Entry Level Bookkeeper Jobs – Amatheon Agri

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Job Title:     Bookkeeper
Organisation: Amatheon Agri
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Head of Quality Assurance
About US:
Amatheon
Agri Holding N.V. is a German based agribusiness and food company developing
and operating sustainable businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa. Amatheon Agri
Uganda Ltd. was established in 2013 and is successfully expanding its large
scale farming operations within Nwoya District. The objective of the Outgrower
Business Model is to create a business partnership between us as a large-scale
agribusiness and small-scale producers surrounding our operations. We aim to
reach this goal by providing agricultural and business educational training, a
market for inputs and outputs as well as access to capital.
Job Summary: The Bookkeeper will be responsible for the creation
of financial transactions including posting information to accounting journals
from such source documents as invoices to customers, cash receipts, and
supplier invoices. The bookkeeper also reconciles accounts to ensure their
accuracy.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The incumbent will receive cash from the
    finance office and pay customers
  • Pay supplier invoices in a timely manner 
  • Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
    in the office
  • Maintain the chart of accounts 
  • Carry out periodic reconciliations of all
    accounts to ensure their accuracy 
  • Maintain the petty cash fund to pay suppliers
  • The incumbent will calculate variances from
    the budget and report significant issues to management
  • Pay any debt as it comes due for payment
  • Keenly monitor debt levels and compliance
    with debt covenants
  • Issue invoices to customers 
  • Ensure that receivables are collected
    promptly
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
 
  • The applicant should at least hold a bachelor’s
    degree in accounting or business administration, or its equivalent
  • At least two years’ experience in a busy
    finance department.
  • Broad working knowledge of bookkeeping and
    generally accepted accounting principles. 
  • Computer literacy skills i.e. Ms Word, Excel,
    Financial packages and Internet
  • Excellent grasp of the English language:
    verbal and written.
  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to
    pre-empt and resolve mathematical problems. Excellent communication and
    relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and
    work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume
and salary expectations to career.aau@amatheon-agri.com
Deadline: 27th April 2016
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