The Malawi Revenue Authority Vacancies

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Transit Accounts Reconciliation Officer

Grade: D2

Organisational Unit: Commissioner General

Reporting To: Reconciliation Accountant

Closing Date: 20 December 2025

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), an organization entrusted with the assessment, collection, and accounting for tax revenues for the Malawi Government is inviting applications from versatile and suitably qualified candidates to fill the above vacant position in the Finance Division.

Overall Objective

To perform transaction-level reconciliations by verifying and matching financial entries, identifying and following up on discrepancies, and maintaining clear documentation for audit and review. The role contributes to data accuracy and timely reporting within the reconciliation function

Main Responsibilities

Performing daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations of bank accounts, revenue collections, and control accounts.
Matching transactions between source systems (e.g., e-payment platform, ERP, cashbook, or bank statements) to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Identifying, investigate, and document all reconciling items or variances.
Tracing causes of discrepancies and follow up with relevant stakeholders such as banks, revenue sections, and treasury for correction.
Preparing clear explanations for unresolved items and escalate complex or aged variances to the Team Leader.
Maintaining accurate and organized reconciliation working papers, supporting documents, and reference files.
Ensuring all reconciliations are properly signed, dated, and filed for audit and management review.
Updating reconciliation logs and status trackers consistently.
Preparing and submit daily or periodic reconciliation reports to the Team Leader.
Communicating issues identified during reconciliation promptly and propose corrective actions.
Supporting audit requests by providing detailed schedules and documentation as required
Adhering to accounting and reconciliation policies, internal controls, and standard operating procedures.
Ensuring data accuracy and confidentiality in handling financial information.
Participating in reviews and audits, implementing recommendations to strengthen controls.
Collaborating with colleagues to ensure consistent reconciliation standards and knowledge sharing.

Qualification and Experience

Bachelor of Accountancy Degree or equivalent from a recognized university/College plus some subjects towards completion of professional accountancy qualification such as ACCA or CIMA
At least 1 year of experience in similar role or external auditing

Attributes and Competencies

Demonstrate a strong understanding of accounting principles, ledger structures, and reconciliation procedures to ensure accurate financial reporting and control
Take ownership of assigned reconciliations, identifies potential issues early, and suggests practical solutions without waiting for supervision
Effective use of SAP (or other ERP systems) to extract, review, and reconcile financial data
Ability to Use advanced Excel tools such as formulas, PivotTables, and Power Query to analyze, match, and summarize large data sets accurately.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to apply logical and systematic approaches to identify the root cause of discrepancies and propose corrective actions to ensure reconciliation accuracy
Team player

Successful candidates before being appointed will undergo an extensive background check of their integrity. Only when the vetting exercise is favourable shall the Authority make the appointment.

Closing Date for receiving application is 20 December 2025

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Finance Assistant

Grade: E3

Organisational Unit: Commissioner General

Reporting To: Finance Manager – Revenue Accounting

Closing Date: 21 DECEMBER 2025

Overall Objective

Responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial management of revenues, fees, and station resources through proper accounting, reconciliation, banking, and reporting processes

Main Responsibilities

Prompt receipting of revenue and fees
Ensuring daily banking of revenue and fees
Daily compiliation and balancing and submission of revenue and fees return
Timely and accurate preparation of daily revenue reconciliations against SAP, ePayment, ASYCUDA and BOBJ reports
Timely submission of revenue and fees reconciliation reports
Ensuring timely preparation and submission of imprest reconciliation reports
Ensuring imprest availability at the station
Ensuring that Station imprest expenses are managed and adhere to laid down accounting standards
Timely processing of SAP and other Office requisitions.
Monthly submission of station expenditure report

Attributes and Competencies

Candidates must have SAP and Excel knowledge

Possession of excellent communication and collaboration skills

Knowledge in Revenue, Financial and Management Accounting

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelors Degree in Accountancy or a related field from a recognized university
At least two years experience
Those studying towards ACCA Part II will have an added advantage

Successful candidates before being appointed will undergo an extensive background check of their integrity. Only when the vetting exercise is favourable shall the Authority make the appointment.

Closing date for receiving applications is 22 December 2025

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Finance Officer – Payables

Grade: D3

Organisational Unit: Commissioner General

Reporting To: Finance Manager – Financial Accounting

Closing Date: 20 December 2025

Overall Objective

Responsible for proper accounting treatment of payables transactions, timely maintenance of accurate and complete accounting records and preparation of audit schedules and proper custody of transaction documents

Main Responsibilities

• Receiving and verifying invoices, requisitions and good received notes for goods/services
• Posting of invoices
• Preparing of monthly creditors reconciliations
• Preparing of payment vouchers for creditors
• Preparing of medical deductions
• Posting and verifying of transactions in compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Monthly reconciliation of Nominal ledger against Physical records
• Recommending course of action for reconciliation differences
• Assisting with the preparation of audit schedules for external and internal audits

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelors degree in Accountancy or any related field from a recognised University

At least 2 years relevant work experience

Attributes and Competencies

Experience in Financial Accounting, Management Accounting and budgeting skills

SAP Knowledge, Financial Modelling and analystical skills

Candidates must possess communication and interpersonal skills

Candidates must demonstrate initiative and problem solving skills

Successful candidates before being appointed will undergo an extensive background check of their integrity. Only when the vetting exercise is favourable shall the Authority make the appointment.

Closing date for receiving applications is 20 December 2025

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Team Leader – Controlling and Reporting

Grade: D2

Organisational Unit: Commissioner General

Reporting To: Finance Manager Management Accounting

Closing Date: 20 December 2025

Overall Objective

Ensuring the Authority meets its reporting needs for various internal and external stakeholders and efficient management of the Authority’s budgeting process including controlling and implementation.

Main Responsibilities

Implementing budget development calendar in line with agreed timelines and guiding framework and provide input in the review and update of budget development guidelines in line with best budgetary formulation practices
Assisting with the review and update of budget formulation working templates, work sheets and chart of accounts in line with workplans, strategic plan and best budgetary formulation practices
Sensitizing and train stakeholders (including budget holders) on all budget development and formulation matters.
Reviewing draft budgets submitted by departments for conformity with agreed budgetary formulation framework and consolidate approved budgets and communicate to final budgets to stakeholders.
Monitoring implementation of approved budgets in liaison with stakeholders to ensure expenditures are within approved budgets and provide ongoing support to budget holders on daily implementation of approved budgets
Processing approved budget transfers for activities not budgeted for but duly approved to be undertaken by forgoing initially planned activities
Uploading approved budgets in Controlling and Funds Management Module and any approved changes to the approved budget
Conducting system month end procedures in Funds Management and Controlling modules
Updating the Controlling and Funds management modules for any changes to the chart of accounts and any other related developments
Preparing timely and insightful budget performance reports in accordance with service level agreements with stakeholders
Engaging budget owners (i.e. station managers/ sectional heads) on respective budget performance reports
Providing periodic business intelligence analysis reports to trigger management intervention on all matters identified on budgetary development, control and performance

Experience

Atleast 5 years of experince

Qualifications

A minimum of Bachelor Degree in Accountancy or equivalent from a recognized university/College plus some subjects towards completion of professional accountancy qualification such as ACCA or CIMA

Skills and Competencies

Delligent and result oriented

Excellent conflict management skills

Strong risk Management and internal controls skills

Good Financial reporting and compliance skills

Excellent Financial analysis and planning skills

Successful candidates before being appointed will undergo an extensive background check of their integrity. Only when the vetting exercise is favourable shall the Authority make the appointment.

Closing Date for receiving applications is 20 December 2025