Jason Kazilimani, Jr MBA FCCA FZICA ACA ACIarb

Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer @ KPMG

About

Jason Kazilimani, Jr. is the Senior Partner and CEO of a Big 4 firm at which he has over 26 years of experience in Zambia, Nigeria, and the UK. He previously worked for the Accounting and Finance Department of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited, the predecessor of ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc. He holds an MBA in Financial Services from the University of East London. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) of the UK and the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA). Kazilimani is also an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria. He is a former President of ZICA (2017-2019). By virtue of this position, he represented the Southern African Region on the Board of the Pan African Federation of Accountants (ZICA), as well as Zambia on the Council of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Kazilimani is also a past President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Zambia and is also a former President of the Zambia Golf Union (2015-2019). He is passionate about leadership and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration. He is also an accredited insolvency practitioner and also led one of Zambia's largest ever receivership engagements, from May 2022 to 31 December 2023.Jason has very recently passed the Level 2 (golf) Rules Examination of the Royal and Ancient and is a member of the Zambia Golf Union's Golf Rules Sub-Committee. He is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Country

City

Zambia

Industry

Accounting

Skill

Portfolio Management, Banking, Strategic Financial Planning, Management Consulting, Due Diligence, Financial Reporting, Tax, Cash Flow, Financial Risk, Budgets, Business Strategy, Finance, Accounting, Investment Advisory, IFRS, Managerial Finance, Financial Services, Management, Insurance, Auditing

Experience

Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer

KPMG

2011-12 - Present · 14 yrs 10 mos

Zambia

Jason heads KPMG in Zambia, which provides Audit, Tax and Advisory services to clients in all sectors of the economy. He is also the firm's Head of Audit Services and is its Risk Management and Ethics & Independence Partner.

Audit Partner

KPMG

2007-10 - 2011-11 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Jason was an audit partner in the Financial Services Group, based in Lagos. His client portfolio spanned banks, insurance companies, asset management companies, private equity firms, mutual funds and pension funds. He also led the IFRS conversion projects for two major banks. He was also a member of the diagnostic review team appointed by the Central Bank of Nigeria to determine the actual financial position of some banks affected by the 2009 Nigerian banking reforms.

Senior Audit Manager through to Audit Partner

KPMG Zambia

2000-7 - 2007-9 · 7 yrs 3 mos

Lusaka, Zambia

On return from his two-year secondment with KPMG in the UK, Jason joined the firm's Lusaka office, as a senior audit manager. He was promoted to audit principal in 2002 and then partner on 1 September 2004 after successfully completing the firm's Development Centre for Senior Managers and the Partner Assessment Centre. Apart from serving audit clients in all sectors of the economy, Jason was also in charge of the firm's in-house training programme. He also provided anti-money laundering training to clients.

Assistant Manager

KPMG

1998 - 2000 · 2 yrs

Jason was in the Audit Department of the Southampton office, which used to service clients on the South Coast of England. Most of his clients were in the manufacturing, retail and distribution sectors, as well as several pension funds.

Audit Semi-Senior through to Assistant Manager

KPMG Zambia

1994-7 - 1998-6 · 4 yrs

Kitwe

Jason joined KPMG in July 1994, as trainee, rising from the position of semi-senior, through to senior, supervisor and assistant manager in the Audit function. He served clients in the mining and consumer markets sectors. He was also gained accreditation as a trainer in KPMG International's audit methodology.

Capital Accountant - Consolidation

Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited

1992-7 - 1994-6 · 2 yrs

Kitwe, Zambia

Jason was in the group accounting unit of ZCCM's Accounting and Finance Department, which prepared the consolidated financial statements of ZCCM on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. He was particularly responsible for various capital expenditure reports.