Job description
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT@ CHURCH OF CENTRAL AFRICA PRESBYTERIAN
SYNOD OF LIVINGSTONIA
POSITION: FINANCE MANAGER (FM) (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)
Location: Mzuzu
Grade: LB2
Reports to: Director
Job Purpose: To ensure best practice in Financial Management of ECD Department in order to maximize efficiency, accountability and growth.
Job Description: Responsible for implementing all aspects of Finance.
Supervisory responsibilities: The finance director will directly supervise the accounts staff.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum BSc in Accounting from a recognized academic institution
Duration: 2 years (24 months)
Key skills
Strong leadership & Accounting skills
Strong concern for social improvement
Strong sense of judgment
Reliability & integrity
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, technical, IT and numerical abilities are crucial.
Commercial awareness, initiative and the ability to work as part of a team.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. FINANCE & BUDGETING
Development of budgeting methodology and aiding other managers in preparing their budgets and reports and consolidating such.
Liaise with programme Manager, and other senior staff on preparation of programme budgets.
Make recommendations on the updating of the financial procedures and policies and disseminate any changes to all relevant staff
Operation and maintenance of ECD bank accounts in liaison with the Director.
Maintenance of accounting books, systems and packages
Managing reconciliations and audit requirements
Ensuring compliance of ECD accounting policies & procedures as well as statutory financial requirements
Forecasting the cash flow requirements
Checking of bank reconciliation statements to keep track of balances
Review of financial reports as prepared by the Accounts Assistants.
Coordination of audit activities as well as accounts payables and receivables.
Supervising the management of the programme and project accounts.
Tracking the progress of projects from a financial standpoint and tracking expenditure against the budget.
Checking financial and administrative procedures such as: payroll, bookkeeping, insurance, budget and cost control, personnel policies, accounting functions etc
Application details
Interested applicants must send a detailed application letter and an attached personal resume.
Deadline for application is 16:00 pm on 7th October, 2026
All applications to be submitted electronically to the Executive Director, ECD Department P.O. Box 112, Mzuzu and sent to info@soliniaecd.org
Only successful candidates will be shortlisted for interviews.