Job Purpose – Accounts Assistant
The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for banking and capturing financial transactions into the system. Maintain both cash received and cash payments book and update them on a Weekly basis, Perform monthly bank reconciliations at month-end, assist in the preparation of monthly payroll journal and payments to statutory bodies.
Summary of Key Responsibilities.:
- Assist the Accountant by ensuring that all filing is done accurately and on a weekly basis
- Provide assistance to the monthly management accounts processes
- Receive, record and process all purchase invoices
- Request and manage petty cash
- Ensure all purchase invoices have been authorised and coded before entering them onto the purchase ledger
- Assist the Accountant with the preparation of statutory payments
- Weekly Posting of all sales invoices to the sales ledger and chasing up non-paying customers on a weekly basis
- Receive and process all expense claim forms and requests for payments
- Processing transactions, issuing checks, and updating ledgers, budgets, etc
- Help the Accountant to gather data for the Preparation of financial reports.
- Assisting with audits, fact checks, and resolving discrepancies
Required Skills & Personal Attributes
- Absolute attention to detail
- Analytic Skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain information in a clear and understandable way to non-finance professionals
- Strong team player, with a willingness to assist and learn from colleagues
- Ability to work in a changing and flexible organization
- Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends
Qualifications and Experience
- Diploma holder in Accountancy ACCA/CIMA/ZICA Licentiate
- Must have a minimum of at least 1+ years hands on Accounting
- Experience in a busy and well-established organization in a similar capacity.
- Must have basic knowledge of any accounting Package
- Must be a member of ZICA
- Must be based in Chipata
If you meet the minimum hiring requirements for the above position, please email your CV and Cover letter to: accounts@absolutezambiasafaris.com and copy in robert@absolutezambiasafaris.com.
Please note that this is part time work, you will be required to work once in a week