Vacancy title:
Finance Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Accounting, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Viya Health Enterprises SMC Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, April 29 2025

Duty Station:
P. O. Box 8082, Nakawa Business Park, Block B, 6th Floor, | Nakawa | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Overview:
The Finance Officer will serve as a crucial liaison and coordinator between the client organization and an external service provider. This role involves comprehensive oversight of various financial and accounting functions performed by the service provider. Reporting
directly to the Regional Staff Accountant within the organization, the Finance Officer will ensure seamless financial operations.

Key Responsibilities:
 Inventory:
 Coordinate the setup of sites and items, adjustment of quantities on hand, assembly building, and inventory transfers between sites.
 Oversee the recording of item receipts.
 Participate in monthly stock counts and ensure accuracy of the stock as reflected in the balance sheet
 Accounts Payable (AP) Oversight:
 Monitor the entry of vendor bills.
 Gathering and verifying invoices for appropriate documentation prior to payment
 Participating in development, review and implementation of the payable policies and procedures in line with best practices and industry trends
 Ensure statutory payments such as NSSF are submitted on time.
 Accounts Receivable (AR) Oversight:
 Manage the setup of customers and price lists.
 Quick and proper allocation of customer receipts into customer accounts maintaining a clean aging statement by customer.
 Help reconcile customer accounts and resolve discrepancies and facilitate collections from overdue accounts.
 Supervise the receipt of customer payments and their application to invoices.
 Banking Operations:
 Coordinate the payment of vendor bills and payment booking on online banking platforms.
 Oversee the recording of deposits and fund transfers between bank accounts.
 Bank Reconciliation:
 Supervise the reconciliation of bank accounts.
 Accounting Management:
 Oversee the setup of accounts and classes.
 Supervise the recording of journal entries.
 Audit Planning and Coordination
 Collaborate with external audit firms to plan and schedule audit activities.
 Coordinate audit timelines and deliverables, liaising with various departments.

Qualifications and Experience:
1. Educational Background:
 Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is required.

2. Professional Experience:
 Experience in coordinating financial and accounting functions.
 Minimum of 5 year of experience in a for-profit organization

3. Service Management:
 Familiarity with outsourced service management.

4. Communication Skills:
 Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

5. Technical Proficiency:
 Proficient in relevant financial software and tools.
 Experience with QuickBooks Enterprise Edition.

6. Certification:
 CPA is highly desirable

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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