Job Title: Financial Accountant
Organisation: Britam Insurance
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Operations
Manager
Manager
About Britam:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it
valuable client, Britam Insurance Uganda is Britam is a leading diversified
financial services group, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The group
has interests across the Eastern Africa region. The company offers a wide range
of financial products and services in Insurance, Asset management, Banking and
Property.
valuable client, Britam Insurance Uganda is Britam is a leading diversified
financial services group, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The group
has interests across the Eastern Africa region. The company offers a wide range
of financial products and services in Insurance, Asset management, Banking and
Property.
Job Summary: The Financial
Accountant will mainly be responsible for ensuring the organization has sound
financial management processes and procedures in place and the administration
function of the Office.
Accountant will mainly be responsible for ensuring the organization has sound
financial management processes and procedures in place and the administration
function of the Office.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
·
Make sure that proper books of accounts are
maintained to satisfy legal and internal requirements;
Make sure that proper books of accounts are
maintained to satisfy legal and internal requirements;
·
Submit timely and accurate monthly financial and
accounting information to management;
Submit timely and accurate monthly financial and
accounting information to management;
·
Prepare year end accounts and ensure that the
year-end audit exercise progresses smoothly;
Prepare year end accounts and ensure that the
year-end audit exercise progresses smoothly;
·
Develop, enhance and implement sound accounting
and operating procedures including sound internal controls and ensure adherence
to company policies;
Develop, enhance and implement sound accounting
and operating procedures including sound internal controls and ensure adherence
to company policies;
·
Prepare and compile company budgets and control
costs in line with the approved budgets;
Prepare and compile company budgets and control
costs in line with the approved budgets;
·
Guide and offer leadership to the team and
manage performance;
Guide and offer leadership to the team and
manage performance;
·
Responsible for treasury management including
cash flow management and allocation of funds in accordance to the various competing
priorities;
Responsible for treasury management including
cash flow management and allocation of funds in accordance to the various competing
priorities;
·
Ensure premiums received are correctly allocated
to policies and action taken on the issue arising there from resolution of the
suspense and data issues;
Ensure premiums received are correctly allocated
to policies and action taken on the issue arising there from resolution of the
suspense and data issues;
·
Prepare and submit various statutory returns,
e.g. to The Commissioner of Insurance;
Prepare and submit various statutory returns,
e.g. to The Commissioner of Insurance;
·
Drive 100% continuous Statutory and Legal
compliance of the company;
Drive 100% continuous Statutory and Legal
compliance of the company;
·
Ensure that the back office is running
efficiently managing procurement and other areas;
Ensure that the back office is running
efficiently managing procurement and other areas;
·
Perform any other duties as required.
Perform any other duties as required.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The applicant should possess a Bachelor of
Commerce (Accounting) or its equivalent degree;
The applicant should possess a Bachelor of
Commerce (Accounting) or its equivalent degree;
·
Be a Qualified Accountant;
Be a Qualified Accountant;
·
At least six years’ professional experience in a
professional firm or a financial related organization;
At least six years’ professional experience in a
professional firm or a financial related organization;
·
Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to
work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment;
Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to
work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment;
·
Strong team player with excellent leadership
skills;
Strong team player with excellent leadership
skills;
·
High degree of personal integrity;
High degree of personal integrity;
·
Attentive to detail and analytical;
Attentive to detail and analytical;
·
Possess the ability to work in a fast paced and
highly entrepreneurial environment;
Possess the ability to work in a fast paced and
highly entrepreneurial environment;
·
Excellent written and verbal communication
skills including note taking and summarizing skills and the ability to
communicate well at all levels in a clear, appropriate and timely manner;
Excellent written and verbal communication
skills including note taking and summarizing skills and the ability to
communicate well at all levels in a clear, appropriate and timely manner;
·
Customer focus and orientation.
Customer focus and orientation.
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.
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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