Zambezi River Authority is seeking a highly motivated, suitably qualified and experienced Zambian national to be engaged to carry out Management Accounting duties for a period of five (5) five months under the Finance Department, to be based at Head Office, Lusaka.

JOB PURPOSE

To process, analyze, design and generate reports that aid Management Accounting control and reporting.

Under the supervision of the Management Accountant, the Management Accounting Analyst will carry out the following key responsibilities:

• Printing and analyzing ledger accounts and recommend corrective measures to be undertaken.
• Designing and producing reports for effective budgetary control on all budget lines.
• Producing budgetary control reports for submission to Departmental/Sectional Heads on Monthly basis.
• Providing analytical information on variances below or over set limits.
• Analyze internal and external financial information for budgeting purposes and decision making.
• Uploading Budget on to SAP system and recommending creation of accounts in the System to the Management Accountant for final approval.
• Extraction and collection of various information to enable the Management Accountant to prepare relevant reports.
• Ensuring that all Management accounts are supported by Bank reconciliation and all other reconciliation Schedules.
• Performing any other duties within the scope of the job assigned from time to time by Superior.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

General Education:

(5) Five ‘O’ Levels with credits or better; in English, Mathematics and any Science subject;

Academic / Professional Qualification:

• Degree in Finance and Accounting or equivalent
• Full CIMA or ACCA or ZICA
• ICT knowledge: knowledge of integrated accounting software/system e.g. SAP

Experience

Minimum Experience: Five (5) years of relevant experience

Certifications

Member of ZICA

OTHER KEY COMPETENCES

• Decision Making
• Initiative
• Numerical and Analytical Skills
• Effective Communication Skills
• Quality Orientation
• Report Writing Skills

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Temporary Basis

Please take notice that in a quest to ensure that the Authority achieves one of its strategic goals regarding Workplace Gender Equity and Equality, female candidates are encouraged to APPLY.

Written application letters together with detailed CVs and certified photocopies of academic & professional certificates should be forwarded to the Senior Manager:

Human Resource and Administration:

Zambezi River Authority

Kariba House

32 Cha Cha Cha Road

P.O. Box 30233

LUSAKA,

CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS WILL BE 17TH NOVEMBER 2023

(ONLY SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED)