Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, April 11 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
In line with our corporate priorities aimed at ensuring optimization of revenue collection and increased tax compliance on one hand and the need to effectively manage the numerous challenges and opportunities in the fast-changing business environment on the other, we are seeking highly motivated, result-oriented, well-qualified and experienced professionals to fill the following vacant positions:

41.0 ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT – PAYROLL - GRADE ZRA06 (1 POSITION) FINANCE DEPARTMENT

A. PURPOSE
Reporting directly to the Accountant-Payroll the job holder will be responsible for facilitating the management of the payroll to ensure that salaries and other staff benefits are paid on time and to ensure that all payroll inputs are captured and verified on time.

B. MAIN DUTIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Verifying payroll inputs such as responsibility allowance, acting allowance and ensuring that they are posted and captured correctly by Accounts Assistants;
• Computing and or verifying Staff terminal benefits;
• Consolidating inputs such as overtime, leave pay and ensure that employees are paid what they are entitled;
• Capturing commercial bank loan inputs;
• Reviewing the payroll inputs captured by all Accounts Assistants;
• Conducting preliminary verifications of employees debts such as car loans, housing advances and salary advance;
• Attending to staff queries and ensure that they are attended to within 24 hours and ensure that feed back is given within 24 hours;
• Preparing third party and revolving schedules for payments and circulating recoveries schedules for third party payments.; and
• Preparing PAYE and NAPSA returns and ensure they are submitted and paid on time.

C. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• Grade Twelve School Certificate/General Certificate of Education Equivalent;
• Degree in Accounting or equivalent qualifications such a ZICA Licentiate, ACCA, CIMA;
• Minimum of two (2) years relevant post qualifying work experience in accounting; and
• Must be a member of ZICA.

D. OTHER SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
• High level of integrity;
• Ability to handle uncertainty and change;
• Good communication skills;
• Leadership and analytical skills;
• Personal organisation and planning skills;
• Good accounting skills;
• Computer skills; Sap, Acc pack, Pastel, Sun System;
• Interpersonal skills; and
• Supervisory skills.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All ZRA Employees including Temporary Staff and Interns meeting the above role specifications and competencies are encouraged to apply. Candidates facing disciplinary actions in accordance with the Disciplinary Capability and Grievance Policy and Procedure are NOT eligible to apply. Further, candidates are NOT allowed to apply for more than three (3) positions from the above listed positions.

All candidates meeting the above requirements are encouraged to apply and should enclose their detailed Curriculum Vitae showing details of their qualifications, work experience, biodata, contact phone numbers/email addresses and three professional referees with their contact numbers and email addresses.

Kindly ensure that you attach only relevant photocopies of ALL the required academic/professional qualifications which shall be subject to verification.

The Authority is an equal employer and candidates are expected to demonstrated Integrity in this recruitment process.

Applications should be addressed to the undersigned and emailed to Careers2024@zra.org.zm not later than Friday, 19th April, 2024.
Director Human Resource
Zambia Revenue Authority
P. O. Box 35710
Revenue House
Lusaka


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