Accountant job at Uganda Post Limited
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Vacancy title:
Accountant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Uganda Post Limited

Deadline of this Job:
31 October 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Accountant (01 position)
Main Purpose Of The Job

Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, and other financial activities within Uganda Post Limited.

Duties and Responsibilities
1. Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
2. Maintain accurate, up to date financial records and UPL accounting systems.
3. Support the development of the unit‘s annual budgets in line with UPL policies, guidelines, and requirements.
4. Plan, issue out items and maintain levels of stores, arrangement, monitor and keep up-to-date stores records.
5. Analyze, monitor and reconcile financial records, in line with UPL policies, International Accounting Standards, statutory requirements and best practices.
6. Attend to the needs of internal and external auditors and implement recommendations in line with Financial Policies and Procedures Manual.
7. Prepare the monthly payroll in consultation with the HR Unit, print and seek approval and ensure completeness and timely submission of statutory deductions to the relevant authorities.
8. Provide technical support and explain, guide budget holders in the application of budget guidelines in their annual budgeting process.
9. Prepare monthly Revenue Reconciliation Reports to management, showing collections and banking per station.
10. Update and maintain all stock records according to policy guidelines and verify to ensure transactions are properly recorded and data is entered into the system.
11. Verify the stock balances and initiate the order process, fill a procurement request form, forward for approval.

Person Specification
Required Minimum Qualifications

1. An honours Bachelor’s degree (Honors) in Commerce, Business Administration, Financial Management or Accounting from a recognized institution of higher learning.
2. Level two of Professional accounting qualification in CPA, ACCA, or CISA.

Minimum Experience
• Minimum of four (04) years’ working experience in accounting and finance in a reputable organization; two (02) of which MUST have been at Assistant Accountant Level.

Competencies
1. Communication and interpersonal skills
2. Analytical skills
3. Flexible and willing to work for long hours
4. Computer literate

Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested candidates should send their application i.e. cover letter, CV, and copies of academic documents to careers@ugapost.co.ug in one PDF document; to reach the address below not later than 31st October 2022 at 5pm. Please put the job you are applying for as the Subject (Strictly).
The Head, Department of Human Resource and Administration
Posta Uganda
P. O. Box 7106
Kampala, Uganda

Note: Do Not Hand Deliver Your Application.


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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 31 October 2022
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 19-10-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 19-10-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 19-10-2065
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