Assistant Accountant

Company: Mount Sinai International School

Location: Lilongwe

Job Type: Full Time

Deadline: 2026-03-02

Assistant Accountant vacancy

Reporting to: Finance Director

Scope of work: As an Assistant Accountant, it would be your job to ensure that Mount Sinai International School is running efficiently financially and that all financial records are accurate, up to date and in order. You must show the following characteristics:

  • excellent organizational skills

  • good written and spoken communication skills

  • accuracy and attention to detail

  • a calm and professional manner

  • ‘multi-tasking’ ability

  • Good computer and administrative skills

  • the ability to work on your own initiative

  • tact and discretion, for dealing with confidential information

Your duties as an Assistant Accountant will include the following:

  • Information gathering for financial reports and preparation of statistical reports (Research will be conducted where appropriate on request by a Director).

  • Internal auditing

  • Receiving payment of school fees and payment from debtors

  • Organizing payments to creditors

  • Organizing banking (this must be done on a daily basis) with support documents such as receipts

  • Producing  letters, reports and other financial documents for the Finance Director

  • preparing, analyzing, and verifying financial documents in order to provide information to the Directors

  • Handle day to day tasks such as; Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Reconciliation of Bank Statements, Trial Balance, and Financial Statements. The Directors expect monthly, quarterly and annual reports.

  • Prepare Management Account reports

  • Update the files of all the Students with the relevant financial information (maintaining of personal student accounts)

  • Screen financial inquiries from parents and handle those matters not needing a Director’s attention

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting plus a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in a similar position. A clean Driver’s license is an added advantage. Interested individuals should submit their applications, complete with an updated CV and copies of relevant certificates, clearly indicating the position being applied for by email to mountsinaiinternationalschools@gmail.com or physically dropping off the application to the following address by Close of Business on Friday Monday 2nd March 2026

The Managing Director

Mount Sinai International School

Plot 14/18 Presidential Way, Opposite Parliament Buildings, Lilongwe (Physical address)

The Managing Director

P.O. Box 30023 (Postal address)

Capital City

Lilongwe 3

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