About Unifi
\nUnifi Africa is a fast-growing financial technology company operating in Zambia, South Africa, Uganda, and Kenya. Unifi Zambia delivers personal lending products from physical branch and digital channels, utilising internally generated software and lending products backed by IT and data analytics teams based in South Africa. The company is well supported by strong shareholders and a board of directors with vast experience in entrepreneurship and lending.
\nUnifi Zambia is a subsidiary of Unifi Africa and is recruiting a new senior member of the Zambian finance team to manage and build the financial operations activities of the organisation during its expansion. The ideal candidate must balance financial diligence with entrepreneurial energy, be analytically adept, and have a passion for African business. A healthy spirit of adventure and sense of humour would be helpful. Some travel may be required, mainly within Zambia but on occasion across borders to visit other Unifi businesses.
\nCore Job Functions\u00a0
\nMain Purpose:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Perform Finance Operations supporting the Business Accountant. Act as finance support to all operational areas.<\/p>\n
Core roles:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Investigate and resolve branch and internal queries, particularly around DDAC payments and clearing account anomalies
\nPrepare and maintain monthly clearing reports and ensure timely resolution of uncleared transactions.
\nAnalyse daily bank settlement receipts, post to customer accounts, or allocate to suspense when necessary.
\nMonitor and maintain collections suspense and clearing accounts; recommend adjustments or write-offs as per clearing guidelines.
\nSupport fixed asset management: verify deliveries, tag assets, update Fixed Asset Register, and assist with asset condition audits.
\nAssist branches with expense allocations, resolve misallocations, and support monthly expense summaries.
\nContribute to branch profitability analysis and general financial reporting.
\nRespond to general, ad-hoc, and departmental queries and data requests as needed.<\/p>\n
Responsibilities:<\/p>\n
Maintain and regularly clean suspense and clearing accounts
\nPrepare monthly clearing reports.
\nRespond to and resolve clearing team transaction queries
\nAnalyse daily bank settlement receipts.
\nTrace and post customer settlement receipts.
\nAllocate unidentified receipts to suspense accounts and clean up as per guidelines
\nSupport alignment of Fixed Asset Register (FAR) with systems (e.g., Xero, BIT).
\nVerify receipt of assets purchased.
\nAssign asset numbers, locations, and tag numbers.
\nConduct asset verifications (presence, condition, tagging)
\nAssist with expense allocations and corrections.
\nResolve branch-related financial queries.
\nSummarise and analyse monthly branch expenses.
\nSupport branch profitability reporting.<\/p>\n
Skills & Qualifications:<\/p>\n
Ability to work independently, create solutions and collaborate internally and externally.
\nReconciliation
\nAttention to timing and detail; capable of distilling large volumes of information and handling rapidly changing information.
\nTeam collaboration.
\nCustomer service orientation.
\nGood numerical and problem-solving skills.
\nDegree in Accounting\/finance, Part ACCA\/ZICA or equivalent qualification imperative.<\/p>\n
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