Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST)
INTRODUCTION
The Central Medical Stores Trust (CMST) is responsible for Procurement, Warehousing, Sales and Distribution of adequate, affordable and approved and quality medicines and medical supplies to all public health facilities in Malawi.
CMST is seeking to recruit transformative and visionary persons to support it to effectively fulfill its mandate across its establishments in Mzuzu, Lilongwe and Blantyre as follows:
BRANCH ACCOUNTANT
Job Title: Branch Accountant
Job Grade: MS4
Location: Blantyre
Responsible to : Branch Manager (MS3)
Responsible for : Assistant Accountant (MS6)
No. of Positions : One (1)
Purpose of the Job
To provide oversight of all accounting activities at branch level and support effective financial and inventory management operations.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensuring the availability and proper utilisation of warehouse accounting documents, including stock cards.
- Reporting warehouse accounting matters to the Branch Manager.
- Planning and coordinating training programmes for branch accounts staff.
- Supporting inventory management in accordance with established stock management principles.
- Preparing branch financial statements in accordance with accounting and statutory requirements.
- Supporting cash flow planning and management.
- Assisting in budget preparation and budgetary control.
- Ensuring compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Supervising branch accounts staff.
- Maintaining stock records and monitoring warehouse stock ledgers.
- Coordinating stock reviews and identifying obsolete and surplus inventory.
- Facilitating stock takes and inventory verification exercises.
- Advising relevant departments on slow- and fast-moving products.
- Supporting compliance with pharmaceutical storage requirements and satety standards.
- Performing any other duties assigned by the Branch Manager.
Job and Person Specifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from a recognised institution.
- Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or CPA.
- Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) or its equivalent.
Experience
- A minimum of five (5) years’ progressive experience in a busy accounting environment.
- Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM) is required.
Skills and Personal Attributes
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Team player with sound professional judgement.
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
Interested and qualifying individuals should submit applications and detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV). with at least three names of traceable referees. and copies of certificates. Applications in sealed envelopes, clearly marking ‘Name of the position being applied for’ should be sent to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Central Medical Stores Trust
Private Bag 55
Mzimba Drive
Lilongwe
Or to: vacancies@cmst.mw
Closing time and date for applications is Friday 4th September 2026
CMST is an equal opportunity employer and ladies are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted applicants will be acknowledged.
Vacancies also accessible on CMST Website: www.cmst.mw and Facebook Page: Central Medical Stores Trust Malawi