{"id":5550,"date":"2026-05-26T06:02:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/job\/principal-accountant\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T06:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:02:54","slug":"principal-accountant","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/job\/principal-accountant\/","title":{"rendered":"Principal Accountant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tPrincipal Accountant (1 Post)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tDuties and Responsibilities<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tDuties and Responsibilities\uf0b7 Reconciliation of funds Received, Payout, Fees and other Deductions.\uf0b7 Income and Expenditure for each category of students.\uf0b7 Registration of all Students (Registration forms, Examination Forms, Scholarship Forms).\uf0b7 Update of student records and statistics.\uf0b7 Reporting to the Deputy Bursar.\uf0b7 Assisting in dealing with students queries.\uf0b7 Monitoring payments by students.\uf0b7 Administering students\u2019 sponsorship scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tQualifications and Experience<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tQualifications and Experience\uf0b7 Bachelor of Commerce Honours Degree in Accounting and Finance or Accounting or Finance.\uf0b7 Five (5) years post qualification experience.\uf0b7 A Master\u2019s degree would be an added advantage.\uf0b7 Experience in Pastel and Paywell packages would be a distinct advantage.\uf0b7 Experience in accounting field such as Student Accounts, Finance and Accounting.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tHow to Apply<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAPPLICATIONSInterested and qualified persons should send one set of their application in a single pdf file clearlyindicating the position being applied for in the subject line to erecruitment@lsu.ac.zw. The applicationshould consist of the application letter, Curriculum Vitae giving full personal details including fullnames, place and date of birth, qualifications, experience, present salary, date of availability, names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of at least three referees, certified copies of educational andprofessional certificates, birth certificate and National Identity Card.The Application letter should be addressed to:The Senior Assistant RegistrarHuman Resources SectionLupane State UniversityP O Box 170LupaneApplications that do not comply with the requirements will be disqualified. The closing date for thereceipt of all applications is 5 June 2026. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"erecruitment@lsu.ac.zw","_company_name":"Lupane State University","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.lsu.ac.zw\/","_company_tagline":"About Lupane State University Lupane State University Vacancies Lupane State University The university was established through an act of the Zimbabwe parliament in 2004 and opened its doors to 14 pioneer students in the faculty of Agricultural Sciences in August 2005. The expansion of university education in Zimbabwe is part of government policy adopted at the onset of independence.","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[47],"job-categories":[20],"job-types":[13],"class_list":{"0":"post-5550","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"hentry","5":"job_listing_region-lupane","7":"job-type-full-time"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/5550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=5550"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=5550"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/zimbabwe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=5550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}