Accountant job at Kerry
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Vacancy title:
Accountant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Consulting , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Kerry

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 28 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Uganda, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 14 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
About Kerry
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role
This role will ensure financial records of the Company are accurately and timely prepared working in liaison with Kerry shared services teams, group teams and other site colleagues. The roles will also be responsible in ensuring tax and internal control compliance.

Key responsibilities
General Ledger Accounting
• Ensure timely and accurate recording of the company’s financial transactions.
• Ensure production and review of monthly Management accounts and associated reconciliations within the specified monthly deadlines.
• Ensure accurate maintenance of the company’s General Ledgers
• Liaise with external auditors and submitting request documents during audit
• Maintain fixed assets register and reconcile to General Ledger control account
• Perform timely balance sheet reconciliation and ensure any exception and aged items are cleared
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Compliance Lead from time to time.

Account Payables
• Receive invoices all invoices and ensure timely and accurate recording
• Match invoices to approved PO or requests
• Process invoices in accounting system
• Prepare payment schedules and obtain payment approval
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve and issues

Accounts Receivables
• Follow up customers for payments
• Raise credit/debit notes on proper approval
• Prepare customer statements and resolve and issues
• Receive and allocate all customer payments

Banking and Treasury
• Administration of Petty cash.
• Liaise with the company Bankers on a regular basis.
• Perform periodic bank/Cash reconciliations
• Timely processing of payments

Tax and Compliance
• Prepare all tax returns for review and ensure timely submission
• Ensure timely processing of direct and indirect tax payments
• Liaise with revenue authorities on queries, audits etc
• Ensure tax compliance and periodic follow up of tax clearance certificate
• Ensure all tax accounts are fully reconciled.

Compliance
• Ensure full compliance will all Kerry standard processes and procedures
• Ensure compliance with country legal and regulatory requirements

Adhoc
• Responsible for departments filing
• Support Product/Process costing - ensuring that yields, labor and direct overhead standards reflect the true cost of manufacture.
• Support in preparation of KPI reports for the site
• Support Inventory control - including stock take, stock reconciliation and inventory valuation is aligned to Kerry’s Inventory Policy.

Qualifications and skills
• Fully qualified accountant with minimum 3Years post qualification experience working in a busy accounting department
• Registered with relevant accounting body ie. CPA(K), ACCA, CPA(R), CPA(U), NBAA .
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and Accounting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance/Accounting
• Highly proficient in advanced excel




Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 28 June 2024
Duty Station: Uganda
Posted: 14-06-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 14-06-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 14-06-2068
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