General Manager (Open to Expat)

SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking a General Manager to join their team, based in Zambia.

POSITION INFO:

Our client is seeking a General Manager to join their team, based in Zambia.

Responsibilities:

• Measure the readiness of potential successors within the organization and the effectiveness of leadership development efforts.

• To ensure a positive workplace culture, use employee surveys or engagement scores to measure progress.

• Monitor and prevent the turnover rate of key talent.

• Manages and controls the daily use of the Palladium accounting system.

• Ensure that the company's financial strategy, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning is done.

• Oversee the company’s annual budget and ensure that the monthly management accounts are prepared.

• Provide strategic leadership by proposing a clear and ambitious long-term strategic vision for the company to the board and once the strategy is approved ensuring that is it executed. Also proposes, approves, and implements the company’s policies and procedure.

• Supervise all heads of department.

• Assign work to all Heads of Department and check it.

• For specific tasks assign work to junior members of staff.

• Caution or discipline all staff.

• Authorise payments and purchases.

• Overall responsibility for company budget.

Skills:

• Leadership.

• Teamwork.

• Problem solving.

• Communication skills.

• Financial skills.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Accountancy/Management or equivalent.

• ACCA or other management.

• Minimum relevant work experience is 10 years.