Vacancy title:
Accounts Officer – Payables

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Zambia Sugar

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, April 7 2025

Duty Station:
Nakambala | Lusaka | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

FINANCE DEPARTMENT (NAKAMBALA)

This position reports to the Procure to Pay Manager.

Key Performance Areas

• Work with the Accounts Assistants on the same accounts on a day-to-day basis and coordinate their work.
• Ensure that the Accounts Assistants perform the 6-point check before processing invoices.
• Ensure the required daily average number of invoices is captured by the Accounts Assistants daily, to avoid delays in payment as per KPI’s.
• Ensure that supplier terms are adhered to and that payments are made on time.
• Review all outstanding items on the GRN suspense account daily and ensure that items older than 60 days are resolved.
• Ensure that all outstanding queries are referred timeously to the Accounts Assistants / Departments and ensure these queries are escalated to the relevant Manager, should they not receive the adequate response timeously.
• Ensure that all in progress invoices queries are followed up by the Accounts Assistants daily.
• Perform the required average number of Creditor Reconciliations daily as per KPI’s.
• Ensure reconciliations are accurate and completed by the due date as specified within the Ledger calendar.
• Ensure critical payments are made on due date.
• Address and resolve vendor and mill queries as required.
• Promote and adhere to ABF Sugar’s procedures, policies and guidelines, including, without limitation, those relating to SHERQ, Competition Law and Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC).

Execute any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Minimum specifications / Requirements areas

• Grade 12 qualification or country specific equivalent.
• Degree in Accountancy or intermediate level in CA Zambia, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Preferably three (3) years’ experience in creditor management.
• Required computer literacy levels.
• ZICA membership is mandatory.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Knowledge in taxation will be an added advantage.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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• Suitably qualified applicants must provide certificates which have been verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).
• Should you be interested in applying for this role, please submit your detailed CV, copies of relevant qualifications, registrations and ID/Passport for the attention of HR Business Partner
•  indicating “Application – Accounts Officer – Payables” in the subject line.
• Closing date for applications is 7th April 2025.
• Applicants may be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.
• Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

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