Fresher Accounts Assistant Job Opportunities – Joint Medical Store (JMS)

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Job Title: Accounts Assistant (Fresher Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Joint Medical Store (JMS)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Financial Accountant

 

About US:

Joint Medical Store (JMS) is a Church founded private not-for-profit organization whose mission is to supply medicines, medical equipment and related healthcare services, and training of assured quality to the people of Uganda at affordable prices; Whereas Gradian Health Systems is in the business of curating, manufacturing and selling medical technology and equipment.

 

Job Summary:     To support the managerial planning and commercial decision making by management of Third-Party Receivables and costing of foreign consignments, making payments and accounting for disbursements in accordance with Finance policies and procedure for the field warehouse.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Compile and verify Invoices in line with the agreed project contracts and submit them for processing of distribution handling charges
  • Post reconciliation differences between the invoices and the System.
  • Verify and Quality Check of Supplier Invoice and Purchase Order to sort out any discrepancy in the consignment documents.
  • Endorse all the costs posted to enable the Purchase order to be closed.
  • Prepare cash for banking.
  • Issue payments from pet cash fund to respective individuals and maintain proper balances on daily basis.
  • Prepare accountability for all petty cash payments
  • Receive invoice /pro -forma from customer, inform customer amount to pay, receive cash and process receipt accordingly.
  • Maintain a file for the receipts and vouchers according to the filling system
  • Reconcile customer accounts regularly
  • Reconcile the daily cash and cheque collections and hand over to Financial Accountant for onward processing.
  • Prepare monthly performance report eg costing activity report
  • Prepare schedules and take minutes during the credit control meeting





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Accounting, Finance or their equivalent
  • Part Professional qualifications in CPA, ACCA will be an added advantage
  • At least two years of work experience in a busy finance/accounts office at the level of a cashier
  • Practical experience in using computerized financial accounting and enterprise resource packages
  • Team player and strong interpersonal skills
  • High level of integrity/dependable
  • Communication skills
  • Analytical, forecasting and accounting skills
  • Numerical skills
  • Multi-tasking skills
  • MS Office proficiency

 

How to Apply:

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by submitting their  applications, resume, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three referees (who are not relatives) with their day time telephone contacts. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

 

Applications may be hand delivered to JMS Head office, Reception Desk or Email to

HRA@jms.co.ug

Please address your applications to:

The Manager Human Resources & Administration

Joint Medical Store

P.O. Box 4501

Kampala. Uganda

 

Deadline:  Wednesday 22nd December, 2021 at 5.00pm.

 

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