Assistant Accountant Tsapo Industries Zambia Ltd

Duties and responsibilities

• Preparing budget forecasts within stipulated time frames.
• Managing all accounting transactions
• Preparing and presenting to management business plans for new branches before these are launched.
• Preparing financial statements every month.
• Preparing and distributing management meeting packages within advised time limits.
• Preparing daily reports ensuring submission to designated senior staff.
• Ensuring payment of statutory returns are paid on time .
• Reviewing bank reconciliations before you prepare monthly financial reports, signing off these to evidence that you indeed reviewed same.
• Reviewing all other reconciliations before you prepare the monthly financial statements.
• Organizing and attending monthly stock takes.
• Reviewing, investigating and correcting stock variances after stock takes and updating the books of accounts for the variances.
• Reviewing, investigating and correcting stock variances in the books of accounts.
• Ensuring stock records are well maintained.
• Carrying out regular surprise checks on petty cash and stock records – at least once per month.
• Costing purchases upon receiving these from suppliers
• Computing selling prices.
• Enforcing financial data confidentiality and conducting database backups.
• Complying with financial policies and guidelines.

Qualifications

• Professional Certificates (ACCA, CIMA, e.t.c)
• Degree in Accounting or related field.
• 3-4years Experience in Finance
• Member of ZICA