EMA - Environmental Management Agency

DIRECTOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Grade E

Accounting & Finance Jobs
Salary
TBA

Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to the following position that has arisen within the Environmental Management Agency (EMA, - an equal opportunity employer,
Station: Head Office Reporting to the Director General. the job holder will be charged with the responsibility to plan, direct and control key initiatives in Finance and Administration Department in sup, of the overall strategic goals of the Agency through following policies and procedures in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act [Chapter 22:19). (Chapter 20.27) and all the other relevant legislature

Duties and Responsibilities


1. Financial Strategy Formulation
•Providing insight and analysis to support the Director General and Senior Management's strategy planning.
•Formulating and implementing financial strategies that will enable the agency to achieve its goal
•Monitoring the achievements of plans and targets and taking corrective actions were necessary
• Resource mobilization, supporting and funding growth opportunities for the Agency.

2. Cost Control Management Accounting
• Overseeing the pricing of the Agency's services and profitability analysis.
• overseeing the preparation of the annual business plans.
• Coordinating and managing the budgeting process and ensuring it is aligned with the Agency overall strategy.
Ensuring budget implementation and control
Ensuring preparation and review and presentation of monthly management accounts and reporting to Senior Management and the Board.

3. Financial Cash Flow Management
• Performing financial analysis of new opportunities and decision alternatives.
• Defining key financial performance measures and targets with the management team.
• Overseeing the working capital management.
• Overseeing debt management and liaison with the Legal Services Department.

4. Financial Reporting And Controls
• Controlling and coordinating the Agency's overall accounting function.
• Preparing financial information for external publication.
• Managing relationships with external auditors.
• Managing the resolution of key accounting and control issues.
• Implementing sound. cost effective and efficient accounting and financial systems, policies and Processes.
• Ensuring adherence to financial provisions in the Public Finance Act, EMA Act and all other relevant Acts, Regulations and Frameworks such as IFRS and IAS.
• Ensuring financial statements are prepared on time for both internal and external auditing.

5. Financial Risk Management
• Formulating and implementing risk strategies for the mitigation of liquidity risk, interest rate, risk and other financially related risks.

6. Administration
• Planning and directing the activities of the Agency's real estate functions.
• Proposing and approving capital expenditure projects to improve operations.
• Maintaining of the Agency's assets to avoid any loss and determining the depreciation parameters to preserve shareholder value.
• Ensuring adequate and efficient administrative processes are in place to support operations with adequate and effective internal controls to mitigate related risk issues.
• Supervising, guiding and controlling staff in the department to ensure maximum productivity efficiency, discipline and compliance with guidelines, policies and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent.
• Post graduate qualification e.g. CA, ACCA. MBA/MBL.
• Must be a member of a relevant professional body.
• At least 10 years relevant experience of which 5 must be at a senior management level.
• Knowledge of SAP is an add. advantage.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae and certified copies of certificates not later than 17 July, 2022. Documents to be e.mailed to hr@ema.co.zw or addressed to
The Human Resources Manager, Environmental Management Agency
685/6 Corner Lorraine/ Faber, Bluffhill,
Box CY 385, Causeway,
HARARE Please
note that female candidates are encouraged to apply and only shortlisted candidates will be responded to.