Accounts Payable & Reporting Specialist

26 Jun 2026 Accounts Payable & Reporting Specialist at Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc

• Track, validate, and support timely processing of supplier, statutory, staff, and other payment requests. • Prepare reconciliations, schedules, variance analyses, and financial statement workings to support accurate reporting and audit readiness. • Support income recognition, balance sheet reporting, and accounting model maintenance for fees, investments, impairments, and leases. • Maintain strong financial controls by resolving exceptions, preserving audit trails, escalating risks, and contributing to process improvements. Financial Reporting Support • Perform daily trial balance reviews and monitor general ledger integrity in collaboration with the Financial Accountant, Accounts Payable Accountant, and Financial Controls and Revenue Assurance teams to support daily, weekly, and monthly reporting. • Investigate, follow up on, and ensure timely resolution of exceptions that compromise the integrity of the general ledger. • Ensure all manual journals are properly tracked through a journal tracker, adequately supported, reviewed, and approved before posting to the general ledger. • Prepare accurate schedules, analyses, and supporting workings for daily, weekly, and monthly reporting requirements. • Support accurate expense recognition and reporting in compliance with IFRS and internal accounting policies. • Provide timely variance analyses and explanations for movements in expense and payable balances on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. • Prepare accurate assigned financial statement workings and schedules within agreed reporting timelines and respond promptly to review queries to minimize post-review adjustments. Payments and Accounts Payable • Track and monitor payment submissions to ensure all payment requests are processed within agreed service level agreements (SLAs) through a daily payments tracker. • Prepare weekly and ad hoc reports on payment exceptions, delayed payments and approvals, accelerated payments, and other exceptional payment activities. • Support supplier, statutory, and staff-related payments accurately and in compliance with approved policies, procedures, and delegated authority limits. • Validate payment documentation, ensuring accurate general ledger coding, correct cost centre allocation, and appropriate tax treatment (VAT, withholding tax, and statutory deductions).