Assistant Accountants x5 at Copperbelt University

The Copperbelt University is a Public University established through an Act of Parliament No. 19 of 1987. The University’s core business is Teaching, Research and Consultancy as a service to the nation. The University is an equal opportunity employer and hereby invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for appointment to fill the following position in the Finance Department:

Assistant Accountant (05)

Job Purpose

To reconcile receipts and payments made to University and various cashbooks and bank accounts to aid management decision making.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Reconciles the cashbooks with bank statements of various bank accounts in order to maintain an up to date and accurate status.
• Undertakes posting of journal vouchers/entries to the general ledger resulting from the potential variance between the cashbooks and bank statements i.e., bank charges duplicated payments/receipts etc.
• Carries out investigations resulting from queries raised by supervisor or section heads.
• Participates in the year end stock taking to enhance efficiency.
• Orients and supervises newly employed staff and supervision of same to ensure adherence to approved set standards and procedures.
• Prepares monthly commitment and actual expenditure returns to the school/unit assigned to him/her.
• Provides relevant information/data on budgets and actual expenditure to management as demanded.
• Secretary to the departments senior staff committee and prepares personal assessment document for submission at the appointments, promotion and disciplinary committee.
• Prepares periodical ledgers accounting reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis for management decision making.
• Performs any other duties lawfully assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Form V or Grade 12 certificate with 5 “O” levels credits in 5 subjects including Mathematics and English
• Minimum of Level Il in ACCA/CIMA/ZICA or its equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in accounts or financial management.

Required Competencies and Behavioural Attributes

• Must possess accounting skills to competently aid review of corporate financial management ledger systems in liaison with superior and others except on matters that require extensive consultation.
• Ability to communicate orally and assist in preparing monthly commitment and actual expenditure return to prepare trial balance and final financial statements monthly, quarterly and annually for submission to superiors.

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