EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT – PAYABLES (1)
A leading Agricultural company is inviting applications from a suitably qualified and experienced person to fill the following vacant position under its establishment.
Reporting To: Accountant
Job Description
The main responsibility of the Assistant Accountant is to provide support to the finance team with business, accounting, and control activities.
Main Duties will include:
- Assisting the Accountant with day-to-day accounting
- Maintaining bookkeeping and office accounting needs
- Updating accounts payable and receivable records
- Recording and processing all financial and accounting information
- Managing basic office administrative tasks including filling, printing, reporting, and emailing
- Posting of invoices, journals, and payouts in the company’s accounting system
- Preparing bank and supplier reconciliation reports
- Assisting with audits, fact checks, and resolving discrepancies
- Preparing returns – VAT, NAPSA, PAYE and WHT
- Pro-actively follow up on overdue invoices and resolve disputes
- Prepare account reconciliation (Cash, liabilities, receivables) and supporting sub-ledgers, investigate and resolve account reconciling items
- Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedure
- Performing ad-hoc duties as and when requested to do so
You will be part of a Growing Team
As a team, we grow by putting farmers and consumers at the heart of agriculture, to help reshape the industry for the 21st century. We believe that the future of farming depends on aligning the food chain from end to end so that we work together to build agriculture into an industry that is more financially secure,
sustainable, innovative, and responsive. We are aspiring to shape an industry that is better able to understand and react to market demand that effectively harnesses science, and technology innovation to optimize productivity, and which has the know-how and resources to help chart its own long-term
success in the face of climate challenges and change.
CANDIDATE SPECIFICATION
To be considered you will need:
Experience: 3years Plus
Education: Degree
Qualifications: Degree in Accounting or related field – ZICA/ ACCA
Software: Accounting related
Equipment: Job-related
Knowledge: Working Knowledge of Accounting and Financial processes
Skills: Professional business communication skills, emailing, financial reporting and other department documentation
Ability: Project Management abilities, including multitasking, prioritization, and deadline management
ORGANISATION
Industry: Manufacturing, Agribusiness
Culture: Fast Paced
Gender: Mixed
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Employment: Contract
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
Remuneration: Negotiable depending on experience
Candidates who meet the minimum requirements should submit an application letter, detailed CV, and certified copies of all academic qualifications including Grade 12 certificate and NRC as ONE (1) PDF document to the following address: apply@jobsportal-career.com by 1st December 2023 at 17:00hrs.
Note that incomplete applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Women are encouraged to apply.
