ZayoHub/Mafisa
Vacancy title:
Field Accoutant
[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Accounting & Finance ]
Jobs at:
ZayoHub/Mafisa
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, February 29 2024
Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South – Central Africa
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 15 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
- ZayoHub Zambia Limited under its Mafisa programme is strengthening climate-smart, productive pastoralist livelihoods in Zambia’s poorest and most climate-impacted regions. We are developing a replicable, profitable model that will help traditional cattle-raising communities increase ownership, improve herd health, adopt regenerative rangeland management, and create fair market opportunities to have larger, more sustainable incomes.
- Location: Mwandi, Western Province
Job Purpose
The Field Accountant will assist the HQ Finance Team with a wide range of duties related to payments, data capture, account reconciliation and analysis.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Preparation of internal payment vouchers for field staff and suppliers and ensuring accurate coding and support documentation as per ZayoHub policy.
- Raising receipts in the field office and ensuring sufficient support documents are attached.
- Preparation of journal vouchers with proper supporting documentation for approval.
- Conduct monthly reconciliation of imprest disbursed in the field.
- Maintaining and updating an efficient filing system in Mwandi and Tahalima and ensuring an efficient tracking system and proper storing of documents are in place.
- Verifying the accuracy of staff retirements before raising journal vouchers.
- Provide information and supporting documents required by auditors under the advice of supervising staff.
- Maintain current knowledge of all ZayoHub policies, changes in accounting and tax compliance, and specific donor requirements.
- Maintain the Mwandi and Tahalima assets register.
- Other general duties in the finance and operations office as may be assigned by the supervising finance staff and the Chief Financial Officer.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
- Professional certification – Full CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of the SAGE accounting package is advantageous.
- High integrity, analytical skills, accuracy and ability to work independently.
- Capacity to prioritise and organise own work, meet deadlines and pay attention to detail.
Reporting Lines: Reports to the Senior Accountant with collaboration from the Chief Financial Officer with a dotted line to the Head of Mafisa Expansion and Service Delivery.
Preferable Candidates: Candidates from Livingstone, Mwandi, Sesheke, and Mongu locations are highly encouraged to apply and will be considered as the first choice.
Job Experience: No Requirements
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months:
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