Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Our client is looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join their team.
Purpose of the Role:
To be responsible for sundry/staff sales and receivables transactions and carry out accounting & bookkeeping duties in accordance with established procedures.
To prepare, book invoices and file together with supporting documents and Back charge/recover all issued items including fuel & other stores issues, Sundry sales and staff loans.

Specific Job Responsibilities:
• Review and responsible for the following balance sheet reconciliations:
• Cash Accounts
• Prepayments
• Finished Goods & Ore Stockpile Valuation Accounts
• Warehouse Inventory, Open Rotable Repairs, Goods in Transit, Obsolete Stock Provision
• Accounts and ensure Inventory Revaluation is clear.
• Accounts Payable Account and ensure Purchase Variance Clearing Account and Accounts Payable Suspense are clear.
• Goods Received Not Invoiced
• Consignment Inventory Control
• Accounts Payable Other
• Shipments Accounts
• Interest Bearing Debt Accounts
• Asset Restoration Obligation Account
• Develop, maintain, and enforce financial controls in their area of responsibility.
• Prepare financial statements.
• Coordinate internal and external audits in their area of responsibility.
• Coordinate monthly group reporting in their area of responsibility.
• Team supervision in their area of responsibility.
• Oversee preparation of statutory reports.
• Maintain production statistics.
• Oversee the mine plan in the budgeting/forecasting process including stock valuations and stripping calculations.
• Provide coaching and appraise the performance of direct reports.
• Work closely with the Mining and Processing departments in reviewing/reconciling monthly mining and production figures.
• Maintain accounting/valuation models.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Job Specific Competencies:
• Must be able to work with Pronto, MS Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint.
• Decision making.
• Team building.

Job Attributes:
• Must uphold the company and professional code of ethics.
• Must have leadership skills.
• Must pay attention to detail.
• Must be confident.
• Must be able to handle competing work demands.
• High levels of integrity and discretion.

Experience & Qualifications:
The position will require someone with knowledge, skills, and experience in the following areas:
• Analytical skills and working with volumes of data.
• Well-rounded understanding of Mining operations.
• Expert knowledge of international financial reporting standards (IFRS).
• Up-to-date knowledge of relevant Zambian laws and regulations (e.g., Companies’ Act, Tax laws etc.).
• Good command of the English Language (speaking and writing).
• Proficiency in MS Excel and Word.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Degree in Accounting and full professional accountancy qualification (e.g. CA Zambia, ACCA, ZICA etc.).
• Minimum five (5) years of accounting experience.
• Member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA). Is a must.
• All qualifications must be certified by ZAQA.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor's degree

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