Accounts Assistant

Job description

Top Southern Africa Transport Limited, a reputable logistics company based in Chambishi in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, is seeking to recruit a dynamic and suitably qualified person to fill the position of an Accounts Assistant. The purpose of the job is to provide administrative and accounting support to the Accountant for day to day transactions such as payables and receivables.

The Accounts Assistant will be required to undertake the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

Perform basic bookkeeping and banking transactions,
Ensuring payments, amounts and records are correct.
Working with spreadsheets, sales and purchase ledgers and journals.
Recording and filing cash transactions.
Controlling credit and chasing debt.
Invoice processing and filing.
Bank reconciliation.
Updating and maintaining procedural documentation.
Managing payment voucher system
Assist in reconciliation of direct debits and finance accounts.
Post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded
Assist in the processing of balance sheets, income statements and other financial statements according to legal and company accounting and financial guidelines
Assist with reviewing of expenses, payroll records etc. as assigned
Assisting in update financial data in databases to ensure that information will be accurate and immediately available when needed
Raising and accounting for payment voucher orders using the Inter-Africa /Korridor online platform.
Research, track and restore accounting or documentation problems and discrepancies etc.

Skills and Abilities Required Skills and Abilities:

Good numeracy and analytical abilities.
Good planning and organisation abilities.
Ability to work under minimal supervision, with a meticulous and efficient work ethic
Good interpersonal relations.
Ability to follow processes and procedure.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Must be conversant with Microsoft products.
Experience in using Pastel accounting package preferably will be an added advantage.
Lead time of posting source documents (invoices, debit notes) in the accounting software.

Basic Requirements

Grade 12 School Certificate.
A minimum ZICA Diploma, Advanced Diploma ACCA/CIMA
Part qualified ACCA/CIMA.
At least two (2) years post qualifying experience.
Must possess a comprehensive understanding of accounting techniques, control methods, and procedures.

The closing date is 25th April 2024. Application letters with CV’s must be sent to P.O Box 31506 or hr@zambia-tsa.com.