Finance Manager

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About the Department

Member Firm Internal Services
Internal Services roles are as broad and varied as the clients we serve, from finance, to growth office, human resources, technology and more. These roles help to support our Deloitte teams as they deliver quality service to our clients.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person to join our Member Firm Internal Services - Finance as a Finance Manager serving our operations in Zambia. The role will be based in our Lusaka office in Zambia.

Main purpose of the job

Responsible for overseeing the financial health and performance of the firm. The role involves financial reporting, statutory and tax compliance, budgeting and analysis, cash flow management, maintaining a robust control environment and supporting strategic business decisions. The Finance Manager works closely with client facing teams and senior leadership to ensure effective financial management and sustainable growth.

What you will do

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Oversee the integrity of the General Ledger, including month-end journals, accruals, provisions, and period-end adjustments.
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities and ensure timely completion of balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and support regional and corporate reporting requirements.
• Develop and maintain financial reports, templates, and reporting repositories.

Compliance, Audit & Governance

• Manage direct and indirect tax compliance, including statutory filings and remittances.
• Coordinate internal, external, tax, and regulatory audits, ensuring timely provision of supporting documentation.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policies, and internal control requirements.

Fixed Assets & Financial Controls

• Oversee fixed asset accounting, including capitalization, depreciation, disposals, impairments, and maintenance of the Fixed Asset Register.
• Review and approve purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and payment runs in line with delegated authority and financial controls.
• Ensure accurate reconciliation of fixed asset and other key balance sheet accounts.

Treasury & Stakeholder Management

• Maintain relationships with banks, tax authorities, regulators, and other external stakeholders.
• Coordinate the provision of financial information to banks and regulatory bodies.
• Act as the primary finance contact for in-country finance matters and provide regular updates to country and regional leadership.

Operational Finance Support

• Partner with East Africa Finance teams to ensure the effective delivery of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury activities within Zambia, while maintaining alignment with regional processes and controls.
• Liaise with the Business Partnering team to support the timely delivery of annual budgets, forecasts, and related financial planning activities.
• Manage staff debtor accounting, allocations, deductions, and reconciliations.
• Support continuous improvement of finance processes, controls, and reporting practices.
• Participate in regional finance initiatives, meetings, and training programs.

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA/ACCA/CIMA).
• 7+ years’ progressive accounting experience with at least 3 years’ management experience in a busy finance function.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High standard of professional ethics and integrity.

Technical Competencies

• Deep knowledge of IFRS, proficiency in ERP (e.g., SAP, SAGE).
• Demonstrated leadership and team management skills.
• Strong capability to analysis and interpret complex financial data.

• Your role as a leader

  At Deloitte we believe in the importance of leadership at all levels. We expect our people to embrace and live our purpose by challenging themselves to identify issues that are most important for our clients, our people, and for society and make an impact that matters.

  Leadership Capabilities

  Living our Purpose - Acts as a role model, embracing and living our purpose and values, and recognizing others for the impact they make.

  Influence - Influences clients, teams, and individuals positively, leading by example and establishing confident relationships with increasingly senior people.

  Performance drive - Delivers exceptional client service; maximizes results and drives high performance from people while fostering collaboration across businesses and borders.

  Strategic direction - Understands key objectives for clients and Deloitte, aligns people to objectives and sets priorities and direction.

  Talent development - Develops high-performing people and teams through challenging and meaningful opportunities.

  Why Deloitte?

  At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there is always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world.

  Deloitte opens the door to a career that can cross borders virtually and physically across the African continent and globally to gain experience and access projects beyond our borders. We value differences, and embrace people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities and thinking styles.

  Our purpose

  Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. Every day, Deloitte people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work—always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change. Learn more about Deloitte’s impact on the world. #Makinganimpactthatmatters

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