Accountant Blue Water Motel

BLUE WATER MOTEL a hospitality establishment that has been in operation in over three decades located along Chifundo Road, Kuomboka, Lusaka, Zambia offers accommodation services, conferencing, Bar and Restaurant and host all forms of events including outside catering. The Motel seeks to fill up a vacant role of an Accountant.

Reporting to the Manager

Job description

Prepare balance sheets, profit, and loss statements, and other financial reports. Accountant duties and responsibilities also include analyzing trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses. Reports organization’s finances to management and offers suggestions about resource utilization, tax strategies, and assumptions underlying budget forecasts.

Responsibilities:

Prepare asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information

Ensure statutory obligations are filed on time i.e., NAPSA, Workers’ compensation, (PAYE, VAT, WHT etc.)

Document financial transactions by entering account information

Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options

Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports

Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents

Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures

Guide accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions

Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information

Secure financial information by completing database backups

Verify, allocate, post, and reconcile transactions

Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results

Analyze financial information and summarize financial status

Provide technical support and advice on management

Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and generally accepted accounting procedures

Participate in financial standards setting and in forecast process

Provide input into department’s goal setting process

Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule

Direct internal and external audits to ensure compliance

Support month-end and year-end close process

Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Contribute to a strong client relationship through positive interactions with client personnel

Communicate with Manager and/or Director on work status and client issues that arise

Key skills:

Thorough knowledge of basic accounting procedures and principles

Awareness of business trends

Experience with creating financial statements

Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process

Excellent accounting software user and administration skills

Accuracy and attention to details

Reporting Skills

Attention to Detail

Deadline-Oriented

Reporting Research Results

Confidentiality

Time Management

Planning and Organizing

Scheduling and Monitoring

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Qualifications

Zambian National

Full Grade 12 certificate/GCE with 5 ‘0’ level

ACCAII/Bachelor of accountancy/CIMA

Minimum of 2 Years work experience.