JOB OPENING

Mabiza Resources Limited (“Mabiza”) operates the Munali Nickel Mine (“Munali”), which is located in the Mazabuka District, 80kms south of Lusaka, Zambia. Mabiza is a wholly owned entity of Consolidated Nickel Mines Ltd.

The Mine is a modern, world class facility with fully mechanized underground operations. To support this vision. Mabiza is seeking the services of an experienced and qualified individual to take up the position of:

Role: Payroll/Treasury Officer

Reporting: Senior Accountant

Job Purpose: To monitor and control the payroll section in order to provide an end-to-end payroll service to the Company in line with statutory requirements and industry best practices

Responsibilities: –

• To manage flow of petty cash and maintain accountability.
• To process payment to employees.
• Be responsible for all Treasury activities management
• Monitoring compliance to safety, health and environmental requirements in a workplace.
• Applying safety, health and environmental principles and procedures in a workplace
• Capture of entries into cashbook and posting suppliers and employees’ payments
• Daily preparation of cashbook outlining the receipts and payments and the funds available
• Administration of documents required to facilitate payments
• Organising proof of payments
• Petty cash management
• Attending to payment queries
• Negotiation of exchange rates with banks, evaluate and choose the best rate at which the foreign exchange should be transacted.
• Capture new employee data on Payroll platform
• Process terminations and pay any moneys owed or due
• Calculate and capture allowances and deductions
• Compute terminals pay for employees leaving the company
• Run, compile and submit payroll reports and payroll files to Senior Accountant
• Prepare CSV/text files payment of salaries and upload onto the Bank portal
• Ensure PAYE, NHIMA and NAPSA is calculated as per statutory requirements
• Ensure PAYE, NHIMA and NAPSA Files are filed online by the required deadlines
• Attend to all PAYE, NHIMA and NAPSA queries from the authorities
• Support Internal and external audit compliance
• Coordinate Payroll Audit
• Responsible for responding to periodic audits of payroll data and processes
• Reconcile all payroll creditors and prepare third party payments
• Upload Third party payment onto the Bank portal for payment
• Ensure payments are made timeously
• Participate in month end closure by preparing the all necessary journals.

Skills & Qualifications: –

• Grade 12 School Certificate
• Diploma in Accounting or Part two of ACCA, CIMA or CA Zambia
• Membership with Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA).
• At least 3 – 5 years’ experience in a related role, of which 3 years should have been in management of a payroll system.
• Understanding of Law and Government regulations.
• Computers and electronics skills
• Technical trouble shooting/ fault finding
• Applying basic business accounting practices
• Generating information and reports for internal and external use
• Mining experience will be added advantage