Projects Oriented Manager - Finance

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

Posted on Jul 23, 2026

Description

We are looking for a Project Manager who will be responsible for leading project-based initiatives and managerial assignments across the Finance function. The role combines significant financial reporting responsibilities with broad exposure to cross-functional activities, providing an excellent opportunity to gain diverse business experience and develop toward future leadership positions within the organization.

This position is ideal for agile, high-potential candidates with a long-term perspective who are looking to build a meaningful career path and grow professionally within the company.

Main Tasks

Initial Position – Acting Manager of the Chartering and Admin Procurement Department

Chartering payments & accounts management

  • Ensure all payments are made on due time with full accuracy
  • Overall control and examination of payments withholding
  • Ensure all related charterer’s expenses are approved and posted for payment
  • Ensure all owners expenses are being debited to owners
  • Overall control on redelivered vessels yet to be finalized remaining balances
  • CF forecast preparation
  • Various control reports to ensure smooth and accurate payments process (aging reports, Off-Hire deduction control report, Etc.)
  • Maintain a monthly charter hire expenses allocation to subsidiary
  • Overall control and billing management of 3rd party chartered out vessels (when applicable)
  • Quarterly and annual financial closing process – prepare the quarterly and annually financial reports related to chartered vessels, analyze variances in period comparisons, Period-end accruals and gathering date related to Related/Interested parties.
  • Ensure SOX compliance in respect of chartering payments & financial postings

HO suppliers and administration payments & accounts management

  • Ensure all payments are made on due time with full accuracy.
  • Monthly control of administration expenses posting.
  • Monthly control of administration expenses debited by global agents.
  • VAT compliance process – ensure smooth monthly and annual reporting to VAT authorities, including various controls to support the reporting process.
  • TAX advances payments management and execution - ensure monthly tax advances are paid accurately and on time, ensure annual reporting is done properly (856).
  • Quarterly and annual financial closing process – prepare the quarterly and annually financial reports related to HO suppliers & administration expenses, analyze variances in expenses and balances, manage the provisions process to ensure accurate financial statements.
  • Ensure SOX compliance in respect of HO suppliers & administration expenses.

Equipment quarterly & annual financial statements management

  • Quarterly and annually financial closing process – prepare the quarterly and annual financial reports related to Equipment expenses and balances, analyze variances in expenses and balances, manage the provisions process to ensure accurate financial statements
  • Ensure SOX compliance in respect of Equipment expenses and balances

Following Position – Potential areas of responsibility:

  • Financial reporting – Merger related assignments, Ad-hoc support
  • Finance Applications – Data Specialist
  • SAP4HANA Implementation
  • Comptroller deliverables for Income Taxes accounting / reporting
  • Cyber (Business Continuity) Readiness

Requirements

  • CPA (IL), following internship at one of the BIG4 firms. Preference to those with experience in Audit teamshandling global / large-scale / publicly-traded corporates.
  • Managerial experience – At the accounting firms, or at a ‘first’ position following the internship (outside the accounting firms).
  • Adequate English to maintain frequent written (and sometime verbal) communication.