Assistant Accountant Job Vacancy at Zambia Cargo July, 2024
Location: Dar es Salaam
Job Description
Zambia Cargo and Logistics Limited (ZCL), a state-owned enterprise under the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia, is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to join our Directorate of Finance. This role is based in Dar es Salaam and involves managing accounting activities, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and providing critical financial reports. The ideal candidate will possess strong accounting knowledge, leadership skills, and the ability to handle various financial tasks efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reports on cargo and payments received from customers.
- Verify sales invoices and receipt respective payments from customers.
- Ensure invoices are approved and released as per the approval dates, and produce weekly reports on the same.
- Maintain updated client statements and follow up with clients who are not timely in their payments.
- Reconcile trade debtors and generate monthly age analysis.
- Perform general ledger reconciliations.
- Verify the correctness of claims, invoices, retirements, and other payments, ensuring they are supported by appropriate authority/evidence.
- Manage inventory functions, including preparation of purchase requisition forms, issuing items from the store, keeping store records, receiving purchases, posting purchase invoices in the system, and preparing weekly usage reports.
- Verify items billed against items ordered and received, and reconcile differences through follow-up with vendors or other employees.
- Post retired imprest timely and remind employees to make retirements as per ZCL manual guidance.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, and other tax requirements.
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for all bank accounts and submit them to the Supervisor for approval.
- Handle queries from customers and employees.
- Update the asset register timely.
- Assist in any other financial duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
- Holder of Professional Foundation Stage or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, or equivalent qualifications from a reputable institution with a minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience.
- Must be a fully paid member of the National Board of Accountants and Auditors (NBAA).
- Experience with accounting software.
- Strong time management skills and commitment to work.
- Working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Knowledge of the Freight and Forwarding industry is an added advantage.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Proficient computer skills.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send their cover letter and CV, along with copies of their certificates, to .
The email recruits@zamcargo.co.tz subject must read “Application for Assistant Accountant”.
Deadline for application: 27th July 2024.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates who meet the criteria will be contacted.
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