Job Title: Chief Accountant
Reports to: Executive and Finance Director, Financial Controller
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Us:
Our client, a transportation specialist company, capable of handling all forms of overland transportation requirements is seeking to recruit a result-driven and self-motivated candidate to fill the vacancy above.
Job Summary:
- The Chief Accountant will primarily ensure compliance with corporate, finance and accounting policies, business controls, procedures and reporting.
- He / She will also provide sound business decision-making support to other senior members of the organization through the accurate monitoring, reporting and analysing of financial results and projections
- The job holder will provide timely proactive financial evaluation, information and advice that enable the operations to develop and execute effective plans and take informed decisions
- The Accountant will interact with and provide support to operations department’s personnel to ensure seamless resolution of issues
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Preparing annual financial accounts, in compliance with local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Preparing monthly management accounts and reviewing support schedules.
- Monitoring and analysing financial reports and records and pro-actively identifying issues and initiating corrective actions where needed.
- Reconciling company assets and analysis of utilisation.
2. Monitoring and Controlling
- Preparation of debtor’s reports.
- Trucking income Variance analysis and explanations.
- Preparation of creditor’s reports
3. Internal Controls
- Controlling chart of accounts by monitoring access rights in the accounting system.
- Maintaining adequate systems of internal controls needed to safeguard assets, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with policies and procedures
4. Treasury Management
- Ensuring proper planning and management of loans by ensuring that interest and principal are properly recorded /accounted for and paid within the loan agreement.
- Negotiating exchange rates with various banks.
- Preparation of supplier payments and reconciliations.
5. Taxation and Statutory Returns
- Ensuring accurate calculation, payment and submission of company statutory deductions in a timely manner and as per the relevant legislation.
- Ensuring withholding tax is properly calculated and remitted on behalf of third parties.
- Coordinating, preparing and submitting statutory returns and payments.
- Managing and reviewing audits of VAT returns and subsequent refund claims from URA as per the VAT Act.
6. People and Relationship Management
- Exercising sound management and leadership skills and principles.
- Ensuring a strong focus on people development and continuously developing potential of staff through training and mentoring.
- Monitoring the productivity and effectiveness of direct reports.
- Keeping staff informed and assisting them when required.
- Developing and maintaining liaison with tax advisors and URA officials.
- Providing internal and external auditors with all assistance as required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- An undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance; A qualified [full/part] accountant with CPA or ACCA professional qualifications
- Strong business acumen,
- Strong analytical and numerical skills.
- A high level of integrity and reliability
- Ability to work and deliver under pressure
- A minimum of three years’ experience
Personal Competencies:
- Communication Skills;
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Team work;
- Good interpersonal skills. A team player with strong attention to detail and follow up.
- A self-motivated, highly energetic and innovative individual. Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
- Computer literacy including knowledge of QuickBooks and an ERP accounting software is essential.
- Planning and Organizing;
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Strong problem solving skills with a proactive and innovating approach to work.
- A high level of integrity and reliability.
- Travel to corporate headquarters will be required from time to time.
How to apply:
All interested applicants must abide by these instructions and failure could result into disqualification.
- Write an Application letter and CV/Resume.
- Merge these two documents into one document in either word or PDF format.
- Do not attach or send any scanned documents. These are sometimes too large for our inbox.
- Submit your application online, please click “Apply to Position“
- Only successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please contact our offices directly.
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