Zambia Daily Mail Limited
Accounts Assistant – Livingstone Office (1)
Zambia Daily Mail Limited, an equal opportunity employer and leading daily newspaper company in Zambia, inviting a suitably qualified and high calibre internal candidate to fill the position of Accounts Assistant to be based in Livingstone office. This is a contractual position reporting to the Accountant Treasury.
Purpose of the Job:
The purpose of the job is to perform all accounting functions for the regional office
Duties Include:
- Receipting of all company cash and cheques from pre-sales, street sales, advertising, debtors and any other sources.
- Banking all receipts within 24 hours of receipt.
- Posting of all bank deposits in pastel on a daily basis
- Encashment of cheques.
- Collecting both advertising and circulation outstanding debt promptly.
- Receiving, recording and delivering of invoices to customers promptly
- Reconciling and preparing reports for advertising and circulation receivables accounts monthly.
- Preparation and maintenance of daily sales and banking summaries
- Management of office petty cash
- Controlling the issuance and usage of fuel and oils allocation in an efficient manner.
- Sending all accounting records to head office on a weekly basis
- Maintain proper and systematic filing of all accounting records
- Ensuring safe custody of all accounting documents and company money prior to banking
- Monitoring and controlling the purchase and usage of office consumables like stationery, groceries etc.
- Performing any other related duties as may be assigned by the supervisors from time to time
Qualifications, Experience and Other Attributes
- Full Grade 12 Certificate with at least 5 ‘O’ levels including Mathematics and English
- ZICA Licentiate, ACCA Skills Level or its equivalent.
- Paid up member of ZICA.
- Hands on experience with Evolution
- Proficient in Excel and Word
- At least 3 years’ relevant experience
If you think you are the right person we are looking for, please send your application letter together with a detailed CV and copies of your academic and professional qualifications to the undersigned, not later than 30th August 2021.
The Director-Human Resource & Administration
Zambia Daily Mail Limited
PO Box 31421
LUSAKA