Accounts Officer job at Africa Safari Trips
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Vacancy title:
Accounts Officer

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Hospitality, and Tourism , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Africa Safari Trips

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, February 12 2025 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Entebbe, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 23 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
About Africa Safari Trips
Africa Safari Trips is a tour and travel company duly registered in Uganda under the Companies Act. The Company provides travel and tourism–related services to the general public and works with its suppliers and partners to offer different kinds of traveling packages for each destination for both local and international tourists. We are recruiting a result-oriented Accounts Officer to join our fast-growing company.

Responsibilities
• Post and manage sales invoices for clients, ensuring accuracy.
• Assist with posting supplier invoices and expenses, including accommodations, meals, transport, fuel, park fees, activities, and flights.
• Request supplier statements and reconcile accounts payable monthly, ensuring Accurate Trade Payable Reports.
• Track vehicle costs and maintain accurate fuel mile age reports per vehicle 5. Upload and organize invoice copies in Quick Books for efficient documentation.
• Responsible for reconciliation of MOMO transactions and weekly match balances with Quick Books.
• Monitor and place weekly Mobile money transactions in QuickBooks and provides monthly reporting to the director
• Monitor staff imprest, ensuring monthly retirement with original receipts.
• Prepare and process payment vouchers weekly, ensuring compliance with tax and payment documentation standards.
• Is responsible for stock reconciliation and update inventory in coordination with HR, ensuring accurate stock records
• Take responsibility for approval of requisition forms under xxxx and ask for approval in regards to amounts beyond this limit to the Director
• Work closely with drivers to reconcile receipts with itineraries for accurate expense tracking.
• Liaise with suppliers to request formal tax invoices and ensure they are filed with Payment vouchers.
• Ensure timely follow-up on supplier payments and distribution of proof of payment to suppliers.
• Give feedback if there are recurring problems or when (accounting) procedures are not followed by other team members
• Takes action in the event of (financial) irregularities, informs and advises the operations team leader and the director if necessary.
• Oversees inventory reconciliation in coordination with HR, ensuring accurate inventory records and timely purchase of needed goods
• Request quotations, negotiate the best rates and assess received quotes and stock for completeness

Required education
• Bachelor's Degree in Bachelor of Commerce- Accounting or Finance Option CPA Certification is a must

Knowledge.
• Minimum three (4) years of experience in a tour operations company or hospitality and preferably 2 years in a mid-level management
• Experience in Quick books, EFRIS and other accounting system is an added advantage.
• Best Accounting Practices
• Financial reporting analysis
• Cash flow management
• Stock management and best inventory practices
• Accounting software


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 48

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: 12 February 2025
Duty Station: Entebbe
Posted: 23-01-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 23-01-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 23-01-2068
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