Job Title: Financial Reporting Accountant
Organization: PostBank
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Manager
Finance
Finance
About US:
PostBank Uganda
Ltd is a government owned bank regulated by the Bank of Uganda under the
Financial Institutions Act, 2004. The bank focuses on the mass market with
operations spread across the country.
Ltd is a government owned bank regulated by the Bank of Uganda under the
Financial Institutions Act, 2004. The bank focuses on the mass market with
operations spread across the country.
Job Summary: The Financial Reporting Accountant will
support the Bank through ensuring the overall integrity and accuracy of the
general ledger and preparation of financial and management reports.
support the Bank through ensuring the overall integrity and accuracy of the
general ledger and preparation of financial and management reports.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
The incumbent will ensure that all internal and external
reporting requirements are met, including preparation of monthly and quarterly
accounts, quarterly press release & statutory annual financial statements.
The incumbent will ensure that all internal and external
reporting requirements are met, including preparation of monthly and quarterly
accounts, quarterly press release & statutory annual financial statements.
·
Act as the custodian of the general ledger, chart of
accounts & the repository for all Financial & management information
for the Bank.
Act as the custodian of the general ledger, chart of
accounts & the repository for all Financial & management information
for the Bank.
·
In charge of monitoring all balance sheet and income
statement account movements and ensuring that they reflect the correct balances
and all relevant account reconciliations are performed and corrective actions
taken.
In charge of monitoring all balance sheet and income
statement account movements and ensuring that they reflect the correct balances
and all relevant account reconciliations are performed and corrective actions
taken.
·
Responsible for the preparation of monthly general ledger
reconciliations
Responsible for the preparation of monthly general ledger
reconciliations
·
Reconciliation of suspense accounts to ensure that
they are cleared daily.
Reconciliation of suspense accounts to ensure that
they are cleared daily.
·
Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring that
amounts ultimately recorded in the general ledger are correct.
Maintain the fixed asset register, ensuring that
amounts ultimately recorded in the general ledger are correct.
·
Perform detailed review & analysis of the trial
balance to confirm the integrity of reported results.
Perform detailed review & analysis of the trial
balance to confirm the integrity of reported results.
·
Capturing all journals in the Systems.
Capturing all journals in the Systems.
·
Preparation of requisite schedules for the annual
audit.
Preparation of requisite schedules for the annual
audit.
·
Ensure maintenances of and adherence to PBU
accounting policies and Procedures.
Ensure maintenances of and adherence to PBU
accounting policies and Procedures.
·
Managing bank reconciliation
Managing bank reconciliation
·
Perform any other duties as may be assigned from
time to time.
Perform any other duties as may be assigned from
time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration/ Commerce (Accounting option).
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
degree in Business Administration/ Commerce (Accounting option).
·
Possession of professional qualification in ACCA or
CPA is a MUST
Possession of professional qualification in ACCA or
CPA is a MUST
·
A minimum of three to five years’ experience in Finance
in a Financial Institution.
A minimum of three to five years’ experience in Finance
in a Financial Institution.
·
Ability to think critically, analyse problems and
make I sound decisions.
Ability to think critically, analyse problems and
make I sound decisions.
·
Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
·
Computer literacy and familiarity with the
Microsoft, Excel and suite applications.
Computer literacy and familiarity with the
Microsoft, Excel and suite applications.
·
Age: Between 26-35
years
Age: Between 26-35
years
How to Apply:
All candidates
should send their applications which must include a detailed CV, certified
copies of certificates and testimonials, applicant’s address and daytime
telephone contact and postal/ email address and daytime telephone contact of three
referees of good standing in society. Send the applications to:
should send their applications which must include a detailed CV, certified
copies of certificates and testimonials, applicant’s address and daytime
telephone contact and postal/ email address and daytime telephone contact of three
referees of good standing in society. Send the applications to:
Head of Human
Resources,
Resources,
PostBank Uganda
Limited,
Limited,
Plot 4/6
Nkrumah Road,
Nkrumah Road,
P.O. Box 7189, Kampala
(U).
(U).
Deadline: Monday, 12th October 2015 by
5.00 pm.
5.00 pm.
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