Accountant – General Ledger (Finance & Administration)

Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the following post of  ACCOUNTANT GENERAL LEDGER – FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – LEVEL 7 (1 POST) within the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) – an equal opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing Annual Financial Statements (Statement of financial performance, Statement of financial position & Cash Flow statement) for audit.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly financial reports (Statement of financial performance, Statement of financial position and Cash flow statement etc.)
• 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’ issues in the SAP General Ledger system.
• Supervising and tracking implementation of year-end procedures/guidelines in preparation for a clean and timely year-end audit .
• Coordinating Accounts Analysis for all TB balances on a monthly basis.
• 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.
• 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 a 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 performance 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.
• Must be a qualified chartered accountant.
• Sound technical knowledge of Accounting standards and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of IPSAS Financial reporting framework is an added advantage.
• Computer skills, advanced Microsoft excel, PowerPoint, and Accounting packages
• At least three years working in an accounting environment at supervisory or management level in a large organisation.
•  A Clean Class 4 driver’s licence.

Interested candidates should submit applications, accompanied by a detailed Curriculum Vitae by 21 December 2023, All applications should be emailed to: [email protected] clearly stating the position applied for and addressed to:

The Director, Human Capital
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority
6th Floor ZB Centre
Corner First Street / Kwame Nkrumah Avenue
P. O. Box 4360
HARARE

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be responded to and females are encouraged to apply.