Accounts Intern Lusaka South University College

Job Purpose-Accounts Intern

The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for banking and capturing financial transactions into the system (Microsoft Dynamics). Maintain both cash received and cash payments book and update them on a Daily, Weekly basis, Perform monthly bank reconciliations at month-end, and assist in the preparation of monthly payroll journal and payments to statutory bodies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Undertake filing accurately and timel
• 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 authorized and coded before entering them into the system.
• Undertake preparation of statutory payments
• Weekly posting of all sales invoices to the sales ledger and chasing up non-paying customers on a daily basis
• Receive and process all expense claim forms and requests for payments
• Processing transactions, issuing cheques, and updating ledgers, budgets, etc
• Gather data for the Preparation of financial reports.
• Assisting with audits, fact checks, and resolving discrepancies
• Undertake Bidding for potential tenders and preparation of business proposals.

Required Skills & Personal Attributes

• Absolute attention to detail
• Analytic Skills
• Strong oral and written communication skill, 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 working a changing and flexible organizatio
• Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends
• Knowledge of Egp (ZPPA)

Minimum Qualification:

• Diploma holder in Accountancy ACCA/CIMA/ZICA Licentiate
• Must have a minimum of at least 1+ years of hands-on Accounting
• Experience in a busy and well-established organization in similar capacity
• Must have basic knowledge of any accounting Package
• Must be a member of ZICA