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Job Title:    Manager Accounting

Organisation: Uganda
Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA)

Duty Station: 
Entebbe, Uganda

Reports To:
Director Finance                             
                                                                     

Job Ref:
CAA/ADV/EXT/08/2019

About US:

Uganda Civil
Aviation Authority (UCAA) is a corporate body responsible for regulation of
civil aviation in Uganda. It manages Entebbe International Airport (EIA) and
thirteen (13) other upcountry aerodromes. UCAA carries out its work in
conformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Standards and
Recommended Practices (SARPs).

Job Summary:  The Manager Accounting mainly leads Financial
Accounting, Stores and Pay and Benefits processes by ensuring accurate
accounting data and records. Also prepares accurate and timely financial
reports including statutory statements.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Planning, Budgeting
and Review Process

• Fully understands the direction and Vision of CAA and then integrate
  these into the Departmental Plans
• Fully participates in the budgeting process, applying best practices
  and accepted accounting convention
• Participates in directorate business plan preparation by providing
  required financial input that is relevant to expenditure
• Ensures  a comprehensive plan
  for expenditure Management  in CAA
• Supports the Department of Management Accounting in the provision of
  detailed explanation of variances to planned performance.
• Ensures that the sets guidelines in the Finance Operating Manual are
  adhered to for expenditures, Pay and Benefits and Stores Management.
• Ensures full compliance with accepted professional accounting
  Conventions

Payment Authority
levels

• Safeguards the company financial resources by ensuring that
  Authorization levels are in place depending on the nature of Expenditure
• Recommends the SOPs for payments , review from time to time and
  ensures strict adherence to the established Authority levels
• Authorize Cheque Payment Vouchers on a daily basis to ensure
  accurate payments are processed
• Approves Adjustment Journal Vouchers to ensure accurate and correct
  entries.
• Ensures supplier queries are answered.

Computerized
Accounting        

• Spearheads the maintenance 
  and upgrading of Accounting 
  System and Oversees the training of staff
• Ensures the appropriate Backups to the Computerized Accounting
  Process using the accepted backup procedures found in an accounting system
  by IT personnel.
• Ensures that records source documents are well kept.

Financial Reporting       

• Ensures that the set of accounts are produced accurately within the
  agreed timeframes.
• Applies best practice and accepted Accounting Standards and
  Convention in the production of Accounts.
• Interprets and reports financial results to management.

Ensures
Effective   Audits

• Prepares for the External and Internal  Audit and Avails all the information
  required by the Auditors
• Supports External Auditors and answers Auditors’ queries.

Stores Management

• Ensures effective stores procedures covering receipt, storage and
  issue of items from stores.
• Ensures effective documentation of stores movement.

Statutory payments        

• Ensures timely and correct statutory payments e.g. PAYE, NSSF, WHT,
  Income Tax etc.

Pay and Benefits
Management:

• Ensures that salaries and benefits are paid out on time and
  accurately
• Obtains all the necessary approval prior to the disbursement of Pay
  and Benefits

Maintenance of
Asset register: Ensure that the
Asset register is properly maintained.

Human Resources
Management         

• Attracts, retains, motivates and develops staff that are dedicated
  to outstanding performance.
• Develops and maintains a structure that facilitates the delivery of
  the vision of the business through the Finance Directorate.
• Ensures that appropriate calibre of staff that meets all the    hiring standards are recruited and
  deployed to deliver results expected.
• Implements performance management policies and procedures
• Quantifies the capability gaps in terms of skills and competencies
  and implement programs to close the capability gap
• Conducts and ensues adequate training for directorate staff.

Others: Carries out any other lawful assignment
allocated by the immediate Supervisor.     

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Manager
  Accounting job opportunity must hold a Master’s Degree in Accounting
  and  Finance or MBA in Finance from
  an approved, recognized and reputable University.
• Membership of one of the recognized professional accounting bodies –
  ACCA, CPA(K), CPA(U), CIMA etc ;
• At least eight years’ experience in management of Finance and
  Accounting Function in a large and reputable government or business
  organization at progressively more senior levels; four (4) of the years should
  be at supervisory level.
• Managerial experience in Aviation would be an added advantage. ;
• Must have sound knowledge of computerized Accounting
• Must be literate in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point
• Must have proven senior level 
  business  understanding and
  skills
• Must be cost conscious and able to implement and enforce effective
  budgetary controls
• Must have high level of integrity, with attendant independence and
  ability to make sound financial decisions
• Must be familiar with Government Financial Management regulations.
• Must be a seasoned People Manager with demonstrable prior experience
  and success in overseeing Staff productivity and Performance Management.
• Must possess high level of integrity
• Should be a person of very high and unquestionable integrity and
  needless to emphasize any reported cases of questionable integrity both
  before and after interview as well as 
  post appointment will lead to his/her cancellation from the process
  or termination of Employment.
• Age: 30 to 55
  years.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications with detailed CV and copies of academic
certificates and transcripts with the job reference number clearly marked at
the top left hand corner of the envelope should be sent to the address shown
below. Please indicate your (day time) phone contact.

The Director Human
Resource & Administration,

Uganda Civil
Aviation Authority (Head Office)

P.O. Box 5536
Kampala. Uganda

Deadline: 30th November, 2019 by 5:00 pm

NB:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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