Accounts Assistant

About the Role

This role is crucial for maintaining the financial integrity of the company. As an Accounts Assistant, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks that ensure accurate financial record-keeping and support the finance department's operations.

Responsibilities

The Required Skills for this Role Include:

• Ensuring financial accuracy by maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring proper documentation of all transactions.
• Supporting financial reporting by assisting in preparing and generating accurate financial reports in a timely manner.
• Improving operational efficiency through streamlining accounting processes and improving efficiency with the finance department
• Maintaining compliance by ensuring that financial practices and documents comply with relevant laws, regulations and accounting standards.
• Facilitating accounts reconciliation by managing the reconciliation of intercompany and supplier accounts to ensure consistency
• Enhancing payment management through ensuring that all invoices are processed on time, and minimize delays.
• Supporting internal control by assisting in maintaining strong internal controls over financial processes and prevent discrepancies.
• Assisting in audit preparation in preparing necessary financial documents and assisting in internal and external audits.

Qualifications and Experience

The Required Qualifications are:

• Grade 12 Certificate including English and Mathematics
• Diploma in Accountancy or Partly – Qualified ZICA / CIMA / ACCA
• Computer Literacy, Excel and Word
• Minimum two (2) years of work experience
• Must be a Member of ZICA

Required Attributes

The Required Attributes Include:

• Attention to Details
• Time Management
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Problem – Solving
• Good Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills

Responsibilities

• Ensuring financial accuracy by maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring proper documentation of all transactions.
• Supporting financial reporting by assisting in preparing and generating accurate financial reports in a timely manner.
• Improving operational efficiency through streamlining accounting processes and improving efficiency with the finance department
• Maintaining compliance by ensuring that financial practices and documents comply with relevant laws, regulations and accounting standards.
• Facilitating accounts reconciliation by managing the reconciliation of intercompany and supplier accounts to ensure consistency
• Enhancing payment management through ensuring that all invoices are processed on time, and minimize delays.
• Supporting internal control by assisting in maintaining strong internal controls over financial processes and prevent discrepancies.
• Assisting in audit preparation in preparing necessary financial documents and assisting in internal and external audits.

Skills

• Computer Literacy
• Excel
• Word
• Attention to Details
• Time Management
• Integrity
• Teamwork
• Problem – Solving
• Good Communication Skills
• Organizational Skills

Qualifications

• Grade 12 Certificate including English and Mathematics
• Diploma in Accountancy or Partly – Qualified ZICA / CIMA / ACCA
• Must be a Member of ZICA

How to Apply

Job application procedure
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Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to submit their application letters, with a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates, and contact details of three (3) referees to:

THE HR OPERATIONS MANAGER

Zambeef Products PLC

P/B 17, Woodlands

Lusaka

NB. All applicants must verify their local qualifications and/or verify and evaluate their foreign qualifications with The Zambia Qualifications Authority.

Zambeef Products PLC values gender diversity in the recruitment process, and as we promote gender equality, women are encouraged to apply.