Assistant Accountant – Payables
2025-09-25T19:29:16+00:00
Yalelo Limited
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Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
Accounting & Finance
2025-10-11T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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Yalelo is seeking a highly motivated, energetic, and hard-working individual to work as an Assistant Accountant – Payables
The Assistant Accountant – Payables will provide support to the finance department by ensuring smooth cash flow management through timely processing of payables. The Assistant Accountant will play a vital role in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring vendors and suppliers are paid on time.
The Right-Fit candidate will:
Payables:
- Ensure that payables accounts are reconciled weekly
- Review and verify supplier invoices
- Track payments and investigate outstanding payments
- Ensure supplier payments are processed within agreed terms
- Ensure that all proof of payments are sent to beneficiaries
- Resolve problems concerning all payables accounts
- Ensure effectiveness and efficiency of Adhoc reports
- Ensure proper accounting records are kept for all payments and invoices
- Ensure month-end close journals/postings are correct and on time. These include prepayments, revaluations, and accruals
- Ensure payment vouchers are signed and authorized by supervisor and authorized signatories
- Ensure the work is executed in accordance with accounting principles, policies, and processes regulated by IAS/IFRS (Accounting standards).
The Essentials:
- Sound knowledge of Accounting Principles, Sage Evolution, Data Entry, Vendor Relationships
- In-depth knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures and General Accounting Procedures
- Good understanding of statutory compliance issues and the Business Environment
- Minimum of 2 years of related experience
- Financial Accounting Experience is an added advantage
- Tertiary Accounting qualification- Level 2 ZICA or ACCA, Degree in Finance/Accounting – verified by ZAQA
- Grade twelve (12) Certificate – verified by ZAQA
- Must be a fully paid ZICA member
Desired Skills:
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Excellent attention to details
- Interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Data Entry Skills
Payables: Ensure that payables accounts are reconciled weekly Review and verify supplier invoices Track payments and investigate outstanding payments Ensure supplier payments are processed within agreed terms Ensure that all proof of payments are sent to beneficiaries Resolve problems concerning all payables accounts Ensure effectiveness and efficiency of Adhoc reports Ensure proper accounting records are kept for all payments and invoices Ensure month-end close journals/postings are correct and on time. These include prepayments, revaluations, and accruals Ensure payment vouchers are signed and authorized by supervisor and authorized signatories Ensure the work is executed in accordance with accounting principles, policies, and processes regulated by IAS/IFRS (Accounting standards)
Excellent communication skills Problem-solving skills Analytical skills Excellent attention to details Interpersonal skills Strong organizational skills Data Entry Skills
Sound knowledge of Accounting Principles, Sage Evolution, Data Entry, Vendor Relationships In-depth knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures and General Accounting Procedures Good understanding of statutory compliance issues and the Business Environment Minimum of 2 years of related experience Financial Accounting Experience is an added advantage Tertiary Accounting qualification- Level 2 ZICA or ACCA, Degree in Finance/Accounting – verified by ZAQA Grade twelve (12) Certificate – verified by ZAQA Must be a fully paid ZICA member
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Vacancy title:
Assistant Accountant – Payables
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Yalelo Limited
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, October 11 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 25 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Yalelo is seeking a highly motivated, energetic, and hard-working individual to work as an Assistant Accountant – Payables
The Assistant Accountant – Payables will provide support to the finance department by ensuring smooth cash flow management through timely processing of payables. The Assistant Accountant will play a vital role in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring vendors and suppliers are paid on time.
The Right-Fit candidate will:
Payables:
- Ensure that payables accounts are reconciled weekly
- Review and verify supplier invoices
- Track payments and investigate outstanding payments
- Ensure supplier payments are processed within agreed terms
- Ensure that all proof of payments are sent to beneficiaries
- Resolve problems concerning all payables accounts
- Ensure effectiveness and efficiency of Adhoc reports
- Ensure proper accounting records are kept for all payments and invoices
- Ensure month-end close journals/postings are correct and on time. These include prepayments, revaluations, and accruals
- Ensure payment vouchers are signed and authorized by supervisor and authorized signatories
- Ensure the work is executed in accordance with accounting principles, policies, and processes regulated by IAS/IFRS (Accounting standards).
The Essentials:
- Sound knowledge of Accounting Principles, Sage Evolution, Data Entry, Vendor Relationships
- In-depth knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures and General Accounting Procedures
- Good understanding of statutory compliance issues and the Business Environment
- Minimum of 2 years of related experience
- Financial Accounting Experience is an added advantage
- Tertiary Accounting qualification- Level 2 ZICA or ACCA, Degree in Finance/Accounting – verified by ZAQA
- Grade twelve (12) Certificate – verified by ZAQA
- Must be a fully paid ZICA member
Desired Skills:
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Excellent attention to details
- Interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Data Entry Skills
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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