Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, February 25 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Senior Accountant Expenditure, the Accountant Expenditure shall be an expert in finance paying close attention to Expenditure of the Authority ensuring that costs are within budget, appropriately generated, and accurately recorded and well detailed for comprehension.

Key Responsibilities
The key functions of the role will include but not limited to;
Financial Reporting Outputs
• Daily preparation of the cash positions
• Daily posting of financial transactions onto accounting software
• Perform the recording, updating and maintenance of Fixed Asset Register and Asset labeling.
• Collection of receipts from suppliers once payments are made.
• Handling and management petty cash and cash reconciliations according to the Authority policies.
• Reconciliation and monitoring of Imprest
• Filing of all financial records in a timely manner with ease for future references
• Assist in the generating of monthly expenditure management reports.
• Assisting the Snr Accountant Expenditure in preparation of payments to both internal and external parties.
• Perform periodic reconciliation of Supplier statements, for general suppliers and accredited health care providers.
• Traction and forecast all payables to Vendors to manage the timing, approval, and preparation for their settlement.
• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations on all the Authority operations bank accounts.
• Perform monthly balance sheet – control accounts reconciliations and validation.
• Assist in computing statutory Returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other any other statutory requirements,
• Assist in implementing controls and report control deficiencies to enhance accountability in the utilization of resources.
• Assist in the preparation of Year End Statutory Financial Statement for the Authority.
• Perform other tasksas may be directedby the Senior Accountant and/or Manager Finance.

Staff & Learning Environment
• Ensure staff under your charge are inducted, motivated and trained if any. Ensure you plan an enroll for relevant training every financial year.
• Ensure you have a performance management agreement every year.
• Perform other tasks as may be directed by the Snr Accountant Expenditure.

Systems, Processes and Risk Management
• Assists in coordinating Internal & external audits of the Authority,
• Assist in coordination with other departments during internal and external audits,
• Coordinates follow-up actions for all gaps identified in audits,
• Establishing internal controls to enhance accountability in the utilisation of resource,
• Processes payments in a timely manner due to Suppliers and Health Care Providers for provision of health care insured services, and
• Enhance General Control Environment of the Authority.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience
• Holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or equivalent Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or ZICA.
• Grade Twelve (12) School certificate or its equivalent with 5 credits or better which should include Mathematics and English Language,
• Minimum of 3 years relevant work experience in insurance or financial institution, and
• Certification in computer literacy

Competencies required for this Role
• Must be an effective communicator and should have high knowledge of finance
• Must be a critical thinker
• Must be skilful in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and proficient in Accounting applications (SAGE 300, Navision etc).
• Must show good understanding of a good control environment
• Must have good interpersonal skills and organisational skills; and
• Must have excellent time management skills and ability to prioritize.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• To apply for this job please visit careers.nhima.co.zm.

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