Finance Plan: Maintains Accounting Records To Ensure in Accordance With Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
Finance Plan: Maintains Accounting Records To Ensure in Accordance With Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
Finance Plan: Maintains Accounting Records To Ensure in Accordance With Generally Accepted Auditing Standards
Job Purpose
Manages the development and implementation of financial policies and guidelines to ensure
organisation’s funds are utilized towards the achievement of corporate goals and objectives in
accordance with donor requirements.
JOB FACTORS
Education
Grade 12 with 5 ‘O’ levels with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance, ACCA , AZICA,
CIMA, or equivalent. Member of Zambia Institute of Cartered Accountants (ZICA).
Experience
At least five (5) years progressively senior experience in financial management, including at
least two (2) years in a leadership position in a medium to large organisation. Hands on practical
working knowledge and understanding of all aspects of financial management including
budgeting, accounting, auditing, financial controlling, financial reporting, and financial analysis.
Understands the Zambia statutory financial requirements for NGOs. Understanding and
experience of the non-profit sector financial policies and standards and software applications.
Decision making
Makes decisions within job requirements.. Receives additional professional instruction and
supervision from the regional finance advisor. Reports directly to and refers certain issues to the
National Director.
Job impact
Improper action might lead to loss of large sums of money.
Working conditions
Light work: office environment, with few extremes of noise. Mostly (sedentary work)
characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise with fixed and predictable hours
Exposed to injury when dealing with aggrieved staff and suppliers, Exposed to light on computer
screen.