Financial Accountant

Job Description

Reports to: Finance Manager
Location: Head Office

Duties and Responsibilities

• Production of annual financial statements in line with IFRS and other legal frameworks.
• Establish and maintain accounting records, accounts, and internal controls of the company.
• Managing the bank reconciliations processes.
• Prepares and processes month-end reporting up-to the trail balance.
• Supervises monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations of all accounts.
• Implement and recommend internal control systems to management.
• Tax management complying to all tax legislation.
• Participate in development and monitoring of the company’s financial plan and annual budgets.
• Manage accounts receivables processes that include maximum revenue collection and debtors’ reconciliations.
• Manage accounts payable processes that include payments and reconciliations ensuring value for money proposition.
• Supervision of subordinates.
• Assists both internal and external auditors in undertaking their functions.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business Studies or equivalent from a recognised institute
• Professional qualification such as full CIMA/ACCA or CIS or equivalent is essential.
• A relevant master’s degree qualification a must.
• At least 8 years’ working experience in accounting with 4 years’ experience of which should have been at Senior level.

Other skills and Competencies

• Sound knowledge of Computerized Accounting Packages essential.
• Commercial sector experience.
• Financial analysis and reporting skills
• Budgeting and Budgetary control
• Cash management
• Inventory Management
• Project appraisals skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work under minimum supervision
• Well versed in revenue and expenditure accounting and credit control
• Risk assessment skills

Interested qualified candidates should submit their application letters with detailed CVs, and copies of academic and professional certificates to:

The Human Resources and Admin Director
Airports Company of Zimbabwe (Private) Limited
3 rd level,
International Building
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
Harare

Closing date for application: 28 July 2023