Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, July 23 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
Description of the purpose of the job
To manage suppliers’ payment process to ensure the Company gets favourable credit terms and continuous supply of goods and services. Also manage the company’s accounts payable ledgers and the proper accounting of expenditure in compliance with sound accounting principles and company policies

Key Responsibilities:
Brief description of duties or the responsibilities for the job
• Ensuring prompt payment of staff expense claims;
• maintaining good relationship with suppliers by advising them on their status of payment and resolving all the disputes
• Maintaining appropriate contacts and communication with all suppliers;
• Monthly reconciliation of all creditors accounts to individual supplier statements;
• Follow up and resolution of supplier queries and complaints;
• Processing of all payments into the general ledger;
• Preparing weekly, monthly and quarterly cash flow projections indicating how much will be paid out to assist in cash planning purposes for decision making on optimal utilization of funds in investment and borrowing.
• Ensuring compliance with Various Tax Authorities requirements and law on all payments made for both local and international suppliers.
• To ensure all the statutory, regulatory, leases and loans are paid by their due dates to avoid defaulting and being charged interest and penalties
• Working with the Internal Audit team to ensure that sound internal controls are established and adhered to.

CONTACTS/LAISE WITH THE FOLLOWING OFFICES:
Internally
• All UEGCL staff
Externally
• All UEGCL stakeholders

Education and Professional Requirements:
The minimum education level required to perform this job.
• A upper second honour’s Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business Administration (Accounting Option) or Accounting and Finance.
• Part qualification of ACCA or CPA is a must.

Related Job Experience/Qualification:
The Experience required to perform this job.
• A minimum of three (3) years’ experience at similar level;
• Experience in project management of electricity power generation and complex infrastructure projects is added advantage.

Additional Skills:
In addition to the experience and educational requirements listed above
• Reasonable understanding of International financial reporting standards - IFRS.
• Good experience in using computerized accounting software
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Good communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and high level of integrity
• Computer literacy

Additional Information
The position involves making timely decision under pressure and also involves high level of integrity, due care and caution


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested persons with requisite qualifications are invited to address their applications with copies of certified academic documents professional qualifications and detailed Curriculum Vitae indicating two referees and their full addresses to:
The Chief Human Resource Officer
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited
00000 UECCL
Bukoto
P.O. Box 75831, Kampala.
Applications should be submitted electronically as one attachment only in portable documents format (pdf) indicating the position applied for in the subject line to email address: jobs@uegel.go.ug 
Please note:
a) Only on-line applications will be considered.
b) Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
c) Shortlisted candidates will be required to present
original copies of certified academic documents during interviews
d) Applications without authentic academic transcripts will not be considered.
e) Contracts shall be issued in line with the Ministry of Public Service guidelines
UEGCL offers equal opportunities for both male and female applicants.
The deadline for submission of applications is August 2023 For any inquiries please contact the Human Resource team on email: jobs@uegel.go.ug  or
Phone: +256312 372165


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