Job offer: Accountant


Announced
31/10/20242 month(s) ago
Job Status
Full Time
Job Type
Employee
Expiration Date
31/01/2025 39 days left
Job Category
Accounting
Job Location
Lusaka
Salary
At most 35,000 ZMK (ZMW)
Job Title
Accountant
Job Presentation
The purpose of the role will be to manage a part of the finance function from source entries to Trial Balance for various African entities. with a focus on reconciliations between financial, operational, and external financial information. Tax Compliance and provided analysis for budget, forecast and business partner activities. The role will oversee the financial control, ensuring all accounting entries are booked correctly in the General Ledger.

Experience5 Years
Education LevelDegree
QualificationsBCom Accounting Degree or equivalent
SoftwareExperience in Accounting Software and Payroll Software. Advanced MS Excel skills
Knowledge OfGood understanding of financial, tax and commercial legislation across multiple African territories
Skills ToHigh attention to detail (accuracy), listening skills, time management, planning and organising skills, analytical & problem-solving skills
Ability ToDeal with complex information and requests
Other RequirementsPrevious experience in multinational company will be advantageous
Requirements
  • Full responsible for ensuring accurate financial record keeping on entities balance sheet accounts and related income statement accounts
  • Responsible to ensure accurate reconciliations between operational and accounting systems and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Timely resolution of balance sheet reconciling items
  • Supporting the year-end, interim and all month-end processes and reporting
  • Responsible for supporting FA during the external audit process
  • Provide feedback and address audit points
  • Ensure applicable policies and processes are created, documented, reviewed, signed off and adhered to
  • Proposing strategies to minimize financial risk
  • Support Financial Manager and Treasury team in monitoring daily cash balances and determine cash requirements needed
  • Responsible for providing direction and support on the organisational budgeting process applicable to areas of responsibility
  • Regularly review the overall organisational expenditure to ensure the expenditure of all entities remain within budget
  • Continued analysis and review of current and new systems
  • Report on and resolve exceptions caused by system errors
  • Action requests from the FM as requested
  • Take responsibility for tax calculations and submissions assigned
  • Accurate Analysis on ad-hoc request
  • Support FP&A on insights
  • Maintain the intercompany matrix and process foreign currency adjustments.
  • Take responsibility for shared services across the Group
  • Resolve team queries and provide coaching to junior accountants and accounts assistants
  • Support in-country tax consultants with relevant information and documentation.

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