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AGOVA FINANCE ASSISTANT |
Agova A Shared Value business consulting company |
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Posted 2018-09-24 04:21:17
AGOVA JOB DESCRIPTION:
FINANCE ASSISTANT
Agova (formerly
Business Development Services Africa)
Location: Lusaka,
Zambia
Contract Length: 2
years
Remuneration: between
K4, 000 to K5, 000 gross (including gratuity) plus benefits
Background:
Agova is a consultancy
service and its mission is to make shared value the new way of doing business.
Shared value refers to ‘a management strategy in which companies find business
opportunities in social, environmental, or economic problems’. Since 2011,
Agova has been delivering management and technical advice to actors in the
private sector in Zambia to further the expansion of business models and norms
that increase economic, social and environmental prosperity. Our mandate is to
leverage capital, data and innovative ideas to develop a sustainable form of
poverty reduction; we focus on creating win-win business models within our
client organizations such that commercial and competitive mandates can be met
while improving the livelihoods of an organization’s customer and supplier
segments, who are generally the urban and rural poor and emergent agropreneurs.
Job Description:
This role would
support many of the financial aspects of Agova and will be reporting to the
Director of Operations and/or Managing Director, supported by a financial
specialist and will be supported (eventually) by an office assistant.
This role is ideal for
someone who is very motivated to increase their personal and professional
development within a small and growing company.
Tasks could include
(but are not limited to):
§
Bookkeeping and filing;
§
Preparing invoices and
ensuring they are compliant with ZRA regulations;
§
Support the
preparation of contracts/letters of engagement for suppliers (tax consultants,
accountant, lawyers);
§
Supporting the
preparation of management accounts and checking correct accounting has been
done on monthly basis;
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Processing payroll;
§
Withdrawing,
distributing and petty cash holder for office petty cash;
§
Following up with
accountants/tax consultants (on random issues, on management accounts, on
discrepancies that come up on tax invoices, etc.);
§
Supporting the
preparation of monthly cash flow projections and updating of actuals in monthly
cash flow document;
§
Support product and
service financial modelling;
§
Provide pricing
support to marketing and Business Development team;
§
Preparations and
payment of PAYE, VAT, WHT and NAPSA; and
§
Following up on
delinquent client payments.
Required Skills:
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A relevant four-year
Bachelor’s degree (ideally a Master’s Degree);
§
Minimum of 1.5 years
of relevant work experience, in a finance role;
§
Experience in with QuickBooks
(preferred) and/or Sage One and Dove;
§
Experience in with
Dove or Belina;
§
A solid understanding
of Zambian tax law (for example VAT and WHT requirements);
§
Experience preparing
client invoices;
§
Thrives working within
strict timelines and in ‘high-pressure’ environments;
§
Interest in Shared
Value (businesses solving social/environmental challenges by reshaping their
business strategy);
§
High-level of computer
literacy with a solid command of Microsoft Office suite;
§
Strong analytical and
problem-solving skills;
§
Has major leadership
experience and demonstrated ability to take initiative;
§
Ability to work
independently and as part of a team;
§
Ability to design and
implement work plans, within set timelines; and
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Very strong attention
to detail.
Agova Offers:
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A manager to support
the person in their day to day work;
§
A coach to support
long-term career path;
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A competitive salary;
§
Communication and
transport support;
§
Health Insurance;
§
Professional
development support;
§
A comprehensive
training program; and
If you are interested in this position, please fill in the
questionnaire found here. As well as send in by email the following documents:
Your professional CV
(maximum 2 pages in length);
Your cover letter; and
A copy of your degree certificate.
To admin@agovasv.com. with the subject
line ‘Agova Finance Assistant’. Please address email and documents to Ms. Firth
and submit by October 12th 2018. Please note: Due to the expected high
volume of responses, applications that do not follow the above instructions
will not be considered.