Vacancy title:
Assistant Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Accounting & Finance, Civil & Government]

Jobs at:
Pesticides Control Board (PCB)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 28 2026

Duty Station:
Blantyre | Blantyre

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 19 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background

Pesticides Control Board (PCB) was established as a Statutory Corporation by an Act of Parliament of 2000 (CAP. 35:03), amended in 2018, to control and manage pesticides trade, use and disposal in Malawi. It is guided by the Board of Directors who have the overall responsibility over its strategic leadership, control and performance.

Key Functions and Responsibilities of the Board:

• Register pesticides and issue certificates, licenses and permits, in accordance with the Act;
• Monitor and control the import, export, manufacture, distribution, sale, storage, use and disposal of pesticides in Malawi;
• Conduct public educational campaigns on the safe handling and use of pesticides;
• Advise the Minister on matters related to pesticides
• Prevent smuggling of pesticides and manage pesticides stocks at national level
• Monitor disposal of empty or used pesticide containers and decontamination of sites contaminated with pesticides;
• Dispose of any quantities of any pesticide or pesticide waste;
• Propose regulations to be made under this Act by the Minister.

In pursuit of its mandate, the Board is inviting applications from suitably qualified Malawians to fill the vacant positions that exist within the Board.

FINANCE SECTION

Post: Assistant Accountant

Grade: P7

Responsible To: Accountant

Responsible For: Stores Assistant

Purpose of the Job:

To provide accounting services

Key Duties

• Processing payments and keeping accountable documents
• Checking payment vouchers
• Maintaining ledgers
• Maintaining creditors, debtors and fixed asset registers
• Reconciling books of accounts and salary suspense ledger and accounts
• Invoicing of clients
• Filing accounting documents
• Preparing Salaries change sheets
• Preparing cash control accounts
• Preparing timely Tax returns
• Allocating work and appraising staff

Minimum Education Qualification and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting plus two (2) years’ work experience in an organization of similar nature

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should submit their applications together with a detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of certificates and three traceable referees to:

The Registrar

Pesticides Control Board

P.O Box 51300

Limbe

Please indicate the position you have applied for on the envelope.

The closing date for applications is 28th August, 2026. Only shortlisted candidates shall be acknowledged and invited for interviews.

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