Senior Accountant Financial Reporting Job Opportunity – Stanbic Bank

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Job Title:          Senior Accountant-Financial Reporting
Organisation: Stanbic Bank
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Job ID: 26441
About US:
Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of Stanbic Africa Holdings
Limited which is in turn owned by Standard Bank Group Limited (“the Group”),
Africa’s leading banking and financial services group. The Standard Bank Group
is the leading banking group focused on emerging markets. It is the largest African
banking group ranked by assets and earnings. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited is the
largest bank in Uganda by assets and market capitalization. It offers a full
range of banking services through two business units; Personal and Business
Banking (PBB), and Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB).
Job Summary: The Senior
Accountant-Financial Reporting will support Stanbic Bank by driving the overall
integrity and accuracy of the General Ledger as a basis for the preparation of
financial and management reports. The incumbent will ensure appropriate
financial controls are implemented across the bank to support integrity of the
General ledger. The jobholder will also be tasked with the preparation of Internal financial control reports
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:   
  • The Senior Accountant-Financial Reporting
    will be Stanbic Bank’s key custodian of the General Ledger, Chart of
    Accounts, and the repository for all Financial and Management information
    for the Bank.
  • Tasked with monitoring all internal
    balance sheet account movements and ensuring that they reflect the correct
    balances and all relevant account reconciliations are performed and
    corrective actions taken timeously.
  • In charge of reviewing of monthly general
    ledger reconciliations to ensure that outstanding items are timeously
    cleared, resultant entries processed and the amounts reflected in the
    general ledger appropriately supported.
  • Keenly review of suspense accounts to
    ensure that these are cleared daily.
  • Perform regular reviews on all units
    conducting reconciliation and drive corrective actions were gaps are
    noted.
  • Support the full substantiation of the
    total balance sheet.
  • Co-ordinate all Internal Financial Control
    (IFC) and Balance sheet substantiation (BSS) reporting.
  • Ensure monthly Value at Risk (VaR)
    assessments are performed on all balance sheet accounts in the bank and
    recommend appropriate provisioning requirements.
  • The Senior Accountant-Financial Reporting will
    also be posting journals into the system.



  • Tasked with the preparation of requisite
    schedules for the annual audit
  • Ensure maintenance of and adherence to
    Group and SBUL accounting policies and procedures.
  • Provision of Technical Advice and
    Accounting support to other Functional Units
  • Playing a leading role in coaching and
    developing his/her team
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Stanbic Bank Senior
    Accountant-Financial Reporting job 
    opportunity should hold a B.Com (Accounting/Finance).
  • Professional ACCA qualification
  • At least two years experience.
  • In depth understanding of International
    Financial Reporting Standards.
  • Computer literacy skills and knowledge of
    personal computers and software packages such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS
    PowerPoint, MS Access & SAP.
  • Working knowledge of Bankmaster and
    Branchpower is added advantage.
  • Good communication and presentation skills
    at a senior level
  • Ability to work under pressure to meet
    tight deadlines.
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join the one of Africa’s biggest Banking
Groups, Stanbic Bank in the aforementioned capacity are encouraged to Apply
Online by visiting Link below.
Deadline: 1st September
2017
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