ABOUT THE ROLE

We are a well-established and fast-growing building materials company headquartered in Kitwe, operating a retail and wholesale network of multi-shops across the Copperbelt Province, with plans to expand into industrial manufacturing.

We are seeking a highly competent, analytical, and resilient Senior / General Ledger (GL) Accountant. The successful candidate will take full ownership of the company’s financial records, lead the optimization of our day-to-day accounting functions across all branches, and actively collaborate with top-tier international audit firms to reconstruct and streamline historical accounts.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. General Ledger & Financial Control

• Maintain the absolute integrity of the General Ledger; perform complex month-end and year-end closing procedures.
• Ensure rigorous Daily Bank Reconciliations and cash flow balancing across all retail outlets
• Implement strict internal controls regarding inventory management.

2. Taxation & Statutory Compliance (ZRA & Others)

• Manage full compliance with ZRA, ensuring accuracy in the tracking of invoices via the Smart Invoice system.
• Prepare and timely submit monthly VAT returns, ensuring proper reconciliation of input and output VAT.
• Manage CIT, WHT, NAPSA, and workers' compensation returns.

3. Historical Records Reconstruction & Audit Coordination

• Act as the primary internal counterpart for contracted international accounting firms to reconstruct, reconcile, and clean up historical accounting records from previous financial years.
• Extract, verify, and validate historical bank statements, supplier statements of accounts, and past tax filings to establish an accurate and clean opening balance sheet.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Professional Qualification: Must be a registered member of at Licentiate or Professional level with a valid, current membership number in ZICA
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, ACCA, CIMA, or ZICA Professional.
• Experience: Min. of 4 to 6 years of solid experience as a General Ledger Accountant or Senior Accountant,
• Proven Track Record: Direct experience in reconstructing messy financial records and dealing with complex ZRA tax audits or reconciliations is highly preferred.
• Software Skills: Advanced proficiency in mainstream accounting software (Sage, QuickBooks, Pastel, or equivalent ERP systems) and advanced Microsoft Excel.

• Maintain the absolute integrity of the General Ledger; perform complex month-end and year-end closing procedures.
• Ensure rigorous Daily Bank Reconciliations and cash flow balancing across all retail outlets
• Implement strict internal controls regarding inventory management.
• Manage full compliance with ZRA, ensuring accuracy in the tracking of invoices via the Smart Invoice system.
• Prepare and timely submit monthly VAT returns, ensuring proper reconciliation of input and output VAT.
• Manage CIT, WHT, NAPSA, and workers' compensation returns.
• Act as the primary internal counterpart for contracted international accounting firms to reconstruct, reconcile, and clean up historical accounting records from previous financial years.
• Extract, verify, and validate historical bank statements, supplier statements of accounts, and past tax filings to establish an accurate and clean opening balance sheet.

• Advanced proficiency in mainstream accounting software (Sage, QuickBooks, Pastel, or equivalent ERP systems)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel

• Registered member of at Licentiate or Professional level with a valid, current membership number in ZICA
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, ACCA, CIMA, or ZICA Professional.
• Min. of 4 to 6 years of solid experience as a General Ledger Accountant or Senior Accountant
• Direct experience in reconstructing messy financial records and dealing with complex ZRA tax audits or reconciliations is highly preferred.