Senior Assistant Accountant
Accounting & Finance Jobs
- Zimbabwe School Examination C…
- Expires 07 Aug 2020
- Bulawayo
- Full Time
Job Description
SENIOR ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT — REPORTS, RECONCILIATIONS AND BUDGETING X 1
JOB SUMMARY:
• Ensuring timely preparation of monthly returns to the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture and preparation of management and board reports.
• Prepare financial performance reports.
• Ensuring the timely preparation of monthly bank reconciliation statements and make follow-ups on any outstanding bank statements at any given time.
• Participate in the preparation of the Council's budgets e.g. cash budget and master budget.
• Manage the Council's investments and introduce the Council's security items register.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Timely preparation of quarterly returns to the Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture.
• Prepare the ZIMSEC master budget.
• To participate in the re-introduction of the Cash Budgeting concept and be able to prepare quarterly and monthly cash budgets.
• Maintain and update the Council's Investment Register, make follow ups on all Council's investment maturities and attend to queries that might arise in the process. This must be in line with the Council's Investment Policy.
• Supervise the timely payment of all salaries related expenditure and the capturing of all investments and salaries vouchers into the Sun Accounting package.
• Carry out periodic checks on the security items register.
• Supervise and do performance appraisals for junior members of staff.
• Perform any other duties as delegated by Management Accountant.
Qualifications and Experience
• Possess a completed professional qualification in accounting such as C.I.S, SAM, A.C.C.A or C.I.M.A or
• 2 A-Level passes.
• 5 years' experience as an Assistant Accountant, Reports, within the Council's Finance Division complemented by an in depth knowledge of the Sun Accounting package with a strong bias towards report writing and the reconciliation manager.
• Must be highly computer literate. Knowledge of Ms Word, Ms Excel and the Sun Accounting package is a must
• Possession of excellent report writing skills is a must.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified persons should submit their application letter, certified copies of educational and professional certificates and Curriculum Vitae with contact telephone numbers and names of at least three (3) referees. All envelopes should clearly indicate the post being applied for. Applications should be received not later than 7th August 2020.
Applications should be addressed to:
The Assistant Director, Human Resources Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) Head Office Examination Centre
Upper East Road, Mount Pleasant
P. O. BOX CY1464, Causeway
Harare
Or email: recruitment@zimsec.co.zw
Or visit our website : www.zimsec.com
NB. ZIMSEC recruitment policy does not require any prospective job seekers to make payment to the Council or any of its employees as a way of securing employment.
ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED
