Principal Accountant
  • Deadline - October 7, 2025

Experience

Minimum 3 yrs

Description

The University seeks to engage a Principal Accountant in the Bursar's Department.

Responsibilities

As a Principal Accountant, you will be

  • Preparation of annual budgets to meet deadlines in line with the strategic planning objectives of the university and to meet deadlines for submission to parent Ministry
  • Provide budgetary advice to faculties and departments on Budget performance and ensure adherence to budgeted expenditure, to also include monitoring departmental expenditure and commitment registers
  • Preparation of management accounts, variance analysis reports as well as costing reports
  • Costing of individual programmes and processes
  • Preparation of year-end audit schedule
  • Assist in the costing, monitoring and accounting of the University’s Infrastructural Projects including PSIP
  • Liaising with the parent Ministry on Grant Aided Funding and acquittal processes
  • Preparing financial analysis and program spending reports related to PSIP and grant aided projects on regular basis
  • Processing project progress payments certificates
  • Reconciling and monitoring construction projects retention accounts
Qualification
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance
  • A relevant Master’s Degree in Accounting/Finance is an added advantage
  • At least three (3) years post-qualification experience in Accounting
  • A professional qualification in Accounting is an added advantage
  • Experience in Pastel and Payroll packages
  • Five (5) Ordinary Level Passes including Mathematics and English Language
Overview
  • Title

    Principal Accountant

  • Experience

    3 yrs

  • Qualification

    Degree

  • Date Posted

    1 week ago

Gwanda State University

Excellence through Esprit De Corps

  • Phone

    +263 842 824 720/1

  • Email

    human.resources@gsu.ac.zw

  • Website

    www.gsu.ac.zw

  • Location

    Epoch Mine , Filabusi