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Financial Control Officer

Absa Group Lusaka

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Employer and vacancy source: Absa Group

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  • EmployerAbsa Group
  • LocationLusaka
  • Employer websitezambiajobalerts.com
  • Listing sourceZambia Job Alerts
Job facts

Key details for this vacancy

Employer
Absa Group
Location
Lusaka
Posted
July 5, 2026
Job type
Full Time
Category
Other
This listing has expired. The original details remain available for reference, but applications are closed. Use the related searches for active vacancies.
  • Full Time
  • Lusaka

Website Absa Group

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

My Career Development Portal: Wherever you are in your career, we are here for you. Design your future. Discover leading-edge guidance, tools and support to unlock your potential. You are Absa. You are possibility.

Job Summary

To process financial transactions accurately and timeously through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Job Description

  • Journal entries for amounts posted into the head office expense account and the Finance Sundry payments accounts
  • Process Branch Expenditure Journals on SAP
  • Reconciliation of all assigned SAP accounts to ensure validity of balance sheet numbers. This reconciliation should validate all entries from take-on to the reporting date.
  • Assist the General ledger controller in the coordination of the Finance and wider business reconciliations snap-checks
  • Analytical review of the income statement and balance sheet
  • Follow up with the payables accountant on the entries to be posted for the clearance of payment suspense accounts
  • Daily circulation of P/L and Balance sheet to the business (Primary Owner)
  • Responsible for coding of invoices received in the Business reviewer queue on a daily basis.
  • Will ensure all items in the payment proposal are legitimate to avoid duplications
  • Support with the preparation of bulk payments by the 15th and 25th of the month as may be applicable
  • Alternate for preparation of other regulatory reports including but not limited to the monthly prudential return, BA 610, quarterly publications,RAFDA
  • Responsible for the preparation of weekly liquidity returns
  • General tax compliance work involving the processing of VAT, corporate tax, WHT, PAYE as may be applicable
  • Mapping reviews on a weekly basis which will culminated in the full review at the end of each month to ensure SAP and Brains are completely aligned
  • Month end Profit & Loss and Balance sheet review prior to finalisation of numbers for Group reporting.
  • Support on certain input and entries on a monthly basis.
  • Support on quarterly disclosure updates.(Convergent)

Education

Higher Diplomas: Financial Sciences (Required)

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