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EDMACK CHOONGO
Accountant (CA ZICA)
Chilanga,03
Summary
Detail-oriented Accountant willing to work for an Accounting position with expertise in financial management, procurement. Skilled in budget planning, financial reporting, and cost control. Adept at implementing cost-saving measures and optimizing cash flow management to support organizational growth.
Detail-oriented Accountant with 3 years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large-scale financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions, tax management and reporting. Works closely with executive management on complex mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Officer (Internship)
Alliance For Children Everywhere Zambia
10.2025 - Current
- Optimized cash flow management, ensuring timely payment of invoices and reducing outstanding debts.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
- Collaborated with team leaders to define standards, policies and procedures to meet company revenue goals.
- Established strong relationships with key vendors, negotiating favorable terms to benefit the organization''s bottom line.
- Accurate and timely data entry in QuickBooks.- Thorough, organized and up-to-date financial records.
- Completed reconciliations and compliance documentation ready for review.
Part-Time Accountant
Interways Civil Contractors Limited
04.2023 - 10.2025
- Oversees financial management and construction contract administration, ensuring cost efficiency and smooth project execution. Leads client negotiations, labor charge agreements, and cost-saving strategies to enhance operational sustainability.
- Manage company finances, reducing unnecessary expenditures through improved procurement controls.
- Negotiates labor charge agreements, thus saving on workforce costs.
- Implementing a streamlined procurement process, cutting material wastage by sign up a MoU with different hardware owners to recycle or buy in remained materials on site.
- Filling in of monthly returns and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, including tax submissions to ZRA, NHIMA, and NAPSA.
- Processing supplier payments, ensuring accurate and timely entries into the financial system.
- Prepare and maintain monthly payroll record of employees and issuing of payslips.
- Submission of annual returns for statutory government bodies i.e PACRA ZRA NHIMA NAPSA and Workers compensation.
- Handling of all cash office operations per project for the procurement of all building materials from start to finishing the project.
- Preparing reports on the monies received and utilized per project.
- Submission of all monthly utility payments, including council waste disposal, telephone/internet and ZESCO bills for the company smooth operation.
- Managed cash flow effectively, ensuring all company liabilities were met in a timely manner and surplus funds were invested wisely.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
Senior Cashier
Kafue College of Health Sciences and Research
05.2023 - 09.2024
- Handled financial reporting, student credit follow-ups, and staff payroll, ensuring compliance with institutional and financial policies. Led procurement and budget planning for improved cost efficiency.
- Managed student credit recoveries, improving cash flow by getting in touch with sponsors with a payment plan.
- Optimized staff allowance processing, reducing payroll discrepancies by counter-checking the daily sign in and out time sheets per department.
- Introduced a fuel cost tracking system, and performed calculations for all company vehicles, thus cutting operational expenses by overseeing all the issued receipt by the fuel attendant and receiving a captured copy image of the exact amount recorded at the actual receipt.
- Prepared monthly financial reports for management, including analysis of receivables and payables.
- Reconciled financial statements to maintain accurate records and identify discrepancies.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements, including tax submissions to ZRA, NHIMA, and NAPSA.
- Collaborated with management to develop monthly budgets and track spending, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Supported external and internal audits by providing well-organized documentation and clear reconciliations.
- Prepared part-time lecturer’s allowances by calculating the number of hours worked in a day through submission of lecturing audit forms per course tutored.
- Issued student receipts once payments are made and updated the daily cash accounts per student per intake, for Monthly financial reporting.
- Managed monthly utility payments, including council waste disposal and ZESCO bills.
- Issued out petty cash upon request and approved by the Principal and worked partly procurements of College materials.
Intern – Accounts Assistant
Teledoctor Zambia LTD
01.2023 - 04.2023
- Assisted in recording financial transactions in the accounting system, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Processed supplier invoices and supported the preparation of financial reports for management.
- Assisted with bank reconciliations and processing of supplier invoices, ensuring compliance with company policies.
- Maintained financial records for reporting and audit purposes.
- Supported month-end closing by preparing financial summaries and reconciling discrepancies.
- Assisted in tax submissions for all statutory organizational bodies.
Intern – Accounts Auditing
JWM Chartered Accountants LTD
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Assisted in preparing client financial statements and reconciling accounts to ensure accuracy.
- Processed financial documents, maintaining data integrity and adherence to accounting standards.
- Contributed to the preparation of financial statements and reconciled clients’ accounts.
- Verified and posted transactions accurately to ensure financial integrity on behalf of clients.
- Assisted in filling tax returns and provided documentation for client audits.
Education
CA Application Advance Diploma - Accountancy
Zambia Center Of Accountancy Studies (ZCAS)
Diploma - Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Management (ZAMIM)
08-2022
Skills
Professional Skills
Financial Reporting & Budgeting
Vendor payments & Client Relations
Cash Flow & Procurement Management
Invoice Processing & Reconciliations
Accounts Payable (AP) & Accounts Receivable (AR)
Invoice Processing & Data Capture
Bank & Account Reconciliations
Bookkeeping
Bank reconciliation
Funds management
Tax return filing
Variance analysis
Affiliations
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
Software
Certification
Member, Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)
Timeline
Finance Officer (Internship)
Alliance For Children Everywhere Zambia
10.2025 - Current
Senior Cashier
Kafue College of Health Sciences and Research
05.2023 - 09.2024
Part-Time Accountant
Interways Civil Contractors Limited
04.2023 - 10.2025
Intern – Accounts Assistant
Teledoctor Zambia LTD
01.2023 - 04.2023
Intern – Accounts Auditing
JWM Chartered Accountants LTD
09.2022 - 01.2023
Diploma - Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Management (ZAMIM)
CA Application Advance Diploma - Accountancy
Zambia Center Of Accountancy Studies (ZCAS)
Transcript
- Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)
- Transcript of Results for Diploma in Accountancy
- Student: Mr. Edmack Choongo
- Student No.: 177012
- Issue Date: 23 July 2022
- Level 1
- Financial Accounting: 62, PASS, Dec 2019
- Quantitative Analysis: 85, PASS, Dec 2019
- Business Economics: 56, PASS, Jun 2020
- Information Technology and Communication: 87, PASS, Mar 2021
- Cost Accounting: 78, PASS, Jun 2020
- Business Law: 84, PASS, Dec 2020
- Principles of Management: 54, PASS, Dec 2019
- Level 2
- Taxation: 83, PASS, Dec 2020
- Principles of Auditing: 61, PASS, Jun 2022
- Governance and Company Law: 59, PASS, Jun 2021
- Financial Reporting: 78, PASS, Dec 2021
- Management Accounting: 60, PASS, Sep 2021
Certificate
- Zambia Institute of Management (Management Board)
- Ministry of Technology & Science
- Successfully Completed the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)
- Awarded the Diploma in Accounting
- Graduation Ceremony Held on 30th October 2024
Taxpayer Information
- Zambia Revenue Authority
- Taxpayer Identification Number Registration
- Identity No./NRC: 248761181
- TPIN: 2001101721
- Taxpayer Name: Edmack Choongo
- Physical Address: 123/1 Chilanga Mimosa / Chilanga Lusaka Province
- Postal Address: 123/1 Chilanga, Lusaka
- TPIN Jurisdiction: ISMTO Lusaka Province
- Effective Date of Registration: 27/02/2023
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Most Committed Employee of the Year 2024 | Kafue College of Health Sciences and Research, Top Performing Student | Highest marks in DA4 (IT & Communication) and DA9 (Management Accounting)