Accountant Travel Company

Company Description

Adventurous and enthusiastic accountant required to carry out day-to-day accounting in an exciting travel company in Lilongwe.

Visa/Work Permit sponsorship may be available for this opportunity

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be working within a team of five and will play a key role improving the day-to-day functioning of the team.

Job Description

•Getting to grips with the local culture

•Supervising accounts clerk and assistant accountants

•Managing the ledger on a day to day basis ensuring that debtors, creditors and the trial balance are accurate and up-to-date

•Improving the quality of record keeping by the more junior staff.


Qualifications

•Enthusiastic and interested in working within a different culture

•Keen to assist with the training of local staff

•Experienced with handling the bookkeeping affairs for a small to medium sized company

•Accurate and with an attention to detail

•Team player / able to work with colleagues across the business

•Positive, and have a ‘hands on’ approach and willing to get involved

•Experienced in working within a finance team

We currently battle to keep up-to-date with some aspects of record keeping and need someone who is dynamic, a good communicator and can be relied upon.


Additional Information

The position will be filled with an initial 3 month contract with the possibility to extend by mutual agreement.

It is an exciting opportunity to carve out the next step in your career, operating in a friendly and supportive team whilst experiencing a different culture and way of life.

Compensation details:

A salary of USD $1,250 is paid monthly. This is made up of two parts (1) USD$750 and (2) an allowance of USD$500 paid locally in Malawi Kwacha. This is together with housing for a single person in a lovely ex-high commission three bedroomed house.

The cost of the return flight from your current base to Malawi would be reimbursed at the end of the initial contract period.

Being in the travel trade we have the connections to help you stay at some amazing places in Malawi and Zambia on your off time and weekends. Lake Malawi - scuba and snorkelling, big game safaris, mountain biking etc etc.

To apply please upload your information through the link 'I'm Interested' and add your motivation in English.