Date posted:  Mar 17, 2026
Location:  Lusaka, ZM
Area of Expertise:  Finance
Job Type:  Permanent
Work mode (place):  On site
Job Requisition ID:  24457

Finance Specialist

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world’s key challenges – resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

Profile

Yara Fertilizer Zambia Limited is looking to fill the permanent position of a Finance Clerk in Lusaka, Zambia, reporting to the Accountant and assisting with the smooth running of the finance department.

Role and Responsibilities

Vendors

• Monthly vendor reconciliations.
• Weekly intercompany reconciliations and reporting.
• Assistance with posting vendor invoices
• Assistance with raising purchase orders and coding transport vendor invoices,
• Scanning and recording of proof of deliveries to effect clearing of payments.
• Assistance with weekly clearing of manual payments on vendor accounts.
• Identify unposted invoices at month end and create accruals journal for missing costs.

General Ledger

• Assist with month end journals.
• Monthly clearing of control accounts in Enterprise Resource Planning System; SAP.

Cash and Bank

• Posting petty cash transactions on SAP.
• Posting weekly Citibank and Stanbic bank allocations.
• Post the Cashpooler Account at month end.
• Prepare and upload the weekly cash reports.
• Prepare and post monthly foreign exchange reevaluation journals for the cashbooks.

Other

• Daily compilation and distribution of sales performance dashboard.
• Assist with the annual collection and forwarding of audit items to designated audit firm.
• Assist with year-end verification of fixed assets.
• Posting of sales invoices in the ZRA Smart Invoice Portal
• Support the accountant with monthly filing of rental tax, RVAT and VAT where required.
• Assist with financial tasks as required by the Accountant and Financial Controller

Functional Knowledge

• Good understanding of the procedure to pay process.
• Understanding of the business impact of non-payment of vendors.
• Good knowledge of Withholding tax, VAT and corporate tax.
• Microsoft Office software, email, internet etc.
• Exposure to and knowledge of SAP or similar Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

Competencies

• Self-Motivated and disciplined.
• Proactive and solution driven.
• Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
• Reconciliations and analytics

Business Expertise, Leadership, Problem Solving, Interpersonal Skills

• Exercising financial activities within the framework of Yara’s code of ethics and corporate governance.
• Ability to work independently within a diverse and geographically dispersed team.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and drive corrective actions and continuous improvements efforts within own work environment.
• Fluent written and spoken English and good communication skills.

Qualifications and Experience

• Completion of Secondary School.
• Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in a similar position.

Apply no later than 31 March 2026

All candidates must complete the online application questions and meet the minimum requirements to be considered.

Should Yara not correspond with you directly before 30 April 2026, the company thanks you in advance for your submission but regrets that you will not be considered for the position

Knowledge grows through differences

Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.