Accounting Assistant

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced candidates for the Accounting Assistant position that has arisen at The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe
• COTTCO.

Key Responsibilities:
• Supervises and verifies the receipt of raw materials delivered to Afroran on behalf of Cottco.
• Monitors storage conditions and ensures stock segregation between Cottco and Afroran materials.
• Participates in and validates stock takes, reconciliations, and monthly inventory reports.
• Signs off on all yarn dispatches and deliveries involving Cottco’s stock.
• Monitors and approves sales to small walk
• in customers (up to 20 MT/month), ensuring dispatch and receipting is properly recorded and acknowledged.
• Maintains copies of all sales schedules and documentation for Cottco reporting.
• Tracks the processing of Cottco’s lint into yarn, ensuring monthly throughput targets are met.
• Reports on delays, discrepancies or process inefficiencies affecting Cottco stock.
• Reports on storage safety including fire hazards, access control and general security of Cottco stock.
• Identifies and flags any potential conflicts of interest or procedural breaches.
• Submits weekly and monthly reports to Cottco Head Office detailing movements, sales, processing progress and risk issues.
• Serves as the liaison between Afroran operations and Cottco management.

• Minimum of a Diploma in Accounting, or related field
• At least 2 years of Experience in inventory control, production monitoring, or warehouse supervision
• Knowledge of lint and yarn handling processes is an added advantage

• Supervises and verifies the receipt of raw materials delivered to Afroran on behalf of Cottco.
• Monitors storage conditions and ensures stock segregation between Cottco and Afroran materials.
• Participates in and validates stock takes, reconciliations, and monthly inventory reports.
• Signs off on all yarn dispatches and deliveries involving Cottco’s stock.
• Monitors and approves sales to small walk
• in customers (up to 20 MT/month), ensuring dispatch and receipting is properly recorded and acknowledged.
• Maintains copies of all sales schedules and documentation for Cottco reporting.
• Tracks the processing of Cottco’s lint into yarn, ensuring monthly throughput targets are met.
• Reports on delays, discrepancies or process inefficiencies affecting Cottco stock.
• Reports on storage safety including fire hazards, access control and general security of Cottco stock.
• Identifies and flags any potential conflicts of interest or procedural breaches.
• Submits weekly and monthly reports to Cottco Head Office detailing movements, sales, processing progress and risk issues.
• Serves as the liaison between Afroran operations and Cottco management.

Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should send their detailed CVs to vacancies@cottco.co.zw in PDF format on or before the 5th of September 2025 with the title Accounting Assistant written in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.NB. Female candidates are encouraged to apply