EPHESTER MWAKILA MWAIPOPO
LUSAKA
Summary
A detail-focused Payroll Accountant known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in payroll processing and tax compliance. Excel in time management, problem-solving, and communication skills, ensuring smooth payroll operations and compliance with regulations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
ZESCO
LUSAKA
10.2024 - Current
- Review and ensure timely reconciliation of assigned accounts.
- Ensure resolution of reconciling items.
- Enforce timely recovery of un-receipted imprest.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of payroll inputs.
- Ensure timely recovery of all payroll debtors.
- Ensure timely processing of payroll and statutory obligations.
- Maintain the relationship with payroll-related stakeholders.
- Validate payroll creditors' payment schedules.
- Review to ensure timely recovery of rental income.
- Ensure timely and accurate preparation of scrutiny sheets.
- Ensure timely and accurate computation of casual wages.
- Review and ensure timely and accurate computation of terminal benefits.
- Ensure all payroll-related bank errors are resolved timely.
- Manage and maintain payroll accounting records.
GRADUATE PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
ZESCO
LUSAKA
11.2022 - 09.2024
- Calculate and enter monthly payroll inputs.
- Prepare casual wages computations
- Prepare gratuity, retirement, and deceased benefits.
- Process invoices of payroll-related payments and casual wages.
- Financial assessment of loans and advances for applicants.
- File all payroll-related documents.
- Reconcile payroll accounts.
- Ensure all staff have an accounts personal file.
- Attend to payroll-related queries.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANCY ASSISTANT
ZESCO
LUSAKA
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Checking payroll inputs and validation.
- Ensure the safety and security of payroll records.
- Maintenance of payroll records.
- Preparation and checking of terminal benefits.
- Ensure timely reconciliation of all payroll accounts in the general ledger.
- Coordinate with payroll offices on payroll matters.
- Liaise with Human Resources on matters relation to payroll.
ACCOUNTANCY ASSISTANT
ZESCO
LUSAKA
07.2018 - 07.2021
- Ensure that payroll is produced timely and accurately every month.
- ensure that payroll information is in conformity with the Corporation's relevant policy i.e. Human Resource Policy.
- Responding to employees' payroll queries.
- Drafting of monthly payroll reports.
- Corresponding with financial institutions on salary bank transfer queries.
- Respond to any issues raised by statutory bodies, like ZRA and NAPSA pertaining to employees' PAYE, NAPSA contributions, etc.
SENIOR CLERK - EXPENDITURE
ZESCO
NDOLA
10.2014 - 06.2021
- Receipt and banking of other income on a daily basis.
- Processing of invoices in Oracle Financial System.
- Reconciliation of imprest for Divisional Office and Heads of Departments.
- Preparing weekly reports of uncollected cheques.
- Issuing out cheques for suppliers.
- Cashing of cheques.
- Attending to suppliers' queries.
CASHIER
ZESCO
LIVINGSTONE AND KABWE
11.2011 - 09.2014
- Collecting and receipting payments.
- Preparing the daily collection report.
- Attending to customer queries.
- Filling customer payment vouchers.
- Updating customer accounts.
- Banking.
- Issuing application forms for the supply of electricity.
- Issuing manual receipts when there is no system.
Education
BACHELORS IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Accounting And Finance
UNIVERSITY OF LUSAKA
LUSAKA11-2019
DIPLOMA - CA ZAMBIA - Accounting
ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS STUDIES & INDUSTRIAL
KITWE06-2010
CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING FINANCE - Business Accountancy
UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
KITWE12-2002
GRADE TWELVE CERTIFICATE - GENERAL CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION
CHAMBOLI SECONDARY SCHOOL
KITWE12-2000
Skills
- Employee information protection
- Payroll journal entries
- Customer Service
- Multitasking Abilities
- Internal Controls
- Team building
Timeline
PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
ZESCO
10.2024 - Current
GRADUATE PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
ZESCO
11.2022 - 09.2024
SENIOR ACCOUNTANCY ASSISTANT
ZESCO
08.2021 - 10.2022
ACCOUNTANCY ASSISTANT
ZESCO
07.2018 - 07.2021
SENIOR CLERK - EXPENDITURE
ZESCO
10.2014 - 06.2021
CASHIER
ZESCO
11.2011 - 09.2014
BACHELORS IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - Accounting And Finance
UNIVERSITY OF LUSAKA
DIPLOMA - CA ZAMBIA - Accounting
ZAMBIA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS STUDIES & INDUSTRIAL
CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTING FINANCE - Business Accountancy
UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA
GRADE TWELVE CERTIFICATE - GENERAL CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION
CHAMBOLI SECONDARY SCHOOL
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