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Job Title:     Bookkeeper/Admin  
Organisation: Sseko Designs Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Operations Manager
About SSEKO Designs:
Sseko
Designs is an ethical fashion brand that hires high potential women in Uganda
to make sandals to enable them to earn money through dignified employment that
will go directly towards their college educations and ensure they will continue
pursuing their dreams. We currently employ 30 women in Uganda from all walks of
life. We believe that every woman has a dream. When she is given the
opportunity to pursue those dreams, we are collectively walking towards a
brighter and more just and beautiful world.
Job Summary: The incumbent will serve as the financial
bookkeeper whose primary role is to keep an official track of company spending
so when it comes to filing accounts there is an accurate trail of all the
outgoings. As an administrator, you will ensure the office operates smoothly.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
  • Verifying accuracy of expense reports and
    recording expenditures in financial records
  • In charge of preparing income statement,
    balance sheet, and cash flow statement monthly
  • Carry out a monthly reconciliation 0f every
    bank account
  • Calculate inventory used and costs of goods
    sold monthly
  • Provide information to the external
    accountant who verifies controls were performed and reviews financial
    statements
  • Assemble information for external auditors
    for the annual audit
  • Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
    to keep receipts and expense records
  • Prepare invoices and shipping documentation
    for the exports
  • File VAT & PAYE monthly
  • Provide clerical and administrative support
    to management as requested
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  
  • The applicants for the Bookkeeper/Admin should
    possess an Associate or bachelor degree in accounting
  • A minimum of two years’ experience performing
    bookkeeping services
  • Previous experience in a manufacturing
    setting highly preferred
  • Preference will be given to candidates with
    experience working with QuickBooks
  • Languages: Fluency in English, (both oral and
    written) is required.     
Personal Competencies:
  • Professionalism: Demonstrated ability to provide
    technical advice in a broad range of financial and administrative areas to
    senior managers. Shows pride in work and in achievements; is conscientious
    and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving
    results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows
    persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges and remains
    calm in stressful situations; 
  • Planning & Organizing:
    Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies;
    identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as
    required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for
    completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when
    planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time
    efficiently.
  • Leadership – Serves as a role model that other
    people want to follow: empowers others to translate vision into results;
    is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives;
    establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to
    understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by
    pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements;
    does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular
    stands.
How to Apply:  
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their your soft copy
applications and CVs to apaulus@ssekodesigns.com
Deadline:  Friday, 1st July 2016
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