Assistant Financial Accountant

The Public Procurement & Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) was established by an Act of Parliament to regulate the procurement and disposal of Public Assets in Malawi. PPDA mission is to provide a professional, efficient, and effective regulatory, monitoring and oversight function on all public procurement and disposal matters. To accomplish its mission, PPDA is inviting applications from suitably qualified and experienced candidates to fill the following position.

Job Title: Assistant Financial Accountant
Grade: PPDA 8
Location: PPDA Offices, Lilongwe

Job overview

To assist in preparing, developing and analyzing key financial information to ensure that management makes well-informed decisions as well as participate in the formulation of the annual budget and monitoring of its implementation.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Maintaining the cashbook
2. Managing petty cash
3. Prepare monthly bank reconciliation
4. Supervise filing of financial documents
5. Check daily voucher list and cheque dispatch list
6. Maintain creditors and debtors’ registers
7. Check payment and receipts cashbooks
8. Balance and update Ledgers.
9. Participate in preparation of audit schedules
10. Capture and reconcile data in the accounting system
11. File and provide custody of accounting documents for the Head Office and Regions
12. Assist in producing periodic Fixed Assets movement schedules and registers
13. Assist in preparing reports
14. Any other duties assigned from time to time

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy; Commerce or Business Administration (Accounting)
• At least 3 years’ relevant experience in cost and financial accounting
• Must be a member of ICAM

Requisite Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

• Experience working sage 300 is a prerequisite Self-starter, focused and attention to detail
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Knowledge of legislations and regulations on Public Finance management
• Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with others
• Ability to give and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Integrity and honesty.

How to apply

Qualified candidates with the specified qualifications, experience, Knowledge, abilities, and skills should submit their application letters, copies of certificates together with detailed Curriculum Vitae with names and contact details of at least three traceable referees by 4th November, 2026, to the Director General, Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority, Private Bag 383, LILONGWE,

Email address [email protected]

PPDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, nationality, ethnic or social origin, disability, property, birth, marital or other status or family responsibilities.

Closing date: 4 November 2026