Jobs in Zambia

Your main focus will be to perform various tax and accounting tasks to support clients’ operations. This include statutory returns submission, posting financial transactions, verifying and reconciling input to financial reporting system while maintaining confidentiality.

You shall be required to Interpret and apply accounting policies, relevant laws, rules, and regulations to all work in order to ensure compliance with applicable standards and statutes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Your responsibilities will include the following but not limited to:

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide through citizen participation, openness and accountability in government. NDI has supported democratic institutions and practices in every region of the world for more than two decades. Since its founding in 1983, NDI and its local partners have worked to establish and strengthen political and civic organizations, safeguard elections, and promote citizen participation, openness and accountability in government. NDI will work in Zambia to support democratic institutions, including political parties, better able to engage with stakeholders and citizens on national policy, legislation development and citizen concerns and priorities.

NDI invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the vacant post in Lusaka detailed below. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Finance & Subgrants Assistant

The Finance and Subgrants Assistant will provide day-to-day financial and administrative support to the Finance and Administration Manager.

Essential duties:

Finance & Administration

Procurement

Logistics

Subgrants

Education and/or experience

BroadReach is profoundly focused on improving the health and well-being of underserved populations across the globe. We empower governments, donor groups, NGOs and private companies to operate more efficiently, improving outcomes for people in need with our intelligent solutions: A combination of our people, process and the Vantage platform.

Purpose of the position

The Assistant Project Accountant provides support to the Finance and Administration Director and Financial Specialist in the financial management and administration of the country office resources and its field offices by sharing in the responsibility of preparing all accounting and financial data and assisting with the day to day running of the accounts department.

Key Accountabilities (included but not limited to)

1. Financial Accounting, Reporting and Control
2. Cash and Bank Management
3. Accounts payable
4. Fixed Asset Management

Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills Required

General (pre-requisite)

Organisation (orientation/probation)

Role (foundational knowledge)

Changing knowledge requirements

Core Competencies include:

Requirements

Reports to Finance and Administration Director

Context of this role Program/field office role supporting the Finance and Administration Manager with travel to the regions. Valid driver’s license and own car with flexibility to travel is required.

Internal Stakeholders Snr Management, Operations Division, Finance, Legal, Staff

External Stakeholders Partners and Vendors

Reporting into this role None

Grade TBG

Description focus for SST Level

SST Level – Service

Outputs are – broad goals are clearly defined
– 80% of the work is routine, 20% is not

Information is – Concrete and theoretical
– Draws on specialised knowledge
– Use discretion and informed judgement to evaluate options within broad theoretical guidelines

Time frames – 3 months to 1 year for the most complex task

Responsibilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

1. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, REPORTING AND CONTROL

Input/Behaviours

Output/Success Measures

1.1 Sta advances are paid and reconciled
1.2 Statutory returns are submitted timely and are accurate
1.3 All records are filed daily

2. CASH AND BANK MANAGEMENT

Input/Behaviours

Output/Success Measures

2.1 Petty cash is reconciled and up to date
2.2 Cash counts are conducted and anomalies reported
2.3 Journals are accurate
2.4 Adequate cash balances to support the project

3. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

Input/Behaviours

Output/Success Measures

3.1 Accounts payable is reconciled before payments made
3.2 Electronic bank payments are made timely and accurately
3.3 Accounts payable queries with vendors are resolved timely
3.4 Vendor files are accurately maintained
3.5 Supporting documents for all transactions are available

4. FIXED ASSET MANAGEMENT

Input/Behaviours

Output/Success Measures

4.1 Register updated with details of asset acquired
4.2 Assets recoded in significant component elements
4.3 Reliable Accounting records are reliable
4.4 Company assets are managed and maintained

Job Skills Required

No skills found.

Competencies Required

JOB COMPETENCIES REQUIRED MINIMUM RATING

Business Effectiveness – Controls Quality & Standards N/A

Business Effectiveness – Initiating Innovation N/A

Cognitive Ability – Analytical Thinking N/A

Cognitive Ability – Judgement N/A

Interpersonal Effectiveness – Client Orientation N/A

Interpersonal Effectiveness – Communication N/A

Interpersonal Effectiveness – Empathy N/A

Interpersonal Effectiveness – Teamwork N/A

Leading & Managing – Planning and Organising N/A

Personal Effectiveness – Accountability N/A

Personal Effectiveness – Adaptability N/A

Personal Effectiveness – Results Orientation N/A

Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) is seeking a results-oriented professional to fill the position of Finance and Office Manager to be based in Lusaka, Zambia who will provide support in areas of high priority to the CA-USA AGIS Contract.

Role and Responsibilities:

About you

Education and Experience

Computer Skills

About us

You’ll be working with Crown Agents which is a high impact social enterprise passionate about transforming the future for millions of people. Since our creation in 1833 we have worked across the globe to improve public services and drive economic growth. Our expertise is finding new solutions to difficult problems for clients in the areas of health, governance, economic growth, humanitarian action and supply chain services. We work with and train leaders at local, national and international level to achieve lasting change drawing on our insight and experience.

Crown Agents USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and affords equal opportunity to all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other status protected under local, state or federal laws.

Candidate must be able to demonstrate legal right to work in Zambia.

About what’s on offer

Crown Agents offers a competitive benefits package

Sepli Investments is reputable Zambian company that is involved in various industries across the business spectrum. We are looking for a talented individual that operates exceptionally well in the field of mathematics and accounting. This shall be the position of accounts clerk.

The position of accounts clerk shall be to manage data entry of all accounts related duties and formulate basic accounting requirements for managing the company and its operations. The responsibilities include:

The preferred candidate should be between the ages of 18 to 25 years old with a minimal educational requirement of a diploma related to accountancy and its fields.  We offer attractive conditions of service.

National Milling Corporation Limited, is a reputable multinational milling company specialised in the manufacturing of flour, mealie meal, stockfeeds products including trading in rice and other products wishes to engage additional staff in the following vacant position:

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANTS (PAYABLES)

Responsible for providing financial, administrative and clerical support to the accounts payables team by completing payments, controlling expenses, processing, verifying, reconciling invoices and controlling expenses, verifying vendor account by reconciling monthly statetnents related transactions including expertise on taxes i.e. VAT, Sales tax, Withholding tax reporting. In addition will also need to highlight the day to day management of all payments cycle activities and shall be required to complete related results in a timely and effective manner.

Key qualifications: In depth understanding of the accounts payables role. Full grade 12 School certificate, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) level 2, Chartered Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) accounting profession or its equivalent and with at least three (3) years previous work experience including knowledge of relevant accounting software’s specifically Navision will be an added advantage.