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SENIOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT |
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Posted 2019-03-11 01:29:07
Requisition
Number: 505351
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Country: Zambia
Location: Kalumbila (140km west of Solwezi)
Site: Sentinel
Categories: Finance
First
Quantum Minerals Ltd. is an established and growing mining and metals company
currently operating four mines and developing projects worldwide. Our aim is to
become a globally diversified mining and metals company.
With
a strategic plan to produce more than 1 million tonnes per annum of copper
within five years, the Company is poised to become the largest, widely-held
pure-play copper producer and one of the top five copper producers in the
world.
We
currently produce copper cathode, copper in concentrate, nickel, gold and
sulphuric acid.
First
Quantum’s current operations are the Kansanshi copper-gold mine in Zambia, the
Guelb Moghrein copper-gold mine in Mauritania, the Kevitsa nickel-copper-PGE
mine in Finland and the Ravensthorpe nickel-cobalt mine in Australia.
When
our current projects are in operation, we expect we will be able to triple our
annual copper production capacity and be positioned within the world’s 10
largest copper producers.
Sentinel
is the first mine to be developed at the Trident project in the North Western
Province of Zambia. The project comprises five large-scale mining licences and
significant geological potential exists for expansion of operations, including
the Enterprise nickel mine announced in December 2012. First Quantum is
investing US$1.725-billion at the Sentinel mine and construction remains on
time and on budget. Plant commissioning will commence in mid-2014 and copper
production is expected reach 280 – 300,000 tonnes per annum.
Qualifications
(required for this job)
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Degree
in Accounting and full professional accountancy qualification (e.g. CA Zambia,
ACCA, ZICA etc.)
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Minimum
five (5) years of accounting experience
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Member
of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA).
Core
Specific Responsibilities – related to this Job
Expected
Deliverables from this job
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Review
balance sheet reconciliations
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Develop,
maintain and enforce financial controls
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Prepare
financial statements
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Coordinate
internal and external audits
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Coordinate
monthly group reporting
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Team
supervision
§
Oversee
preparation of statutory reports (e.g. BOZ, Ministry of Mines, ZEITI)
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Prepare/consolidate
budgets
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Supervise
the sales and receivables accountant (especially on Metal Sales)
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Work
closely with the Group metal sales team to interpret sales contracts and
develop invoicing models
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Provide
coaching and appraise the performance of direct reports
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Work
closely with the Mining and Processing departments in reviewing/reconciling
monthly mining and production figures
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Maintain
accounting/valuation models
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Perform
any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Behavioural
Traits
§
Must
uphold the company and professional code of ethics
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Must
have leadership skills
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Must
pay attention to detail
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Must
be confident
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Must
be able to handle competing work demands
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High
levels of integrity and discretion
Operational
Requirements
§
Must
be able to work with Pronto, MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint.
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Decision
making
§
Team
building
§
Knowledge
and Experience required to perform in this job
The Senior
Financial Accountant will require knowledge, skills and experience in the
following areas:
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Analytical
skills and working with volumes of data
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Well
rounded understanding of Mining operations
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Expert
knowledge international financial reporting standards (IFRS)
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Up-to-date
knowledge of relevant Zambian laws and regulations (e.g. Companies’ Act, Tax
laws etc.)
§
Good
command of the English Language (speaking and writing)
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Proficiency
in MS Excel and Word
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Excellent
interpersonal skills
Applications close: 20
Mar 2019 FLE Standard Time