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Musika Job Vacancy: Accountant

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Musike is a Zambian non-profit company, supported by the Swedish Embassy in Zambia, Norwegian Government’s NORAD and IRISH AID which stimulates private investment in the agricultural market, with a particular focus on the smallholder and emerging farmer sectors.

Musikc’s operations are national in scope and stretch across the agricultural industry, working primarily with those corporate in the sector that are committed to engaging the rural poor as their clients, suppliers, and consumers. Musika provides its clients with high quality, commercially focused technical advice and business Support to catalyze and strengthen mutually beneficial commercial relationships between the corporate and smallholder markets- Musike’s approach to reducing poverty and creating wealth in rural Zambia involves stimulating the development of a supportive market environment that provides long-term and sustainable opportunities for farmers to invest in their own businesses and to graduate out of poverty.

Musika invites applications from suitably qualified, experienced Zambian Nationals to fill the following position:

ACCOUNTANT – LUSAKA X1

Key responsibilities:

  • Reconciliation for both suppliers and debtors
  • Input data to the financial statements and management accounts
  • Updating pastel records and Other reports like the fuel analysis report and the debtors’ analysis reports
  • Undertake petty cash management
  • To undertake filling and documentation
  • Making payments and requesting for Bank Transfers/TTs
  • Maintaining and reconciling of Control Ledger Accounts e.g. Travel Advances and Other Debtors
  • Raise Journal Vouchers and General ledger posting and File all payment vouchers/receipts
  • Stock Taking
  • Maintain Creditors List

Required Qualifications and Skills

  • Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Accounting or ZICA Professional Qualifications or equivalent
  • Strong numeric accuracy and analytical skills
  • Ability to write clearly and coherently and accurate financial reports
  • Good knowledge of statutory requirements
  • At least four years’ relevant working experience
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Previous experience with good command of Pastel Sage Evolution and Excel
  • Clean driver’s licence preferable

Only qualifying candidates sh0uld apply, enclosing their detailed curriculum vitae, which should include three referees, contact address and daytime phone/mobile numbers.

The preferred mode of application is through email to [email protected]. Persons unable to submit via email may forward their applications to:

The Head-Human Resource,
Post Net No. 481, Private Bag E891,
Lusaka.

Closing date: 16th November, 2018

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted