About the Role

Varun Beverages Zambia Limited, the bottler of PEPSI is looking for a detailed- focused Billing Accountant to manage customer invoice, credit notes, and revenue assurance.

Key Responsibilities

Invoicing: Generate daily/ weekly invoices for distributors + key accounts. Ensure pricing discounts, VAT 16% are 100% accurate on SAP/ ERP.

Credit Notes and Adjustments: Process returns, breakages promo discounts. Reconcile with sale team to avoid revenue leakage.

Customer Accounts: Maintain customer billing master data. follow up on disputed invoice + resolve with Sales and Warehouse.

Reconciliation: Daily billing vs dispatch reconciliation. Monthly revenue + debtor reconciliation or finance Manager.

Compliance: Ensure all invoices comply with ZRA e-invoicing requirements. Support VAT returns with billing schedules.

Reports: Provide aging reports, billing accuracy KPIs, and revenue leakage analysis to management.

Qualifications

Education: Diploma/ Degree in Accounting, Finance, ACCA part 2, or ZICA CA Zambia.

Experience: 2+ years billing, AR, or accounts receivable experience is a strong plus.

Technical Skills: Advanced excel. Experience with SAP, Navision, Pastel, or any ERP. Must know VAT +invoice compliance.

Skills: High accuracy, deadline-driven, strong analytical skills. Must handle pressure during month-end.

Must understand Zambia tax invoicing rules.

• Generate daily/ weekly invoices for distributors + key accounts. Ensure pricing discounts, VAT 16% are 100% accurate on SAP/ ERP.
• Process returns, breakages promo discounts. Reconcile with sale team to avoid revenue leakage.
• Maintain customer billing master data. follow up on disputed invoice + resolve with Sales and Warehouse.
• Daily billing vs dispatch reconciliation. Monthly revenue + debtor reconciliation or finance Manager.
• Ensure all invoices comply with ZRA e-invoicing requirements. Support VAT returns with billing schedules.
• Provide aging reports, billing accuracy KPIs, and revenue leakage analysis to management.

• Advanced excel
• Experience with SAP, Navision, Pastel, or any ERP
• Must know VAT +invoice compliance
• High accuracy
• Deadline-driven
• Strong analytical skills
• Must handle pressure during month-end
• Must understand Zambia tax invoicing rules

• Diploma/ Degree in Accounting, Finance, ACCA part 2, or ZICA CA Zambia
• 2+ years billing, AR, or accounts receivable experience is a strong plus