Branch Accountant (Entebbe Branch) job at Talis Consults
Website :
533 Days Ago
Linkedid Twitter Share on facebook

Vacancy title:
Branch Accountant (Entebbe Branch)

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

Jobs at:

Talis Consults

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, January 25 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Entebbe, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, January 22 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

Similar Jobs in Uganda
Learn more about Talis Consults
Talis Consults jobs in Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
Key Relationships: The Position works closely with both the Finance Manager (FM) and Branch Manager (BM) to ensure the growth of the Branch and its Clients.

Job Summary: To ensure and provide accurate and timely financial and statistical information required by management to make short-term and long-term decisions. To keep track and control of all income and expenditure, assets and obligations of the Branch as well as comply with all statutory requirements.

Core Responsibilities:
• Deputizing the Branch Manager.
• Book-keeping and primary accounting records and petty cash imprest management;
• Filing and coding of all vouchers/documents as per chart of accounts, including proper verification of receipts and payments to ensure accuracy of information;
• Ensuring proper classification of transactions as assets, liabilities, income and expenses, and must check on all entries entered in the system; to ascertain their genuineness, accuracy and who authorized them;
• Preparing of monthly and yearly reports of all Income and Expenditure results, trial balance extraction, bank reconciliation and income statements;
• Participating in external and internal audit matters;
• Stock taking of assets and maintaining of asset register;
• Meeting reporting requirements (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually) for both external and internal users;
• Monitoring the minimum and maximum cash levels on a day-to-day basis and;
• Handling any treasury related activities, and provide technical support in accounting for treasury related instruments, including Cash in Vault /treasury verification, receiving cash certificates and any other accounting requirements as deemed necessary.
• Regularly monitors that all expenditures are according to budget.
• Follow up on accountability for advances to staff and prepare an updated schedule
• Preparation of the monthly payroll information for the Branch staff, sharing with the FM in a timely manner.
• Ensure teller accounts are reconciled to zero and follow up on any shortages or overages.
• Prepare daily and monthly bank reconciliations for all bank accounts.

Personal Specifications:
Education & Certifications:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, commerce, economics, microfinance, development studies, business studies, international business, banking and finance, marketing, business computing/statistics, social sciences, social administration or any other relevant field.
• Partial or full professional qualification in CPA or ACCA.

Essential Knowledge & Experience:
• At least 1-2 years’ experience in a similar/related position.
• Ability to communicate fluently, having a cheerful disposition with clients at all times.
• Highly trustworthy individual.
• Be ready and able to work within a team.
• Ability to read, count, and write to accurately complete all documentation.
• Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job such as cash tills.
• Prior experience selling products and services is an added advantage.
• Excellent customer awareness and good emotional intelligence skills.
• Fluency in commonly used local languages in the EFL area of operation.

Other Required Skills & Competencies:
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Self-driven and result – oriented
• Remain flexible in order to adapt to changes in work environment.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Possess a work ethic that includes neatness, punctuality, attention to detail and accuracy.
• Basic computer skills, including e-mail, word processing and spreadsheets.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction with the clients and other staff.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All interested candidates should submit their cover letter and CV by email to humancapital@talisconsults.com , NOT later than Wednesday, January 24, 2024.


All Jobs

QUICK ALERT SUBSCRIPTION

Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Thursday, January 25 2024
Duty Station: Gulu
Posted: 22-01-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 22-01-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 22-01-2077
Apply Now

Caution: Never Pay Money in a Recruitment Process.

Some smart scams can trick you into paying for Psychometric Tests.