Accountant

Full Time 3 days ago Lusaka, Lusaka

Employment Information

Employment Type

Full-time

Reports To

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Manage premium, claims, commission, and treaty accounting processes.
  • Maintain bordereaux, financial reconciliations, and client-money control records.
  • Process settlements and manage Insurance Broking Account (IBA) and other fiduciary accounts.
  • Liaise with brokers, clients, and reinsurers to resolve accounting and financial queries.
  • Monitor financial transactions and ensure accurate recording of reinsurance-related payments.
  • Support external audits and the preparation of regulatory financial reports for the Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA).
  • Ensure proper financial documentation and compliance with applicable accounting and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Minimum of five (5) years' reinsurance or insurance technical accounting experience.
  • Strong knowledge of Insurance Broking Accounts (IBA), client-money management, and reinsurance accounting.
  • Accounting qualification such as ZICA, ACCA, or CIMA is strongly preferred.
  • Full Grade 12 certificate with credits in English and Mathematics.

Responsibilities

  • Manage premium, claims, commission, and treaty accounting processes.
  • Maintain bordereaux, financial reconciliations, and client-money control records.
  • Process settlements and manage Insurance Broking Account (IBA) and other fiduciary accounts.
  • Liaise with brokers, clients, and reinsurers to resolve accounting and financial queries.
  • Monitor financial transactions and ensure accurate recording of reinsurance-related payments.
  • Support external audits and the preparation of regulatory financial reports for the Pensions and Insurance Authority (PIA).
  • Ensure proper financial documentation and compliance with applicable accounting and regulatory requirements.

Skills

  • Strong knowledge of Insurance Broking Accounts (IBA)
  • Client-money management
  • Reinsurance accounting
  • Financial reconciliations
  • Premium, claims, commission, and treaty accounting
  • Financial documentation and regulatory compliance

Qualifications

  • Accounting qualification such as ZICA, ACCA, or CIMA is strongly preferred.
  • Full Grade 12 certificate with credits in English and Mathematics.

How to Apply

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Submit your application as a single merged PDF document to:

  • Cover letter.
  • Detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing at least two traceable references.
  • Certified copy of the National Registration Card (NRC).
  • Certified copy of the Grade 12 School Certificate.
  • Certified copies of all academic and professional qualifications.
  • Proof of professional membership, where applicable (e.g. Insurance Institute of Zambia – IIZA or Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants – ZICA).

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