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EXECUTIVE HIRING!
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Our client, the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) in the Capital Markets industry seeks to employ a competent and qualified individual for the role of Chief Executive Officer.

Main Purpose of Job: To oversee the supervision of LuSE operations and ensure adherence of all transactions, processes and procedures to the laws, rules and regulations in leading the capital market.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the operations of LuSE and the Lusaka Clearing and Settlement Agency (LCSA) to maintain an orderly market that is fair, efficient, liquid and transparent;
• Formulating and managing implementation of strategic and operational plans;
• Developing Strategies to stimulate primary and secondary market activity in equities and bonds in a quest to enhance the Zambian capital market;
• Developing and overseeing the financial strategy of LuSE and the LCSA as a business to enhance shareholder value;
• Enforcing and continuously monitoring of compliance with the Rules of the Exchange, Listings Rules and Central Share Depository (CSD) Rules;
• Reviewing of Systems, Operations and Procedures to ensure relevance in supporting the business of LuSE and the LCSA;
• Managing relations with internal and external stakeholders including appropriate Government agencies, regulators and captains of industry;
• Managing human capital as well as the performance management system of LuSE and the LCSA;
• Marketing and promoting the Zambian capital market in a quest to increase domestic and foreign investor participation;
• Supervising the trading activities in the Exchange and Trading Systems, the clearing and settlement of trades executed on the Exchange, and to take all necessary steps to maintain orderly and efficient trading and;
• Performing other functions as outlined in the Rules of the Exchange and Board Charter.

Personal Qualities:

Holding the position of Chief Executive Officer at LuSE and the LCSA will demand the following skills and competencies:

• Highest standards of integrity;
• Strategic planning, visionary and leadership skills;
• Excellent influencing and interpersonal relationship skills;
• Assertive and problem-solving skills;
• Effective communication skills;
• Very strong and demonstrable analytical abilities;
• Have business awareness and management skills;
• Have an up to date understanding of LuSE and the LCSA business needs and their customers;
• Builds and maintains good relationships with customers and colleagues;
• Demonstrates a genuine interest in coaching, mentoring and developing others in order to improve performance and;
• Makes judgment or draws reasonable conclusions on the basis of logical analysis of challenges/situations.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Admin, Accountancy, Finance or related field.
• Master of Business Administration;
• 10 years’ relevant post qualifying work experience of which 6 years should be in a senior management position;
• Strong understanding of risk management, compliance and regulatory requirements;
• Demonstrable experience in developing business strategies and successfully leading their implementation;
• Demonstrated in depth knowledge of financial and capital;
• Strong understanding of corporate finance, governance and performance management principles
• Familiar with diverse business functions such as marketing, PR, finance, human resource, etc.;
• In-depth knowledge of Corporate Governance and general management best practices and;
• Knowledge and track record of experience in capital markets – added advantage;

Applicants must submit the application letter and updated curriculum vitae together with copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications as ONE PDF document to:

The Managing Partner
Laura and Partners Consulting Limited
CV 16 D.C. Wallace Road,
COMESA Exhibition Village, Show Grounds,
Lusaka

Applications must be emailed with the subject “Chief Executive Officer - LuSE” to [email protected] and [email protected] on or by Monday 03 April 2023. Only electronic applications will be accepted. Should you not hear from us within 21 days after close of submission, consider your application unsuccessful.

FIELD SALES EXECUTIVE

Our client firm seeks to employ a competent and qualified person, with excellent experience in Field Sales. The Field Sales Executive will use his/her own motor vehicle to undertake field sales (which will be supported with monthly fuel allowance), and therefore must have a clean driving licence.

Main Purpose of Job:
To achieve trading base and profitable revenue growth through various marketing strategies
Duties and Responsibilities:
a) Market Place Information - To gather competitor and customer data through field sales activities in order to create awareness of local market trends and competitors activities
b) Selling - To win and develop customers within a specific geographic territory in order to generate and meet revenue targets within the guidelines set.
c) Customer Relationship Management - To ensure retention of customers within a specific geographic territory
d) Sales Administration - To perform all sales administration activities in order to maintain accurate information essential to sustain revenue and customer service
e) Corporate Responsibility (CR) and Health & Safety - Comply with the company's corporate responsibility, health, safety and environmental standards and responsibilities as identified.
f) Customer Experience - To perform the activities and display the behaviors that are designed to deliver a distinctive Customer Experience.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Grade 12 Certificate
• Diploma in Business Administration or Sales Marketing
• Computer literacy with good command of written and spoken English; 2 years face-to-face sales experience
• Proven track record in achieving sales targets
• Organizational awareness (structure, products and services)
• Express distribution industry experience
• Member of Zambia Institute of Marketing or Chartered Institute of Marketing – (Required)

Address the application letter and updated curriculum vitae together with copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications as ONE document to the address below:

The Managing Partner Laura & Partners Consulting Limited
CV 16 D.C. Wallace Road, COMESA Exhibition Village, Show Grounds, Lusaka
Applications must be emailed with the subject “Field Sales Executive” to:
[email protected] (copy [email protected]) on or before Thursday 16th February 2023. Only electronic applications will be accepted.

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Our client, in the Banking and Finance industry seeks to employ a competent and qualified Payroll Supervisor and Officer Payroll Processing.

PAYROLL SUPERVISOR

Main Purpose of Job: Process the Bank’s payroll, remitting payroll taxes and government reporting as well as preparing monthly, quarterly, and year-end payroll statements in a timely and accurate manner. Ensuring compliance with government regulations, carefully applying payroll related policies and ensure reconciliation of all payrolls related general ledgers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Be the primary contact between Finance and HR for payroll processing and work closely with the HR team to ensure that payroll inputs are provided timely and are complete and accurate;
• Load payroll inputs received from the Human Capital Department into the payroll system, run calculations and produce reports for review by the HR team and supervisor;
• Publish pay slips timely to ensure employees can countercheck the amounts received;
• Prepare payroll payment reports for submission to the payments team for payment processing once reviews are completed and signed off;
• Carry out processing of salaries and wages for staff to facilitate timely and accurate payment which involves posting to individual accounts;
• Ensure changes to master data (e.g., salary adjustments, PAYE tables, NAPSA ceiling etc.) are made timely and accurately to ensure accurate calculation of payroll and statutory deductions;
• Prepare and lodge statutory returns and payments (PAYE, NAPSA, NHIMA etc.) and ensure that payments are confirmed received no later than on the due dates;
• Conduct monthly reconciliation of all payroll’s general ledger accounts;
• Maintain proper payroll accounting records for filing and easy retrieval of information and ensure that all monthly payroll input documents, payment vouchers, printed reports, and related documents, are properly recorded to facilitate internal and external audits;
• Be the primary point of contact for all audits relating to payroll and provide schedules and supporting documents requested for by the auditors;
• Attend to and resolves all queries related to salaries, wages, loans and advances;
• Extract payroll journals, review and post into accounting system and prepare reconciliations for all payroll accounts;
• Be the primary point of contact for interactions with relevant statutory stakeholders such as NAPSA and NHIMA;
• Identify skills gaps of junior staff in the department and trains them or recommends training programs to bridge the gaps and;
• Carry out any other duties as assigned by superiors

Required Attributes:
• Confidentiality;
• Analytical and problem solving skills ;
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines;
• Dynamic self-starter with a personal ambition to succeed;
• A High degree of professionalism and discretion;
• Analytical mind with strong orientation to financial analysis;
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills;
• Ability to analyze and evaluate data for acceptability and correctness and;
• Great attention to detail and excellent report writing skills

Qualifications and Experiences:
• Full Grade 12 Certificate;
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy or Finance / Full ACCA, CIMA, ZICA or equivalent;
• Minimum of 4 years post qualification experience in payroll;
• Member of Zambia Institute of Accountancy/ACCA/CIMA;
• In depth understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards;
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and knowledge relevant software and databases;
• Excellent communication and presentation skills;
• Experience in using the payroll system is added advantage and;
• Working knowledge of any banking software is added advantage.

The Managing Partner
Laura & Partners Consulting Limited
CV 16 D.C. Wallace Road,
COMESA Exhibition Village, Show Grounds,
Lusaka.

Applications must be emailed with the subject “Payroll Supervisor” to [email protected] on or before Friday 15th December, 2022. Consider your application unsuccessful if there is no feedback after 21 days from close of deadline. Only electronic applications will be accepted.

Join and Grow with Us!
OFFICER PAYROLL PROCESSING

Main Purpose of Job: Provide support to the payroll supervisor, to ensure that the Bank’s payroll is processed in a timely and accurate manner. Ensures that all staff applicable taxes such as PAYE and levies are collected and charged correctly and reconcile all payroll related general ledgers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Receives and checks payroll data submitted for input to ensure accuracy and conformity;
• Prepares and pays all government obligations including PAYE, NAPSA, statutory obligations and other payroll transactions to facilitate timely and correct payments for employees;
• Prepares and effects sundry deductions e.g., Loans, Advances, medical, insurance and other related deductions;
• Maintains proper payroll accounting records for filing and easy retrieval of information and ensure that all monthly payroll input documents, payment vouchers, printed reports etc., are properly recorded to facilitate internal and external audits;
• Regularly files and archives payroll information and maintains accurate record of payroll related documents for ease of reference and retrieval;
• Performs payroll reconciliations for payroll costs and 3rd party payments;
• Processes new employee’s contracts and terminations from a payroll perspective;
• Assists with month-end reporting and;
• Answers general payroll enquiries and resolving them in a timely and accurate manner.

Required Attributes:
• Confidentiality;
• Honesty and integrity;
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team;
• Ability to investigate issues and find solutions;
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines;
• Dynamic self-starter with a personal ambition to succeed;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and report writing skills;
• Meticulous, attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills and;
• Knowledge of general payroll practices, procedures, operations and legislation.

Qualifications and Experiences
• Full Grade 12 Certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy or Finance / Full ACCA, CIMA, ZICA or equivalent;
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in payroll;
• Member of Zambia Institute of Chartered Accounting/ACCA/CIMA;
• Understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards;
• Proficient Software packages such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access.
• Experience in using payroll systems is added advantage and;
• Working knowledge of any banking software is added advantage.

The Managing Partner
Laura & Partners Consulting Limited
CV 16 D.C. Wallace Road,
COMESA Exhibition Village, Show Grounds,
Lusaka.

Applications must be emailed with the subject “Officer Payroll Processing” to [email protected] on or before Friday 15th December, 2022. Consider your application unsuccessful if there is no feedback after 21 days from close of deadline. Only electronic applications will be accepted.

JOB OPENING - BANK DIGITAL SALES AGENTS

Aptitude Tests and Interviews for Digital Sales Promoters (DSAs) in Kafue, Siavonga, and Chirundu Districts

Laura & Partners Consulting Limited (LPCL) will be conducting aptitude tests and interviews in order to identify competent Grade 12 School Leavers who can be employed as Digital Sales Agents (DSAs) in Kafue, Siavonga and Chirundu towns of Zambia. This is in order for LPCL to support its client firm to promote its banking services and products in each respective town.

For Kafue Town, the date for aptitude testing will be Wednesday 9th November 2022 at 10:00 hours. Interviews for successful candidates will follow at 11:00 hours on the same day.

For Siavonga and Chirundu Towns, the date for aptitude testing will be Tuesday 15th November 2022 at 10:00 hours. Interviews for successful candidates will follow at 11:00 hours on the same day.

Job Summary:
DSAs will report individually and severally to the Managing Partner through the Project Manager. Each DSA will be responsible for opening a number of bank accounts per month in any of the above towns according to the quality criteria of accounts as defined by the Bank.

Specific duties of Digital Sales Promoters will entail opening bank accounts as follows:
• Fully opened – (account number generated) and mobile Banking Activated;
• Compliant on KYC (Clear photos, be present and in possession of original, Valid and Verified;
• Verified and Valid mobile number);
• Prescribed Initial Deposit; and
• Initial Income generating Transaction.

Key Attributes and Skills of DSAs

i. Applicants must be domiciled in the town of choice (i.e. must be resident in Kafue, Siavonga, or Chirundu);
ii. Proven personal integrity to work for a bank/financial institution;
iii. Ability and temperament to work with details and time pressure;
iv. Ability to communicate effectively and clearly both in English and in primary local languages of the town of choice (i.e. Chitonga, Chinyanja, Goba, etc.);
v. Ability to originate quality customers (i.e. find quality customers);
vi. A passion for interacting with various classes of people;
vii. Demonstrable skills to use a smart phone to plan, manage, and coordinate multiple activities over a sustained period of time.

Qualifications & Experience
i. Grade 12 certificate;
ii. Proven experience of networking and interpersonal skills to convince potential customers;
iii. Proven experience of ability to interact with quality customers and sustain conversations with such;
iv. Proven experience of working with difficult customers;
v. Appropriate courses and qualifications such as Marketing, Business Administration, Business Communication, etc. will be an added advantage;
vi. Prior experience in a similar role will be an added advantage.

How to Participate in the Aptitude Test
i) Confirm in advance via What Sapp message to the following number: +260 955 628 236 your full names, NRC Number, copy of your original Grade 12 Certificate, and the town from which you intend to take your aptitude test. For example, “DSA in Kafue”, or “DSA in Siavonga”, or “DSA in Chirundu”;
ii) Provide evidence of your original copy of Grade 12 Certificate and National Registration Card to the panel on or before the date of aptitude testing;
iii) For applicants intending to take the aptitude test from Kafue Town, the deadline for confirming your intention to participate is Tuesday 8th November 2022, at 17:00 hours;
iv) For applicants intending to take the aptitude test from Siavonga and Chirundu Towns, the deadline for confirming your intention to participate is Monday 14th November 2022, at 17:00 hours
v) Only applicants who will pass in the aptitude test will be invited to attend interviews on the same day.

Queries for further information should be sent via What Sapp to Paul on 0977 376 799; or to Ruth on 0970 838 484


Laura M. Sitali
Managing Partner
Laura & Partners Consulting Limited
Stand No. CV 16 D.C. Wallace Road, COMESA Exhibition Village, Show Grounds,
Lusaka