In line with our corporate priorities aimed at ensuring the optimisation of revenue collection and increased tax compliance on the 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 a highly motivated, result-oriented, well qualified and experienced professional to fill the following vacancy under Finance Division
Accountant- Budgetary Control: Grade ZRA 05
Reporting directly to the Senior Financial Accountant, the job holder will be responsible for ensuring that all expenditure variances are promptly highlighted, reported and investigated. The job holder will be also be required to co-ordinate and provide guidance to the budget controllers
Main Duties/Accountabilities
• Participates as member in the formulation and consolidation of the organisation budget
• Prepares monthly budget uploads as agreed with the respective divisional Budget Controller
• Checks and ensures that all expenditure is correctly coded and is within the designated budgets line limit
• Follows up and investigates all abnormal variances and provides management with timely reviews of the organisation financial position
• Coordinates, guides and liaises with all budget controls when it comes to budgeting and budgetary control
• Ensures that all capital expenditure is budgeted for
• Checks and ensures that all expenditure is supported
• Ensures that ZRA adheres to acceptable budgeting standards and advises on any current changes or updates
• Prepares monthly and yearly end budget reports
• Highlights, resolves and reports wrong coding on the system
• Ensures budgets and variances are reflected and reported in the management accounts and financial reports
• Liaises with the Accountants and other division budget Controllers on matters concerning proper and quicker ways of handling issues in accounts pertaining to budgets and budgets control
• Prepares monthly budget uploads as agreed with the respective divisional Budget Controller
• Checks and ensures that all expenditure is correctly coded and is within the designated budgets line limit
• Follows up and investigates all abnormal variances and provides management with timely reviews of the organisation financial position
• Coordinates, guides and liaises with all budget controls when it comes to budgeting and budgetary control
• Ensures that all capital expenditure is budgeted for
• Checks and ensures that all expenditure is supported
• Ensures that ZRA adheres to acceptable budgeting standards and advises on any current changes or updates
• Prepares monthly and yearly end budget reports
• Highlights, resolves and reports wrong coding on the system
• Ensures budgets and variances are reflected and reported in the management accounts and financial reports
• Liaises with the Accountants and other division budget Controllers on matters concerning proper and quicker ways of handling issues in accounts pertaining to budgets and budgets control
Other Skills and Attributes
• Grade 12 school certificate or GCE equivalent
• Degree in Accounting and/or equivalent professional qualification such as ACCA,CIMA,ZICA
• Minimum of three(3) years work experience in Accounting
• Degree in Accounting and/or equivalent professional qualification such as ACCA,CIMA,ZICA
• Minimum of three(3) years work experience in Accounting
Only candidates who meet the above role specification and competencies should apply enclosing their detailed CVs which must indicate their age, photocopies of their academic/Professional qualification.
Applications should reach the undersigned not later than 29th January, 2016.
Director – Human Resources
Zambia Revenue Authority
PO Box 35710
Lusaka
Zambia
Zambia Revenue Authority
PO Box 35710
Lusaka
Zambia
