LOCATION: Lusaka
Number of Vacancies: 1
REPORT TO: Managing Director

OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY

We are looking for an experienced Assistant Finance Manager to be in charge of the financial health of the company. He/She will oversee the operations of the finance department, supervise and support daily finance operations of our company.

Main Accountabilities

Independently calculate costs related to enterprise production
Familiar with tax laws and regulations, especially corporate income tax, value added tax and personal income tax
Familiar with export tax operations
Familiar with the tax policy of the industrial zone
Familiar with financial team building
Able to produce both management and financial accounting reports
Perform daily accounting tasks such as monthly financial reporting, general ledger entries, and recording payments and adjustments.
Maintain records of financial transactions by establishing accounts; posting transactions; ensure legal requirements compliance.
Maintain subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, and posting transactions.
Balance subsidiary accounts by reconciling entries.
Maintain general ledger by transferring subsidiary account summaries.
Balance general ledger by preparing a trial balance; reconciling entries.
Maintain historical records by filing documents.
Prepare financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and trends.
Comply with International accounting standards, and local legal requirements by studying
requirements; enforcing adherence to requirements; filing reports; advising management on needed actions.
Comply with ZRA requirements and all statutory obligations and making sure all invoices processed are compliant
Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Required Skills and Competencies

Self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision
More than 7 years of work experience
More than 5 years working experience as assistant Finance Manager in a large manufacturing company
Degree in Accounting
Member of ACCA and ZICA a must
Advanced MS Excel skills