Job Details

Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education

EMPLOMENT OPPORTUNITY

Accountant

The Council of the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) is looking for a suitably qualified, experienced and result oriented person to fill in the position of Accountant.

JOB PURPOSE

To supervise the accounting of revenue and expenditure in order to ensure prudent utilization and accountancy of public funds.

DUTIES AND REPSONSIBILITIES

• Undertakes timely preparation of financial and management reports in order to comply to statutory requirements and facilitate decision making.

• Undertakes effectively the consolidation of the Institutional Budget in order to facilitate acquisition of resources and implementation of programmes.

• Supervises effectively the maintenance of books of accounts in order to facilitate efficient storage, retrieval of information and decision making.

• Supervises and undertakes reconciliations in order to ensure completeness and accuracy of accounting records.

• Supervises effectively the accounting of revenue in order to safeguard public funds.

• Undertakes effectively preparation of responses to audit queries in order to facilitate decision making.

• Supervises effectively the preparation of monthly expenditure statements in order to monitor levels of expenditure and implement control measures.

• Supervises effectively, recoveries of loans, medical excess advances and other recoveries in order to facilitate repayments.

• Undertakes physical random, quarterly and annual stock taking

• Undertakes timely development of individual work plans in order to monitor and evaluate individual performance

• Supervises effectively the utilisation of human, and other resources in order to ensure achievement of set objectives

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Full Grade 12 School/Form V Certificate

• Full ACCA/CIMA/CA Zambia

• Member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)

• Four (4) years’ experience

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Analytical skills

• Leadership skills

• Computational skills

• Budgeting and monitoring

• Knowledge of accounting packages

• Integrity

• Interpersonal skills

• Managerial skills

• Innovativeness

• Good written and oral communication skills

Interested candidates meeting the above profile should submit application letters enclosing the Curriculum Vitae and Zambia Qualification Authority (ZAQA) certified copies of the academic and professional certificates and National Registration Card to the following address not later than 4th September, 2025.

The Director
Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education
Plot No. 36983, Andrew Mwenya Road
Rhodespark
P O Box 30690
LUSAKA

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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