Assistant Accountant – Payables & Receivables job at Yalelo Limited
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Vacancy title:
Assistant Accountant – Payables & Receivables

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Yalelo Limited

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, February 20 2025 

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 14 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 & Receivables.
The Assistant Accountant – Payables & Receivables will provide support to the finance department by ensuring smooth cash flow management through timely processing of receivables and payables. The Assistant Accountant will play a vital role in maintaining accurate financial records, reducing outstanding debts, 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).

Receivables:
• Process all customer invoices in the accounting information system based on fully signed-off confirmed deliveries accurately and timely.
• Prepare and ensure customer statements are accurate and send to customers for payment processing and agree on statements to customer remittance advice
• Maintain accurate AR age analysis
• Verify the status of delinquent accounts and solicit payments on overdue accounts
• Prepare monthly customer reconciliations
• Prepare monthly Sage reconciliations and get sign off from the Lead Accountant.
• Adherence to credit management policy
• Cash flow projection and achievement of weekly cash inflow targets
• Ensuring customers pay in line with agreed credit terms
• Plan adequate time to produce reports and information requested on invoicing.
• Prepare and send to customers monthly receivable statements and reconcile revenue across all platforms & sage by ensuring all invoices for the month are posted and filed accurately
• Deliberate effort to expand job knowledge

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
If this is YOU, Yalelo wants to hear from you today!!!
This is a full-time position and the successful candidate must be available to work weekdays and weekends.

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:
Professional Certificate

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Thursday, February 20 2025
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 14-02-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 14-02-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 14-02-2077
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