Intermediate

Full Time

Accounting Officer

$250 - $800 / month

Zimbabwe, Harare

1 month ago

Job Description

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill in the following positions that have arisen within the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), an equal opportunity employer

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Authorises reimbursement schedules for refunds requests.
  • Produces revenue reports, daily, monthly, quarterly and annually
  • Processes refund payments for Rummage Sale related expenses
  • Processes revenue pay overs to Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
  • Carries out revenue reconciliations and analysis
  • Processes third party payments and reconciliations of the third party accounts/ledgers
  • Liaises with banks to address queries on revenue related transactions
  • Monitors mobile banking platforms and ensures all transactions are receipted in the system
  • Supervises revenue accounting staff (Cashiers and Accounting Assistants)
  • Attends to revenue related queries and clears unreceipted amounts in a timely manner
  • Checks and validates Travel & Subsistence advances and claims
  • Monitors staff debtors and post journals for interest and new loans
  • Processes loan requests for settlement at the Payables Unit
  • Posts payroll and assets accounting related journals and adjustments
  • Maintains retention fund for Capital Project
  • Ensures sound creditors/debtors management system for internal and external creditors / debtors
  • Reviews operational procedures and recommend improvements
  • Monitors transactions flow on the online system platform and report any adverse changes on the system
  • Attends stakeholder periodic meetings on revenues and targets
  • Establishes a culture of excellence in the section through use of the performance management system

Qualifications & Experience

  • Ability to work under immense pressure and beyond stipulated hours
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and SAP or ASYCUDA
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to work independently and in a team environment
  • Have strong and proficient analytical skills
  • Unquestionable integrity
  • A Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Studies or equivalent OR at least a Part C professional qualification such as ACCA / CIMA / CA / CIS / CPA
  • At least two years working experience in Finance and/or Accounting environment