of best practices and leveraging on technology.
• Manages effectively, the monitoring and evaluation of programme implementation in order measure progress and provide appropriate interventions.
• Manages timely, development of individual work plans and implementation of the Performance Management System (PMS) in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance.
• Manages effectively, human, financial and other resources in order to facilitate achievement of departmental objectives.

Why Join Us?

• Work with a passionate and dynamic team.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• A culture of innovation, inclusivity, and professional development.