• Company: Challenges Group
• Location: Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia
• State: Lusaka
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job category: Accounting Jobs in Zambia

Challenges Group Zambia is a subsidiary of Challenges Group headquartered in Scotland, Its mission is to unlock the potential of markets, making them more inclusive and efficient. We tackle the evolution of market systems by convening partners and enterprises through a hybrid model of merging people and technology.

Our Vision is to support sustainable development in Zambia through business consultancy services and interventions that propel the growth of local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Challenges Group Zambia has been operating in Zambia since 2015 and ran the International Citizen Service programme (ICS) in Lusaka and Kitwe until 2017. Recently, we partnered with PEP-Z in their Business Linkages Programme as co-facilitators of an initiative that seeks to scale operations of local SME’s and open up major markets for Zambian companies by forging partnerships between local suppliers and large corporates.

Challenges Group Zambia is looking to hire the services of vibrant and innovative individuals for the positions of Finance-Planning Officer and Project Manager. The successful applicants will be seconded to First Aid Africa a partner of Challenges Group to facilitate its market entry and accelerate its set-up in Zambia. First Aid Africa Zambia Ltd provides professional first aid training to organisations and communities across the African continent.

The Finance and Planning Officer Responsibilities will include:

• Developing, Planning and expanding the business model
• Testing, extracting and expansion of data
• Developing financial and management reports
• Performing financial analysis
• Leading projects and teams
• Recommending fiscal changes and measures
• Drafting reviewing and analysing budgets
• Defining financial situation by completing quantitative analyses
• Evaluating operational plans by identifying outcomes and potential returns
• Valuing assets by appraising current conditions; assessing potential
• Recommends debt structures by analysing refinancing options
• Building financial database by identifying sources of information; assembling, verifying, and backing up data
• Recommends financial actions by assessing options in relation to organization goals
• Prepares financial reports by collecting, formatting, analysing, and explaining information.
• Protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.

Essential skills and attributes

• Being able to comprehend multifaceted fiscal models
• Financial analysis and reasoning
• Assessing risks, investments and budgets
• Excellent cross organizational, communication, networking, negotiating and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and people management skills
• Strategic, analytical and systematically thinking
• Planning and coordination
• Project management
• Stress management
• Experience in working in an NGO environment

Qualifications and Experience

Education: Bachelor’s Degree specialized in Finance, Economics, Accounting, ACCA/CIMA qualifications or Business Administration. Other Business related degrees may be acceptable, but managers need to have a high aptitude for dealing with numeric and financial data, financial modelling as well as statistics. Minimum 3 years work experience.

Contract Type: Full Time (Renewable annually based on performance)
Remuneration Gross per annum: ZMW-95000

 

How to Apply

Send your cover letter and CV in one document accompanied by certified copies of academic, professional qualifications and other relevant certifications to [email protected] and cc: [email protected].

Deadline for submission of Applications is Wednesday 21st February, 2018

For additional information call:

Mobile: +26 0965312009

www.challenges-group.com