ACCOUNTANT GENERAL LEDGER – FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) 164 views

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Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following posts within the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) – an equal opportunity employer.

ACCOUNTANT GENERAL LEDGER – FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – LEVEL 7 (1 POST)

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing Annual Financial Statements (Income Statement. Balance Sheet & Cash Flow statement) for audit.
• Preparing periodic and adhoc internal reports for management
• Creating and updating master data in SAP for General Ledger Accounts, Profit Centres, Cost Centres, Fund Centres, Accounts receivables and Accounts payables vendor accounts.
• Addressing internal clients’ in the SAP system.
• Supervising and tracking implementation of year-end procedures/guidelines in preparation for a clean and timely year-end audit annually.
• Coordinating Accounts Analysis for all TB balances on a monthly baisis.
• Monitoring and controlling sectional expenditure against budget.
• Implementing -sectional plans and reviewing performance
• Reviewing bank reconciliations for all head office imprest bank accounts and other control accounts.
• Identifying resource requirements to support operations for the section
• Prioritising and authorising outgoing payments.
• Ensuring that all sub ledger modules are posting to the General Ledger and that the balances are reconciling.
• Recommending system improvements and coordinating FI processes in system upgrades.
• Ensuring that misposts are resolved in timely manner.
• Crafting procedures for General ledger accounting.
• Maintenance of the chart of accounts and alignment of reporting systems to policies
• Setting up performance standards and appraisal for subordinates.
• Supervising staff in the section

Job Skills and Competencies

• Self-starter with the ability to work under pressure and beyond stipulated hours.
• Unquestionable integrity and commitment to duty.
• Good analytical skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational, people and time management skills.

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in Accounting/Finance or equivalent.
• A professional qualification such as CIMA, CA, ACCA, CPA or CIS is an added advantage.
• Sound technical knowledge of Accounting standards and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of IPSAS Financial reporting framework is an added advantage
• Knowledge of SAP is a prerequisite.
• Computer skills, advanced Microsoft excel, and PowerPoint
• At least five years working in an accounting environment at supervisory or management level in a large organisation.
• A Clean Class 4 driver’s licence.