Senior Accountant

ME Longteng is a leading manufacturer of high quality grinding media balls for the worldwide mining industry. It is a joint venture between ME Elecmetal (a world-renowned supplier of milling solutions from Santiago Chile) and Long Teng Special Steel Co., Ltd (a premium steel products manufacturer based in Jiangsu China). The Company is currently in the process of establishing its subsidiary in Zambia and constructing a world-class forged steel grinding media production plant in Kalumbila in North Western Province of Zambia. The plant is expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2018. The company is now looking to recruit the following position to be based in Kalumbila in 2018;

Senior Accountant

Reporting to the Finance and Administration Manager, the Senior Accountant is responsible for daily work of Credit and A/R management in MELT Zambia to support the company’s business objectives. The primary responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Preparing the monthly financial reports based on IFRS standard and management reports submitted to headquarters.
• Ensuring compliance with accounting standards, taxation regulations and foreign exchange policies. Assist with tax duties and tax returns.
• Preparing tax calculation and filing to ZRA.
• Performing all journal entries in a timely and accurate manner, including variance adjustment on standard cost vs. actual cost.
• Fixed assets management.
• Computerized accounting system (ERP).
• Directing internal audit and coordinating with external audit to ensure compliance.
• Developing and documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls.
• Intercompany transactions.
• Be involved in and managing trade finance, letter of credit (LC) and bank acceptance (BA).
• Verifying, allocating, posting and reconciling accounts payable, receivable and general ledger.
• To be considered for this role, you must have a minimum of a Bachelor degree in finance, accounting, tax or other related fields with 2 years experience in similar role in a Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise or part of an accounting outsourcing team in an accounting/consulting firm.
• Additionally, you must have experiences in dealing with manufacturing and trading accounts, be strong in IFRS and accounting standards and tax law, have good knowledge of Excel familiar with new IT Tools, as well as ERP systems. Must be member of ZICA. ACCA or CIMA is preferred.

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