Purpose of the role:
Assist management of Account Receivables, perform account reconciliations, maintaining general ledger, ensure that all receipts have been posted and allocated correctly.
Reports to: Assistant Finance Manager
Branch: Lusaka
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The accountant will be required to perform the following tasks:
Working Capital Management
Accounts Receivable
- Perform account reconciliations; Monitor customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments, and other irregularities; Research and resolve payment.
- Ensuring that customer statements are sent on time and follow with the invoicing department when the customer requires proof of delivery.
- Issue timely reminders to overdue customers, Negotiate payoff deadlines or payment plans
- Ensuring accuracy and efficiency of operations, processing and monitoring incoming payments, and securing revenue by verifying and posting receipts.
- Collects on delinquent accounts by contacting customers · Verifies account accuracy through reconciliation
- Sending statements to the customer twice every month and assist with AR Meeting minutes.
Customer Relations
- Sending statements to the customer twice every month and assist with AR Meeting minutes.
- Ensure that customer queries are resolved quickly and effectively.
- Promptly & Effectively resolve any customer queries.
Reporting
Efficient Business Processes
- Assist preparing a detailed cash sale analysis and customer aging every month end.
- Prepare advance receipt journal every month end.
- Clearing of FX all customer accounts.
General
- Assist in the accurate preparation and processing of various journals (AR, general & Cash journals)
- Reconciliation 3304 Accruals-Interest - Ensure loan Interest Accruals are performed monthly in line with the given borrowing rates, maintain schedules to accurately highlight loan and interest balances for all existing loans. Ensuring the balance agrees to TB.
- Credit Cards Management: Perform weekly Credit Card reconciliations and at month end reporting to ensure available amounts agree to with TB.
- Perform detailed reconciliation of ledger 2021 - Debtors Accrual - Zambia to ensure balances agree to TB and all recorded entries have supporting documentation.
- Reviewing, capturing/processing and posting of all approved transactions as may be assigned
- Safeguarding, maintaining and upholding the confidentiality and integrity of information that come your way in the execution of your duties.
- Accurate and timely filing of all work documentation.
Human Capital
Development & Training
- Ensure any assigned training needs are attended to within the specified time frame
Organization Culture and Values
- Ensure Kenkijin philosophy, values, principles, and behaviors are promoted and established through the business unit.
Qualifications & Experience
- Must have Grade 12 General Certificate of Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce
- A professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, ZICA) is desirable
- A member of ZICA.
- Minimum four (4) to five (5) years’ experience
- Zambia Qualifications Authority Validated Qualifications.
- Membership to the relevant body is a requirement.
Job Specific Competencies
- Knowledge of international financial reporting standards (IFRS)
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant Zambian laws and regulations.
- Experience in Fixed Assets and VAT management.
- Strong knowledge of VAT regulations and accounting principles.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and other financial reporting tools.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work within tight deadlines
Duration: Two (2) years Fixed-term contract
If you meet the requirements for this job, email your detailed C.V, certified copies of certificates and cover letter scanned in a single document to recruitment-hcmz@hcmaf.com, or send your application to:
The Senior Manager - Human Capital and Administration
Hitachi Construction Machinery Zambia, Co. Ltd.
KK International Airport Road, Plot 2350/M
P.O. Box 30182,
Lusaka.
The closing date for applicants is 28th November 2025. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
