Zambia Sugar Plc is Currently Recruiting: Financial Planner – Logistics

Zambia Sugar

AN ILLOVO SUGAR AFRICA COMPANY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Zambia Sugar Plc, is a subsidiary of Illovo Sugar Africa (Pty) Ltd, and is the leading sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugar cane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products. The Company has a permanent employee base of approximately 1700 employees and offers medical, educational, sport, recreation and other social facilities on the Nakambala Estate in Mazabuka

The Company now invites applications from suitably qualified persons to fill the following position;

Financial Planner – Logistics

The Financial Planner (F P) is responsible to provide accurate, relevant and timeous management reporting that enables appropriate business decision making: provide statutory reporting requirements, value adding and analytical insights and coordinate the budgeting, forecasting and reporting cycles to facilitate a strong financial performance.

The FP reports to the Commercial Business Partner, and the position is based on the Nakambala Estate in Mazabuka.

Main responsibilities

Financial Accountabilities:

Accountable for monthly management report, budgets and forecasts for the relevant function

• Ensure all the deadlines are met
• Prepare accurate, timely and insightful management reporting in a standardised format: done monthly for management report, quarterly for stimates; and annually for budget & strategic planning
  • Distribute budget worksheets and relevant info and prepare budget schedules.
• Operate on an advanced level on TM I

Provide quality support to Line Management

• Prepare cost dashboards to track costs and financial KPIs.
• Attend monthly meetings with relevant budget holders and ensure that costs are controlled within budget.
• Review phasing of all budgets versus actual expenditure and assist budget holders with queries.
• Liaise with budget holders with regards to estimates and other changes and ensure major variances are Investigated and support appropriate corrective actions
• Participate in relevant meetings (i.e. Monthly customer meetings, cost meetings for departments) as required

Routine tasks

• Generate the cost reports
  • Prepare and distribute cost reports
  • Attend monthly meetings
  • Reallocate incorrect cost postings
  • Prepare journals for monthly accruals
  • Interrogate key costs to transaction level detail
  • Question abnormal costs or usage
  • Identify potential for improvements or efficiencies
• Maintain the T Ml (budgeting & forecasting system) forecasting modules
• Capture budgets in the T Ml system and recon/upload budgets from TMl to TQ (ERP system)

People and Leadership Accountabilities:

• Update goals, regularly track performance against these and have frequent discussions (one-on-ones) with the Commercial business partner.
• Document your Individual Development Plan and discuss your training needs with your manager.
• Skill and knowledge sharing: Support and guide team members in compliance with Group processes; policies and procedures and with continuing professional education/ keeping abreast of latest technical skills
• Embrace self-development and lifelong learning to stimulate continuous personal growth
• Should be able to work independently and with minimum supervision.

Qualification and Experience

• Grade 12 Certificate (or Equivalent)
• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy / Business Administration I Equivalent.
• Added Advantage C IMAI ACCA/ CAZambia/ Equivalent
• 3 – 5 years working experience working in Finance environment
• Management accounting or Cost analyst experience preferential
• ZlCA Member

Interested candidates should apply, enclosing their detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of Educational and technical qualifications, contact address and phone numbers to the undersigned by 7th February, 2020.

Head Human Resources

Zambia Sugar Plc.

P O Box 670240

MAZABUKA