Senior Accountant

Rhodes Park Schools Group is a conglomerate of affiliate leading private schools and retail trading companies, offering educational services and products in Zambia, and has been serving the City of Lusaka since the 1960s. Our group of schools offer kindergarten to high school (K-12) classes that follow local and international syllabi.

As an equal opportunity employer, Rhodes Park Schools Group requires the services of suitably qualified professional to fill the following available vacancy:

Senior Accountant

The job holder performs a full range of accounting and finance duties, including preparation of annual financial reports and statements and Cash Flow Projections.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assist with the preparation of Periodical Management Accounts and Annual Financial Reports.
• Manage the overall financial control environment of the Company.
• Provide appropriate leadership, coaching, supervision and guidance to the Team.
• Assist the Chief Accountant in managing the Company’s Treasury, Receivables and Payables.
• Assist with the preparation of various Budgets and Cash Flow Projections.
• Spearhead the management of payroll, employee service benefits and work with auditors.
• Manage Asset Registers by ensuring company assets are secured and complete documentation kept.
• Secure and Safeguard Company information through regular and safe back up of company files.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Minimum of 5 – 10 years’ experience.
• Must be a registered member of ZICA.
• Manage Team to high performance and results, and possess strong leadership and coaching skills

Special Skills/Competencies

• Strong and demonstrable leadership and coaching skills.
• Management oriented towards performance and results
• Ability to work across the organization in all business segments, identify and drive continuous process change and improvement
• Action oriented.
• Dynamism and flexibility.
• Good verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Application Process: Applications together with Vacancy Details should be forwarded to the attention of the Human Resources Manager at e-mail: [email protected] by Friday, 27th March, 2020

Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with.