Senior Accountant (Audit)
Job Categories:
Accountancy
Date Posted:
2024-04-16 12:02:59
Employment Type
Full Time
Website
Location:
Lusaka
Salary:
Negotiable
Phone:
Description:
Job Purpose;
The Senior Accountant will manage the functions and operations of the accounts department, to provide sound financial advice on the financial objectives of the school. Manage the preparation of quarterly and year-end financial reports and budgets.
Summary of Key Responsibilities;
- Preparing the budget in accordance and coordination with the various departments.
- Budget reporting to the senior officials or concerned authorities.
- Preparing financial statements of the business at the end of each financial cycle or the intervals decided by the authorities of the organization.
- Assisting line managers in establishing a culture of high performance, professionalism and continuous improvement that encourages individuals and teams to identify opportunities and solutions to improve service delivery
- Contributing to providing effective leadership to foster initiative, promote and build effective teams, achieve outcomes and meet deadline
- Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules according to monthly close schedule
- Facilitate and complete monthly close procedures
- Analyze revenues, commissions and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations Maintaining and reconciling fixed assets schedules
- Supervising accounting staff
- Make sure that the business complies with the regular and periodic tax payments, reporting information and fulfilling any other requirements of ZRA
- Represent the business in front of the tax authorities and negotiate over the matters concerning tax payments.
- Maintaining the ledger of the firm.
- Managing Account payables and receivables
Skills and Attributes
- Honesty
- Commercial awareness, Business Acumen, strength in understanding and application of modelling techniques and methods and able to use advanced excel worksheets; projects analysis.
- Computer literate (including Microsoft office).
- Articulate and effective communication skills (orally and in writing).
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under pressure in an intense deadline driven environment.
- Presentation skills
- Effective negotiation skills and strength in sustaining independent views
Primary Areas of Accountability:
Qualifications and Experience
- Degree in Accounting and Finance
- Full ACCA/CIMA/CA Zambia
- Must have a minimum of 7-10 years experience in a busy Multinational organization at middle/senior management
- Must have a minimum of 3-4 years work experience in Audit firm (among the big four)
- in Finance/ Investment banking is preferred
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) and familiarity with Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides)
- Ability to take initiative and work in teams
- Ability to work under pressure and pay attention to detail
- Must have knowledge of Local & International accounting standards, GAAP
- Must be a member ZICA
QUALIFIED & EXPERIENCED FEMALES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION
If you meet the minimum hiring requirements for any of the above positions, please email your CV and Cover letter clearly stating your salary expectations to : jobs@bemconsult.com and Copy-in bemconsult8@gmail.com
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