Finance Careers – Accounts Assistant at NFT Consult

Job Title: Accounts
Assistant
Organisation: NFT
Consult
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About NFT:
NFT Human Resource Solutions are customer
tailored per industry requirements and are geared towards increased cost
savings, process improvement leading to improved efficiency and effectiveness
yet simultaneously strengthening quality and control of resources.
Job Summary: The Accounts Assistant performs a variety of accounting duties and
responsibilities related to the payment and receipt of money; computes,
classifies, records, and reconciles transactions into the organization’s
financial accounting systems. Checks transactions to locate and resolve
discrepancies. Applies a working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations
and policies governing the business.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Accurately reconcile
    & generate customer & supplier statements from the accounting
    system.
  • Accurately post customer
    and supplier payments in the financial accounting software i.e. payments
    from clients, payments to suppliers, advance recoveries and bounced
    salaries.
  • Co-ordinate with the
    respective client partners to make collections from customers and send
    monthly customer and supplier account statements.
  • Processing and submitting
    customer and supplier ageing reports to the respective teams every
    beginning of week.
  • Accurately enter payroll
    payment vouchers into the financial accounting system immediately
    following authorization.
  • Prepare invoices to
    clients by the 5th of every month and ensure timely delivery to clients.
  • Processing the bank
    correspondence in regards to invoice discounting, following up un-cleared
    payments, un-identified credits etc.
  • Bank reconciliations by
    every 5th of the subsequent month.
  • Work closely with the
    payroll administrator to reconcile & remit the monthly NSSF, PAYE
    & WHT On payroll and supplier Invoices by the 10th of every month.
  • Reconcile WHT on customer
    invoices versus received payments and follow up with clients to obtain
    withholding tax certificates.
  • Updates the DCP.
  • Assist with preparing
    working papers for audits.
  • Acts as stand-in for
    Treasury Assistant in their absence.
  • Assist with inquiries in
    the absence of the financial accountant.
  • Record, classify, and
    summarize accounting transactions.
  • Compile various
    documents, verify their accuracy, and authorize payments in accordance
    with established procedures.
  • Keenly assemble documents
    for computer input, verifying accuracy of itemized charges, account
    numbers, and total costs.
  • Assist with entering
    collections from debtors and payments to creditors.
  • Periodically update all
    payroll accounts in Pastel Evolution.
  • Select correct accounts;
    posts, verify, and balances debit and credit entries.
  • Intuitively reconcile
    accounts and assist in the compilation of accurate financial reports.
  • Apply a working knowledge
    of applicable laws and regulations; verify documents for completeness and
    compliance with government and private agencies.
  • Maintain accounting records
    through filing, retrieval, retention, storage, compilation, coding,
    updating, and purging.
  • Quickly respond to relevant
    inquiries. Check accounting transactions to locate and resolve
    discrepancies.
  • Use various accounting applications,
    such as MS Excel and Pastel Evolution, assemble, manipulate and/or format
    data and/or reports.
  • Perform any other duties
    assigned by the management team.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must
    hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance or related field.
  • Highly proficient in
    Pastel Evolution or related accounting software package, plus experience
    in using Microsoft windows and office applications including word excel
    and power point.
  • High degree of personal
    integrity is a MUST as this role involves handling cash and confidential
    company information.
  • High levels of
    commitment, energy and flexibility.
  • Excellent time management
    is key to this role as there are so many tasks to juggle and deadlines to
    meet.
  • Individual has to be
    detail oriented as there are several spread sheets used in compiling and
    manipulation of data.
  • Excellent oral and
    written communication skills
  • Good negotiation skills
  • Quick decision making
  • Works well independently
    without waiting for direction.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web
link below and create a profile on the NFT Consult website by entering their
e-mail addresses. Please visit web link below and click Apply now if convinced
you have the job requirements. The applications/CVs should be prepared in
English and submitted in either MS Word or PDF format will be considered.

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