{"id":6754,"date":"2026-05-08T16:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/job\/unit-financial-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T00:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T00:48:49","slug":"unit-financial-manager","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/?post_type=job_listing&p=6754","title":{"rendered":"UNIT FINANCIAL MANAGER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About Chobe Marina Lodge<br \/>\nRiverfront safari lodge offering accommodation, river cruises, F&amp;B, retail and conferencing. We combine authentic wildlife experiences with high operational and financial standards.<br \/>\nRole overview<br \/>\nLead the lodge finance function: manage cash, creditors, debtors, stock and statutory compliance; prepare timely management accounts and forecasts; support year-end audit; and supervise a small accounts team to ensure accurate financial control and commercial support to operations.<\/p>\n<p>Job Summary<br \/>\nKey Responsibilities<br \/>\nRequirements<br \/>\nHow to Apply<\/p>\n<p>Job Summary<\/p>\n<p>Type: full-time<br \/>\nLocation: Kasane<br \/>\nCategory: Finance<br \/>\nClosing Date: 2026-05-22<\/p>\n<p>Key Responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>Prepare monthly management accounts, variance analysis and cashflow forecasts.<br \/>\nMaintain daily cashbook, bank reconciliations and petty cash controls.<br \/>\nManage guest ledger, corporate\/tour operator invoicing and collections.<br \/>\nProcess supplier invoices, ensure timely payments and reconcile supplier statements.<br \/>\nOversee monthly stock counts, valuation, variance investigation and reorder controls for F&amp;B, bar and retail.<br \/>\nMaintain fixed asset register, prepare capex summaries and support audits.<br \/>\nPrepare and submit VAT, PAYE, WHT and other statutory returns.<br \/>\nLead and develop the accounts team; coordinate with operations and procurement.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements<\/p>\n<p>Qualification: Bachelor in Accounting or equivalent; Must be a BICA member.<br \/>\nExperience: 3-5 years\u2019 accounting experience, ideally in hospitality or lodge operations.<br \/>\nSkills: Strong Excel; experience with Pastel\/Sage similar; familiarity with PMS\/POS advantageous.<br \/>\nAttributes: Attention to detail, resilience under seasonal pressure, strong communication, problem solving and stakeholder management.<br \/>\nMonth-end and statutory submissions on time.<br \/>\nGL coding accuracy \u226595%.<br \/>\nOverdue debtors \u22643% of receivables.<br \/>\nStock reconciled by the 5th of each month; acceptable shrinkage and variance controls.<br \/>\nZero statutory penalties.<\/p>\n<p>How to Apply<br \/>\nSend CV and a brief cover letter to hr@chobemarinalodge.com with the subject Unit Financial Manager \u2013 Application. Include earliest available start date and two professional references. Applications close 22 May 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"","_company_name":"CHOBE MARINA LODGE","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[226],"job-categories":[238],"job-types":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-6754","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-expired","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-kasane","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/6754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=6754"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=6754"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/botswana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=6754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}