Applications are invited for the following posts at the University of Zimbabwe Agro-Industrial Park

Job Summary

The incumbent will be responsible for the operational side of Finance within the business. The
the main focus will be to ensure the efficient running of the finance function.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
The Finance Officer’s responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Supporting management with relevant information and insights on costs and capital
expenditure.
• Ensuring that accuracy and completeness of cost information are included in the monthly
accounts.
• Providing input from procurement into cash flow, forecasting and management.
• Reconciling individual creditors’ accounts to suppliers’ statements and resolving any disputes
thereof.
• Receiving GRVs matched to suppliers’ invoices and checking for completeness.
• Completing payment vouchers according to remittance advices and subsequent posting.

• Bank reconciliations at the end of the month.
• Computing monthly VAT claimable/payable and completing returns for submission.
• Assisting in the preparation of the monthly financial reporting pack to the Balance Sheet level.
• Processing all intercompany/divisions’ creditors’ transactions, monthly accrual charges and all
cash book creditors’ transactions.
• Initiating and loading payments on the banking systems.
• Receiving bank statements and informing the Sales Department of customer receipts.
• Creating, keeping, maintaining, and tracking the organization’s loans (balances, interest rates
and due/ maturity dates).
• Creating and updating inventory product codes into warehouses.
• Monthly stock taking and posting stock sheets figures and completing stock take.

Education and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar position in the manufacturing Industry
• Microsoft Office/ Pastel/ Sage
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels