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• Company: Energy Regulation Board
• Location: Zambia
• State: Lusaka
• Job type: Full-Time
• Job category: Accounting Jobs in Zambia

ERB Grade: Six (6)
Reports To: Financial Accountant
Supervises: None

Background

The ERB seeks to recruit a dynamic and suitably qualified person to fill the position of Accounts Assistant.

Job Purpose

The purpose of the job is to provide administrative and accounting support to the Financial Accountant for day to day transactions such as payables and receivables

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Generates and captures debtors invoices for applicable fees
• Receives cash and cheque payments from undertakings who are settling their obligations
• Computes and checks the fees received from the undertakings against their total sales in order to determine the accuracy of the due amounts
• Prepares and issues receipts to the undertakings concerned to acknowledge receipt of such payments
• Collections of outstanding fees according to the ACT and applicable guidelines
• Ensures that all receipted funds are deposited
• Prepares monthly management accounts for regulatory income and expenses
• Reconcile sub-ledgers with general ledger, ensuring the two are synchronized monthly
• Ensure adequate filing and retention of all documents for this function
• Manages Petty cash
• Carry out Bank reconciliations
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Required Skills

• Good numeracy and analytical abilities
• Good planning and organization abilities
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Good interpersonal relations
• Must be conversant with Microsoft products
• Experience in using an ERP accounting package preferably Sage ACCPAC will be an added advantage
• Lead time of posting source documents (invoices, debit notes) in the accounting software.

Minimum Qualifications

• Grade 12 School Certificate.
• A minimum ZICA Licentiate, Advanced Diploma ACCA/CIMA
• Part qualified ACCA/CIMA.
• At least two (2) years post qualifying experience.
• Licentiate Member of ZICA.

Method of Application

Applicants must submit hard copies of application letter, current Curriculum Vitae, photocopies of relevant academic and professional qualifications no later than 28th July 2020 addressed to:

The Director-General
Energy Regulation Board
Plot No. 9330, Off Alick Nkhata Road
P.O. Box 37631
LUSAKA

Submissions by email will NOT be accepted. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.