Job Description for the position of Assistant Accountant
d) Performs monthly Petty Cash and Cash-float reconciliations through SAGE Accounting
e) Verifies customer receipts and bank deposits.
• Provision of Financial Information
a) Assists superiors with financial data as requested for financial statements preparation.
b) Provides ledger analysis of accounts as requested by superiors for financial management.
• JOB DIMENSIONS:
a) Financial Responsibilities
Responsibility for physical assets
i) Business Laptop
ii) Stocks & Petty Cash
Iii) Occasional large amounts of cash
b) Nature of decision making
i) Operational
ii) Intermediary Analytical

Qualifications, Knowledge, And Skills:
a) Minimum level of academic and professional qualifications required to perform effectively in the role
i) Grade 12 Certificate with 5 ‘O’ levels with credit or better in Mathematics and English
ii) Advanced Diploma CA Zambia, CIMA II, ACCA II, or higher its equivalence
iii) ZiCA Member a must.
b) Skills and competencies
i) Technical competencies
Reconciliation of Financial Records
o Sorting & filing records
o Basic Understanding of Taxation
o Fixed Assets Management
o Management of Stocks
ii) Behavioural
o Teamwork and relations management
o Customer care
o Integrity
o Excellence & dedication to duty
o Decision making

• Relevant Experience Required:
Minimum number of years of experience the jobholder is required to have to be appointed to the position.
A minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an Accounting environment