Chief Financial Officer - CFO

Loanco Financial Services Limited — Lusaka

Full time | Subject to Bank of Zambia Fit and Proper approval

Loanco is a Bank of Zambia licensed Non-Bank Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institution. We lend to formally employed people and collect principally through payroll deduction.

The Board is required to appoint a suitably qualified Zambian, resident in Zambia, as Chief Financial Officer. This is a regulated key-person role.

The role

Own the finance function in Lusaka: statutory and prudential reporting to the Bank of Zambia, management accounts, treasury and cash, tax, IFRS 9 on the loan book, audit, and the finance team. You report to the CEO. You work with the Group CFO. You sit in front of the Audit Committee.

You must have

• Zambian nationality and residence in Zambia
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or equivalent
• Completed professional qualification: ACCA, CIMA or CA(Z) member, with current ZICA membership
• At least eight years’ progressive finance experience, of which five years in a senior role inside a bank, microfinance institution or other financial service provider supervised by the Bank of Zambia
• Proven delivery of BoZ / regulatory returns, IFRS financials and external audit
• Clean integrity record sufficient for Fit and Proper (security clearance, questionnaire, referees)

You will not be considered if you are an affiliate or technician-level only, if your experience is confined to general commerce or outsourced accounting, or if you cannot take up residence and full-time office in Lusaka.

Apply

CV, certified qualifications, and a one-page note on the last regulated institution you reported for, to osborn@loanco.africa with copy to anton@loanco.africa, don@loanco.africa and admin@loanco.africa subject CFO – Loanco Zambia, Closed by 30 September 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Appointment is subject to Board approval and Bank of Zambia Fit and Proper.

Package

• Basic: ZMW 70,000 - ZMW 80,000
• 13th cheque
• Medical aid, statutory NAPSA / NHIMA

How to Apply

Apply by emailing: osborn@loanco.africa