Chartered Accountant job at Workforce Staffing Zambia
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Vacancy title:
Chartered Accountant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Business Management and Administration , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Workforce Staffing Zambia

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, September 20 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Zambia , Lusaka, South - Central Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 06 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
• Key Accountabilities
Responsible for IFRS specific accounting areas in the region (e.g. inventory, intercompany, treasury, GL, legal, legacy, fixed assets and pension accounting)
Responsible for the accounting (AR,AP,GL) for of local legal entity.
Translates IFRS/webFEM policy to MIAC administration and Local GAAP
Advices on complex matters or questions related to the IFRS subject
Support and execute in an accurate and timely way the required ongoing, monthly, quarterly, and annual IFRS / accounting related activities for the entities in the region
Identify opportunities to improve and automate processes and controls and drive continuous improvement
Inter Company Accounting (report/review and solve IC mismatches)
Analyze Balance Sheet (BS), Profit & Loss (P&L) figures and variances
Review and potentially adjust reports (A-Forms) in HFM
Assure that month end closing deadlines are met
Focus on Balance Sheet and P&L for (group of) LEs (company codes), execute high level review and answer specific expertise questions during month and month-end closing
Translates IFRS/webFEM policy to MIAC administration and Local GAAP
Makes sure governance structure is applied; monitor adherence to internal control requirements
Daily interaction with local and regional team
Advise on complex matters or questions related to the IFRS subject
Drive standardization across BUs in the region and guards the integrity and quality of the delivered accounting in the specific accounting area
Contribute to projects that require IFRS expertise and have an impact on accounting (e.g. SAP rollout, integration of legal entities,FFF)
Responsible for serving as an expert for the accounting treatment in the Country towards other stakeholders such as the BAs / BUs and global functions
Provides support to treasury with respect to banks, facilities, loan, dividends accounting and cash flow forecasts
Focal point for all accounting matters within the Country towards global functions
Liaison with local authorities and internal / external auditors
Manage and coordinate IFRS and local GAAP specialists and tax in the Country
Prepare Consolidated group statutory and legal entity statements for sign off
Align continuous improvement projects where required

Role Requirements & Experience
• Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA or CIMA) and registered with ZICA
2+ years of experiences in accounting with specific deep expertise in IFRS areas, and capable of analyzing complex processes and issues (2nd or 3rd accounting job)
Good understanding on the direct and indirect taxes, VAT, withholding taxes, tax declarations, statistical reporting to the tax authorities etc.
Able to plan, coordinate and assign IFRS work to analysts (in accordance with operations teamlead)
Good knowledge of accounting in ERP systems, ACCPAC / SAP, and consolidation systems preferably HFM
Preferably having working experience in one or multiple business units / SMUs
Drive standardization across BUs in the region and guards the integrity and quality of the delivered accounting in the specific area
Excellent communication skills
Ability to work and delegate work (in accordance with operations teamlead) under severe time pressure during month-end closures and continuously retain ‘an eye’ for the details
Excellent knowledge in Excel
Full professional proficiency in English

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Zambia
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, September 20 2024
Duty Station: Lusaka
Posted: 06-09-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 06-09-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 06-09-2066
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