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Job Title:    Accountant

Organisation: Balon
Advocates

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Balon Advocates is a
leading global corporate and commercial law firm with market-leading practices
in many of the world’s most dynamic sectors. We are an exciting,
forward-thinking organisation based in Uganda with a firm presence on the
African continent through our partners. Many of our lawyers are top-ranked in
various legal directories and we are widely respected thought leaders, digging
deep into the issues that matter most to our clients. We provide answers and
opinions not just legalese.

Job Summary:  Our Client, a company duly incorporated in
Uganda, and in the business of facility man agreement, is looking a suitably
qualified person to fill the vacancy of ACCOUNTANT. .

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provides financial information to man agreement by researching and
  analyzing accounting data; preparing reports.
• Prepares asset, liability, and capital ac count entries by compiling
  and analyzing account information.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information;
  preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by pre paring and recommending
  policies and procedures.
• Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and
  answering questions.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing
  account information.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups.
• Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
• Prepares payments by verifying documentation, and requesting
  disbursements.
• Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and
  interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
• Complies with government, and local financial legal requirements by
  studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements,
  and advising management on needed actions.
• Prepares special financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and
  summarizing account information and trends.
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping
  financial information confidential.
• Supplier and Customer Reconciliation
• Bank loans accounting and reconciliation
• Prepare and record all necessary journal entries
• Preparation of monthly management account;
• Data compilation for tax purposes
• Filing URA tax returns, managing tax files and records

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in tax,
  accounting, or finance CPA or ACCA,
• At least five years of experience in accounting/finance,
• Experience with financial reporting requirements,
• Experience in working with multiple legal entities under different
  legal umbrellas,
• Familiar with accounting softwares such as Quickbooks, tally,
  Freshbooks cloud accounting,
• Experience in auditing is an added advantage.
• Accounting
• Corporate Finance
• Reporting Skills
• Attention to Detail
• Deadline-Oriented
• Reporting Research Results
• Confidentiality
• Time Management
• Data Entry Management
• General Math Skills

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested persons should send their applications, a curriculum
vitae (CV) and copies of their academic qualifications STRICTLY by email to: info@balonadvocates.com

Deadline: 6th April, 2021.

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