Accounting Officer

  • Full Time
  • Lusaka, Zambia
  • Applications have closed

National Breweries Plc

National Breweries Plc is Zambia’s leading producer and distributor of Traditional African Beer. Our affiliation to Delta Beverages gives our employees a sense of pride and that of belonging to one of the biggest international brewing companies in the world. The Company offers opportunities for all to learn develop and grow, whilst offering challenging career opportunities for lateral or vertical advancement.

We are inviting applications to fill the following vacant position:

POSITION:  ACCOUNTING OFFICER

LOCATION: LUSAKA

CONTRACT: PERMANENT

Reporting to the Finance and Administration Manager, the successful candidate will be accountable for the following:

  • Preparing weekly and monthly income statements for Lusaka Brewery.
  • Performing weekly/monthly throughput reconciliations for raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.
  • Custodian of manufacturing monthly control accounts.
  • Supervision of the stores function – raw materials and spares.
  • Coordinating and conducting spot stock counts for raw materials and spares.
  • Preparing and posting of journals in SAP.
  • Monitor and ensure real time processing of manufacturing transactions in SAP.
  • Reviewing and checking of monthly accruals and real time updating of the quarterly BOM.
  • Coordinating internal and external audits.
  • Managing and reviewing the quarterly risk register.
  • Coordinating and updating the manufacturing headcount, overtime and leave liability.
  • Performing any other duties as they arise in manufacturing.
  • Cost control management (manufacturing leakages and overheads).

This job is particularly suitable for candidates who meet the following minimum requirements:

  • Full Grade 12 Certificate with Six (6) Credits.
  • Bachelor of Accountancy degree /ZICA/CIMA/ACCA.
  • Five years’ experience in an accounting environment.
  • Experience with SAP will be an added advantage.
  • Excellent computer skills.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Qualified and experienced persons should send their applications and CV’s not later than 5th May 2023 to;

The Human Resource Business Partner

National Breweries Plc

Sheki Sheki Road

PO Box 35135

Lusaka

Email address: [email protected]

(Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to & all attachments should be in a single PDF File. Kindly state the position in the subject line)


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