In line with our corporate priorities aimed at ensuring optimization of revenue collection and increased tax compliance on one hand and the need to effectively manage the numerous challenges and opportunities in the fast changing business environment on the other, we are seeking highly motivated, result-oriented and well-qualified and experienced professionals to fill the following vacancies under Investigations Department.
EXAMINING OFFICER – MOBILE COMPLIANCE UNIT – GRADE ZRA06 (10)
Reporting directly to the Collector – Mobile Compliance, you will be responsible for conducting enforcement activities with a view of enhancing compliance with the Customs and Excise Act and other related legislation so as to prevent leakages of Government revenue; enhance trade facilitation and protect local industries from unfair business practices through the random and risk based verifications of imports and exports and prevent smuggling, commercial fraud and Transit fraud.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leads Teams on enforcement operations
- Conducts random compliance visits
- Verifies imports and exports documentation
- Checks values, claims for duty preference and HS codes conform to the customs laws, regulations and procedures
- Checks eligibility of goods for duty exemption
- Follows-up breaches of RIBs/RITs conditions
- Accounts and reconciles station imprest
- Compiles Team statistics on interceptions, detentions, seizures, physical inspections, assessments and collections
- Coordinates periodic inspections of warehouses to ensure that all MCU seized goods are accounted for
- Determines physical inspections to verify type, quantity, size, origin of goods
- Makes use of available resources to achieve agreed quality and quantitative targets
- Provides supervision leadership and motivation to subordinates
REQUIREMENTS
- Grade twelve (12) School Certificate/General Certificate of Education (GCE) Equivalent
- Degree or Diploma in Law, Accountancy, Commerce, Finance, Business Administration, Production Management or any Social Sciences; or professional qualifications such as ACCA, CIMAand ZICA
- Minimum of two years’ work experience in audit or Investigations
OTHER SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Integrity
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Team player Supervisory skills
Only candidates who meet the above role specifications and competencies should apply by enclosing their detailed CVs (With email addresses, postal addresses and contact details for the three referees), photocopies of their academic/professional qualifications. Daytime and reachable telephone and/or mobile numbers should be clearly stated. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please note that candidates who applied to our earlier advertisement need not apply.
Applications should reach the undersigned not later than Wednesday, 31 August, 2016
Director – Human Resource Zambia Revenue Authority P. O. Box 35710 LUSAKA.
