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Job Title:  Senior Accountant

Organisation:
African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to: Chief
Financial Officer

About US:

The African Trade
Insurance Agency (“ATI”) is a pan-African multilateral financial institution
established in 2001 by African States. ATI was originally launched with the
technical and financial support from the World Bank Group and has had more
recent support from the African Development Bank.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       Develop,
maintain and implement proper operational controls for financial efficiency

·       Ensure complete
operational compliance with manuals and policies, Board and Management
financial instructions and any
applicable agreements

·       Ensure that
proper books of accounts are kept and are free of mistakes

·       Ensure that deadlines are observed

·       Manage monthly
closure of accounts and ensure compliance with ATI’s Financial Statement Close Process (FSCP)

·       Prepare, on a
monthly basis and in timely manner, the financial reports, trend analysis, cash
flow projections, performance
analysis, variance analysis (against the budget)

·       Assist in the
preparation of quarterly reports to the Board of Directors

·       Prepare the
annual Financial Statements in accordance to IFRS in timely manner

·       Keep abreast of
new amended and revised IFRSs,
analyzing their impacts and making sure they are timely and properly
implemented

·       Coordinate with
internal and external auditors

·       Ensure that all
standing instructions requiring any input control or action by the accounting
unit are met and observed
precisely and correctly at all times

·       Supervise the
work performed by the Accountants and ensuring all items are timely and
properly booked, reviewing all
journal entries before actual postings, reviewing all bank and balance sheet
balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis and ensuring that all
reconciling items are resolved in timely manner

·       Maintain and
improve ATI’s accounting systems in liaison with the consultants and/or the
software developers

·       Manage the
annual budgeting process

·       Participate in
the approval process of both capital and operational expenditure and ensuring
budget availability

·       Keep the CFO
fully informed at all times of any adverse or unusual circumstances which may
affect the ATI’s financial
position

·       Oversee the administration of the payroll

·       Oversee the
maintenance of the fixed asset register and ensuring its accurateness and
completeness

·       Maintain and
improve manuals, policies and procedures

·       Perform such
other duties as may be assigned to you from time to time

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       The ideal
applicant must hold a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA)

·       A Bachelor’s
degree in Finance or Accounting

·       Professional
accounting qualifications e.g. CPA or ACCA

·       At least seven (7) years’ work experience
including in accounting, internal controls and audit

·       Experience in
the insurance industry

·       Experience in
team management and supervision

·       In-depth
knowledge of IFRS and accounting practices and procedures

·       Good knowledge
of the Insurance/Banking Industry

·       High degree of
honesty and integrity

·       Rigorous and
proactive

·       Excellent time
management and organization skills

·       Ability to work
under pressure and meet deadlines

·       Ability to
manage team and to resolve
complex accounting matters

·       Good
communication and interpersonal skills

·       Ability to work
cohesively to achieve results through teamwork

·       Strong
analytical skills

·       Excellent computer
skills (accounting systems, Excel and the other standard office computer applications)

·       Good report
writing and presentation skills

How to Apply:

Please submit the following to
recruitment@ati-aca.org

• An Application Letter (cover letter)
• CV including details of your current
  remuneration package along with details of three referees
• Personal History Form, Click Here
• Candidates are expected to be completely
  fluent in English therefore all applications must be submitted in English
  only

NB: Please
note that once your application is submitted, ATI will only contact
short-listed candidates. ATI does not accept unsolicited job applications.

Deadline:  11^th
July 2020 at 5:30 pm

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