Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Ipsos is a global leader in the market research sector and offers amazing opportunities for learning and development.The Accountant is responsible for accounting including preparing journal entries, maintaining balance sheet schedules and ledgers and account and bank reconciliations. Assisting with monthly closings and account analysis and supporting the Chief Finance Officer in carrying out the responsibilities of the Finance department. In addition the Accountant ensures integrity, completeness, accuracy and timeliness to deliver as per group reporting timelines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Managing month end process, setting internal deadlines to plan for workload and on time reporting while maintaining monthly cut off procedures in line with the group requirements
• Reviewing financial statements monthly and collating support schedules.
• Timely review of project accountabilites and wages to ensure correct posting done in system
• Ensure daily posting of payments for suppliers and other requirements booked as soon as payments are done
• Timely payment of all statutory taxes and duties in time i.e. VAT, Income Tax, PAYE, Provisional Tax, NHIMA, NAPSA and any other W/Holding Tax
• Carry out bank reconciliations monthly with all variances resolved before BS upload
• Assist the team with management of debtors to ensure timely follow up on all outstanding debt and send reconciled statements to clients
• Monthly reconciliation of mobile money account/wallet with all variances resolved before BS upload.
• Process supplier invoices on a continuous basis ensuring accuracy of allocation to GL accounts.
• Process all intercompany billing, ensuring missing invoices are requested/sent to trading partners monthly.
• Oversee all supplier reconciliations from their statement is our GL ensuring this is done monthly and signed off and filed for annual audit purpose.
• Update correct CICO report monthly as per set timelines ensuring correct reporting
• Take Lead in all aspects of external, internal and regulatory financial auditing arrangements and other aspects of external audits
• Implementing efficient accounting processes so as to maximize efficiency ensuring there is adequate and appropriate mechanisms in place for the reduction of risk and ensure compliance with overall Group control requirements
• Drive MIS compliance ensuring i-time is updated on time and allocation of receipts/CNs to clear unallocated aged supplier balances to improve DSO/AP days

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Education:
• An undergraduate degree in business oreconomics
• Professional qualification with CPA or ACCA or ongoing.
Experience:
• Minimum 3 years experience in management accounting.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and ERP accounting software

Additional requirements:
• Ability to meet tight deadlines & manage expectations.
• Good planning and communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Negotiation skills & the ability to influence at all levels.
• Well developed analytical skills.
• Adaptability and flexibility in service delivery.
• Knowledge and understanding of ERP will be an added advantage.
• Fluent written and spoken English

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
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• If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application and CV detailing your experience for the post and include daytime telephone contacts to; jobs.zambia@ipsos.com 
• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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