Mopani Copper Mines Plc Recruiting: Cost Accountants

Mopani Copper Mines PLC, a joint venture company comprising major shareholders Glencore, First Quantum Minerals Ltd and ZCCM Investment H0ldings, owns operations in Mufuya and Nkana on Copperbelt in Zambia. The success has been as a result of its focused approach to improvement and the beneficial relationship enjoyed with its stakeholders, an important sector of which is its employees. The Company seeks the services of COST ACCOUNTANTS reporting to the Business Controller at our Nkana Mine Site.

The successful candidates will be responsible for maintaining and controlling operating and capital expenditure, and also for providing management with financial data as the required order to facilitate timely decisions.

Duties, will among others, include:

• Preparation of departmental budgets in conjunction with Business Unit Managers.
• Preparation and submission of monthly cost reports/reconciliation & cost comments to Departmental Managers and Business Controllers for incorporation in the Management Report
• Creation and maintenance of an efficient and cost reduction reporting framework that ensures only validated cost revenue generation measures are reported.
• Explaining costs/budgets and helping responsibility holders in controlling
• Investigating abnormal costs, costs and reconciling corrective action.
• Monitoring the efficiency of system generated reports related to cost and appropriate changes
• Provide support capital and forecasting and ensure all requests to the capital expenditure adhere to the capital expenditure approval process and policy.
• Generation of Contractors reports for jobs done in the Department/Plants.

To be considered, you must have:

• Grade 12 Certificate
• ZICA Degree in Chartered Accountant qualification (i.e. CA Zambia, ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
• At least two years industry experience

Key to the success of this portfolio is the incumbents’ ability to work on his/her own initiative, think analytically, good communication skills, customer excellence orientation and teamwork.

Mopani is committed to establishing a winning team and a copper and cobalt business it can be proud of. The company operates an employment policy of meritocracy – aiming to employ the right people with the right skill, irrespective of race, gender or creed.

Its remuneration policy is based on performance, creating a competitive environment for achievers.

Interested, qualified and experienced applicants should submit an application not later than  20 December 2017 with contact numbers, detailed curriculum vitae with three pages or less and three referees to:

Human Resources Superintendent Manpower
Mopani Copper Mines Plc
PO Box 22000, Kitwe

Facsimile: +260 2 247 354

Full confidentiality guaranteed.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be responded to and invited for interviews.