Accountant Job at Unfiltered Pathways - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
Accountant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

Unfiltered Pathways

Deadline of this Job:
31 August 2021  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
OVERALL JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for day-to-day accounting operations in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Finance department with objective of maintaining sound financials.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
• Degree in Business/Accounting
• Proven working experience as Accountant
• Thorough knowledge of accounting and finance principles and procedures
• Fully Qualified CPA or ACCA
• Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail under tight deadlines
• Capacity to use own initiative
• Strong analytical and financial reporting/modelling skills
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork
• Strong ethics and personal integrity

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
• Ensure any adverse audit findings are actioned appropriately.
• Maintain up to date reconciled GLs and related financial discrepancies.
• Timely & Accurate preparation and submission of Statutory returns i.e. NSSF, VAT, WHT
• Produce error-free accounting reports
• Support month-end and year-end close process

SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
• Manage all accounting operations based on accounting principles and in compliance with internal SOPs
• Prepare asset, liability and capital account entries by compiling and analysing account information
• Conduct month-end and year-end close process on time
• Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Review and authorisation of Payments to suppliers
• Processes company’s payroll every pay period.
• Plan and execute programs for the systematic and timely follow-up and collection of Accounts Receivable
• Monitor and react appropriately to assigned accounts requiring individual attention and special credit arrangements
• Conduct collection calls as needed and ensure timely submission of invoices
• Performs credit investigations and resolve discrepancies identified in revenue reconciliations
• Creation and analysis of Accounts Receivable reports and timely reconciliations inn accordance with established procedures
• Follow up and ensure that allocations have been made and are in your custody for all authorised requisitions in a timely manner.
• Receive communication/ instructions from your supervisor(s) on cheque writing process – ensuring accuracy, timely follow up and in accordance with finance guidelines. Ensure all cheques are signed by authorised signatories. Issue authorised cheques according to the supervisor’s instructions.
• To ensure that the cheque payment vouchers and stubs are duly completed, authorised and purpose of payment clearly indicated before cheque disbursement/issued.
• To post all issued cheques into the system ensuring that expenses are posted to the right accounts in the system. Stamp all posted vouchers with the POSTED stamp
• Update the System with daily exchange rates for all functional currencies for RHMH.
• Verify daily collection reports both day and night and post any excesses or shortages into the system.
• Organise collections for banking on a daily basis.
• Receive day collections from cashiers and take it to the safe.
• To accurately disburse the allocations according to the authorised requisitions and in accordance with agreed financial documentation, signing & authorisation of petty cash vouchers, receipts e. t .c
• To ensure that there is a clear description of expenses on the petty cash voucher before disbursement. Verify attach receipts and other supporting documents to the payment voucher
• Prepare, examine, and analyse accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
• Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports Develop, maintain, and analyse budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
• Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel and direct their work activities.
• Support internal and external auditing services for business
• Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information
• Secure financial information by completing database backups
• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8


Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
To apply for this job email your details to hr@unfilteredpathways.com 


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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 31 August 2021
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 17-08-2021
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 17-08-2021
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 17-08-2065
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