Senior Accountant
2025-06-12T16:13:37+00:00
Zambia Credit Guarantee Scheme (ZCGS)
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FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Financial Services
Accounting & Finance
2025-06-30T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
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The Zambia Credit Guarantee Scheme (ZCGS) is wholly owned by the Government of the Republic of Zambia. The mandate of ZCGS is to provide credit guarantees to viable Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs), in order to facilitate their access to affordable financing. To realize its mission and mandate, ZCGS wishes to invite highly self-motivated, result – oriented, suitably qualified and experienced Zambian nationals to fill the following vacant positions:
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT – 1 POSITION
SALARY SCALE-ZCGS/05
Job Purpose
The position reports to the Finance Manager and is responsible for the effective provision of financial management services in the Scheme in order to facilitate prudent utilization of resources, expand the revenue base and ensure accountability.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
KEY RESULT AREA
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES (MAIN DUTIES)
Audited Financial Statements
Undertakes periodically the production of audited financial statements in order to inform stakeholders and comply with statutory and international financial reporting requirements.
Management Accounting
Undertakes periodically the preparation of Management Accounting Reports in order to inform decision making.
Treasury Management
Undertakes effectively the administration of Scheme’s cash flows in order to facilitate financial and investment decisions.
Budgeting
Undertakes timely the coordination of the preparation of Institutional budget in order to facilitate resource mobilisation and allocation.
Financial Controls
Undertakes effectively the development, review and implementation of financial controls in order to ensure adherence to financial regulations.
Asset Accounting
Undertakes effectively, accounting for assets in order to ascertain value and ensure accountability for public property.
Payables and receivables
Undertakes effectively management of payables and receivables in order to meet obligations and safeguard institutional resources
Stores and Distribution
Supervises effectively the provision of storage and distribution services in order to ensure availability of goods to end-users
Payroll
Undertakes effectively the processing of the payroll cashbook in order to facilitate the payment of salaries and other payroll related matters
Supervision
Supervises effectively human and other resources in order to attain the objectives of the Unit.
Performance Management
Undertakes timely implementation of performance management systems in order to monitor and evaluate performance.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- Full Form V/Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate.
- Degree in Accountancy or equivalent
- Postgraduate professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
- Member of ZICA
- Six (6) years’ relevant work experience.
Competencies
- Ability to write analytical and technical reports.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software and other Accounting Software.
Personal Attributes
- Computer literate
- Analytical
- Numerical
- Inter-personal skills
- Negotiation
- Integrity
- Innovative
- Confidentiality
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES (MAIN DUTIES) Audited Financial Statements Undertakes periodically the production of audited financial statements in order to inform stakeholders and comply with statutory and international financial reporting requirements. Management Accounting Undertakes periodically the preparation of Management Accounting Reports in order to inform decision making. Treasury Management Undertakes effectively the administration of Scheme’s cash flows in order to facilitate financial and investment decisions. Budgeting Undertakes timely the coordination of the preparation of Institutional budget in order to facilitate resource mobilisation and allocation. Financial Controls Undertakes effectively the development, review and implementation of financial controls in order to ensure adherence to financial regulations. Asset Accounting Undertakes effectively, accounting for assets in order to ascertain value and ensure accountability for public property. Payables and receivables Undertakes effectively management of payables and receivables in order to meet obligations and safeguard institutional resources Stores and Distribution Supervises effectively the provision of storage and distribution services in order to ensure availability of goods to end-users Payroll Undertakes effectively the processing of the payroll cashbook in order to facilitate the payment of salaries and other payroll related matters Supervision Supervises effectively human and other resources in order to attain the objectives of the Unit. Performance Management Undertakes timely implementation of performance management systems in order to monitor and evaluate performance.
Computer literate Analytical Numerical Inter-personal skills Negotiation Integrity Innovative Confidentiality
Full Form V/Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate. Degree in Accountancy or equivalent Postgraduate professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent Member of ZICA Six (6) years’ relevant work experience. Competencies Ability to write analytical and technical reports. Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software and other Accounting Software.
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Vacancy title:
Senior Accountant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Financial Services, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Zambia Credit Guarantee Scheme (ZCGS)
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, June 30 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 12 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Zambia Credit Guarantee Scheme (ZCGS) is wholly owned by the Government of the Republic of Zambia. The mandate of ZCGS is to provide credit guarantees to viable Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs), in order to facilitate their access to affordable financing. To realize its mission and mandate, ZCGS wishes to invite highly self-motivated, result – oriented, suitably qualified and experienced Zambian nationals to fill the following vacant positions:
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT – 1 POSITION
SALARY SCALE-ZCGS/05
Job Purpose
The position reports to the Finance Manager and is responsible for the effective provision of financial management services in the Scheme in order to facilitate prudent utilization of resources, expand the revenue base and ensure accountability.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
KEY RESULT AREA
PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES (MAIN DUTIES)
Audited Financial Statements
Undertakes periodically the production of audited financial statements in order to inform stakeholders and comply with statutory and international financial reporting requirements.
Management Accounting
Undertakes periodically the preparation of Management Accounting Reports in order to inform decision making.
Treasury Management
Undertakes effectively the administration of Scheme’s cash flows in order to facilitate financial and investment decisions.
Budgeting
Undertakes timely the coordination of the preparation of Institutional budget in order to facilitate resource mobilisation and allocation.
Financial Controls
Undertakes effectively the development, review and implementation of financial controls in order to ensure adherence to financial regulations.
Asset Accounting
Undertakes effectively, accounting for assets in order to ascertain value and ensure accountability for public property.
Payables and receivables
Undertakes effectively management of payables and receivables in order to meet obligations and safeguard institutional resources
Stores and Distribution
Supervises effectively the provision of storage and distribution services in order to ensure availability of goods to end-users
Payroll
Undertakes effectively the processing of the payroll cashbook in order to facilitate the payment of salaries and other payroll related matters
Supervision
Supervises effectively human and other resources in order to attain the objectives of the Unit.
Performance Management
Undertakes timely implementation of performance management systems in order to monitor and evaluate performance.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
- Full Form V/Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate.
- Degree in Accountancy or equivalent
- Postgraduate professional accounting qualification such as CA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
- Member of ZICA
- Six (6) years’ relevant work experience.
Competencies
- Ability to write analytical and technical reports.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office software and other Accounting Software.
Personal Attributes
- Computer literate
- Analytical
- Numerical
- Inter-personal skills
- Negotiation
- Integrity
- Innovative
- Confidentiality
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
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- Interested candidates with necessary qualifications, experience and personal attributes for the jobs should address their applications to:
- The Chief Executive Officer
- Zambia Credit Guarantee Scheme Limited
- Corner Roan/Bishop Roads, Kabulonga
- LUSAKA
- And all applications accompanied by a curriculum vita (maximum five pages) and copies of certified academic and professional certificates must be received electronically via e-mail at Job.Opportunities@zcgs.co.zm not later than 20th June, 2025.
- Only short -listed candidates shall be responded to.
- ZCGS will offer competitive employment conditions to the successful candidates.
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