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Job Title:            Assistant Manager General
Ledger and asset Control

Organisation:
Movit Products Ltd

Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to:        The
Head of Finance

About us:

Movit Products
Ltd is a Ugandan personal care company based in Kampala, manufacturing personal
care products. Its brands include Movit, Radiant, Baby Junior, Skin Guard, Pine
and NAN. The company was founded in 1997, by Simpson Birungi as a makeshift
workshop in Namasuba, Wakiso District. In 1999 the first Movit product, Herbal
Baby Jelly, was put on the market.Over the years, Movit, the company’s flagship
name, has grown into one of Uganda’s top cosmetics brands with distribution
links in both East Africa and the COMESA regions. Other known products from
Movit include the Body Milk Lotion, Junior Petroleum Jelly, Movit No base
Relaxer and many more.

Job Summary: The Assistant Manager
General Ledger and asset Control will be responsible for managing the general
ledger, fixed asset control, cost accounting, reconciliation of financial
statements and accounts to ensure data accuracy.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

·      
Maintain the chart of accounts and ensure that
it is aligned with the finance accounting manual and international financial
reporting standards.

·      
Manage alignment of all cost centers and perform
periodical review of the relevance of cost centers and ledger accounts.

·      
Perform period end closure activities and
reconciliations as per the financial policies and procedures manual.

·      
Perform accounting analysis for cash accruals,
accounts payable, accounts receivables and reconciliations to ensure compliance
with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP.)

·      
Create and monitor a system of controls,
procedures and forms for the recording of fixed assets Manage the fixed assets
register and ensure all costs are appropriately allocated in line with the
international financial reporting standards.

·      
Conduct periodic impairment reviews of assets as
well as physical verification of fixed assets. Reconcile general ledger
accounts and ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures.

·      
Lead the periodical reviews of internal controls
and raise any discrepancies with Head of Finance and Chief Finance Officer and
develop recommends and updates to accounting policies

·      
Oversee the cost accounting and inventory
function and ensure compliance with the Financial Policies Procedures Manual.

·      
Support the auditors in conducting internal and
external audits Participate in business unit and organization wide programs
initiatives to support the effective utilisation of SAP system.

·      
Coordinate the audit process and monitor
compliance with policies and procedures

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:

·      
The ideal applicant must hold Bachelor’s degree
in Accounting and Finance or any related field of study

·      
A professional qualification in Certified Public
Accountant (CPA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

·      
Six (6) years working experience of which four
(4)years should be in a supervisory position.

·      
Excellent analytical skills and attention to
details

·      
Good working knowledge of Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP)Systems like SAP

·      
Demonstrable experience of accounting procedures
and general controls

·      
High level of integrity

·      
Interpersonal skills.

How to Apply:

If you believe
you can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the relevant criteria for the
roles,

Apply on line
at the link below

Click here,
please submit your application, including copies of your academic and
professional certificates, testimonials and your detailed curriculum vitae and
contacts of three (3) professional referees familiar with your qualifications
and work experience addressed to:

The Director,

Executive Selection Division,

Deloitte (Uganda) Limited,

Plot 1 Lumumba Avenue,

P. O. Box, 10314 Kampala.

Email or hard copy applications will not be
accepted.

Movit is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and
committed to diversity and gender equality. Canvassing will lead to automatic
disqualification.

Deadline: Friday,
22^nd November 2019

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