Financial Accountant at Professional Insurance Corporation Zambia

Responsible for ensuring timely capture, accuracy, completeness and quality of all Financial Transactions in the General Ledger for Financial Reporting purposes.

Key Objectives:

• Maintain accurate general ledger accounts for the production of financial statements and reports.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and ensure all outstanding unreconciled items are addressed.
• Assist in cash flow forecasting and overall treasury management.
• Ensure that Fixed Asset are properly accounted for in accordance with acceptable standards.
• Ensure investments are properly accounted for and accurate monthly reports produced on time .
• Assist in ensuring that the corporation’s tax and other compliance returns are submitted on time to the relevant regulatory bodies.
• Participate in IFRS implementation projects and ensure financial policies and procedures are followed.
• Attend to internal and external audit queries.

Person Specification:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, CA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Minimum 3 years work experience preferably in a busy audit or finance department .
• Experience in Insurance accounting added advantage.
• Knowledge of IFRS and Zambian tax laws

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to develop strong relationships and work in teams.
• Highly innovative and able to quickly embrace technological changes.
• Good communication skills – both written and verbal
• Deadline-oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure

Applications and supporting documentation including a CV that clearly documents how you meet each of the above requirements, and at least three traceable references must be submitted by close of business, 4th May 2019

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