FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

Reporting to the Head of Finance, Administration and Human Resource. As Financial Controller I play the lead role in the financial, accounting, budgetary, procurement and reconciliation activities and monitoring for Global Funds at CHAZ.
Key responsibilities:
• Developing financial strategy, including risk minimisation plans and opportunity forecasting
• Coordinating the formulation of annual budgets for the Global Fund for the Association
• Working closely with senior management or executive teams to share reports and analysis findings
• High-level financial reporting to aid decision making including general ledger reconciliation and analysis
• Controlling and Identifying of any accounting or internal control issues in order to facilitate a clean audit
• Directing regular budget consolidation and cash flow management within levels stipulated
• Improving efficiencies and reducing costs across the business by 3% annually
• Stakeholder management, debt management and collection
• Co-ordinating the preparation of company tax, business activity statements and assisting in preparation board papers
• Ensuring compliance with statutory law and financial regulations and advice were necessary
• Developing financial reviews and providing investment advice for the Association
• Ensuring that financial policies and procedures surrounding the use of funds are understood and adhered to.
• Supervising payroll processing, well-developed leadership skills and mentoring of subordinates

Reporting to the Finance Director. As Financial Controller I played the lead role in analysing financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, and other financial activities within an organisation.

Key responsibilities:
• Developing effective financial leadership to finance team, enable strategic foresight into the business and also provide knowledgeable and accurate information to colleagues and senior management.
• Overseeing all aspects of financial control in the business and provide financial, commercial and strategic support to the business.
• Controlling and Identifying any accounting or internal control issues in order to facilitate a clean audit
• Providing of financial management information from source data and advising on financial repercussions monthly to senior management
• Involved in Business Planning, P&L, Balance sheet & liquidity planning.
• Providing of financial commentary and analysis of financial data, budget variances and ad-hoc analysis.
• Controlling of day to day income and expense forecasts for senior management.
• Developing, managing and motivating a team of finance professionals.
• Reviewing new & existing business models and capital appropriation requests.
• Worked as part of a multi-site/multi culture organisation.
• Identify and develop controls and processes to ensure all risks and opportunities are highlighted.

Reporting to the Finance Director. As a critical member of the finance team, working closely with both business line managers and the finance community in our client’s global organisation, to improve the performance of the business as a whole. The role looked at identifying and enhancing key business drivers, finding efficiencies and working toward streamlining processes, as opposed to historical data reporting.

Key responsibilities:
• Preparation of Management Accounts including exceptional reporting.
• Budget coordination and preparations, (both operation and capital budgets).
• Preparations of Grind-out and Snapshot Reports for Seaboard Management including website update for Financial and Sales Forecast data.
• Preparations of Semi Annual Financial Reports and preparation of accounts files.
• Analysis of costs, Variance analysis, Cost control and summarizing the results in an understandable way to assist in decision making.
• Verify and approve payments to Contractors and Suppliers.
• Month and year end physical verification of stocks (including weekly samples of stock) and Ensure stock take procedures are followed during routine and ad hoc inventory counts in line with the inventory policy
• Managing and Capitalization of all NMC Fixed Assets including financial evaluation of capital projects, using NPV, Payback period, etc.
• Asset performance monitoring and control including optimum equipment efficiency analysis.
• Ensure adequate provision is made for obsolescence on engineering spares and all inventories in compliance with the inventory policy.
• Make follow ups on audit findings, Petty cash and staff debtor Supervision and management.
• Project management, which include all capital items and Construction.
• Ensure Financial Policies and Procedures are implemented and insight is given in formulating updates and/or amendments.
• Provide weekly financial KPI and departmental cost reports for review in weekly plant meetings
• Carry out analytics to identify opportunities, mitigate risks and close gaps.
• Preparation of Depot Profitability Reports and Supervising of subordinates and giving leadership.

Reporting to the Business Controller – Konkola IBU. As a critical member of the finance team, working closely with both business line managers and the finance community in our client’s global organisation, to improve the performance of the business as a whole. The role looked at identifying and enhancing key business drivers, finding efficiencies and working toward streamlining processes, as opposed to historical data.

Key responsibilities:
• Administer all business units and analyze financial risks recommend effective solutions.
• Establish and maintain financial reports and business plans.
• Prepare financial budgets and plans and analyze various outlooks for same.
• Administer business development processes and provide consultation on all new accounts.
• Prepare balance sheet for various business units and ensure effectiveness of process.
• Supervise account reconciliation, manage all commercial accounts and update journal units.
• Oversee month-end closing of accounts, identify issues, compare with year-ago results and projections.
• Manage all external fillings and prepare management reports.
• Review all financial operating process and analyze results and ensure compliance with IFRS, IAS & GAAP.
• Maintain new credit applications and check all delinquent account receivables.
• Ensure compliance to all income tax procedure and process tax returns.
• Determine and verify systems and process all data.
• Maintain control environment for all issues.
• Manage all policies and ensure compliance with SOP.
• Analyze business processes and develop cost saving controls.

Reporting to the Audit Supervisor. As Associate Auditor, I Inspected financial statements to catch errors, misstatements and fraud, performed audits on systems, operations and accounts and recommended improvements where necessary. As one of the top Auditing firms in Zambia, BDO offers Audit, Accountancy and Consultancy Services to both private and public organisations.

Key responsibilities:
• Plan effective auditing processes and audit financial statements, and assess accounts for accuracy and regulatory compliance
• Inspect internal systems and controls and assess risk management tactics
• Report systematic errors or fraud indicators and Investigate specific issues regulatory bodies bring forward
• Explain audit findings and recommend solutions.
• Inspect internal systems
Key abilities:
• Auditing of the balance sheet and income statements i.e. Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, Cash and bank, VAT, Share Capital, expenses and other Liabilities.
• Preparation of bank reconciliations.
Clients worked on Type of Business
• Pulse Financial Services Limited (EFC). Financial Institution
• Mpongwe Milling (Z) Limited. Milling Company
• Zambezi River Authority N.G.O
• Hybrid Poultry Farms Poultry & Farming