AP/AR Logistics & Services Accountant  Jobs – Maersk

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Job Title:   AP/AR Logistics & Services Accountant   

Organisation: Maersk

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

A.P. Moller – Maersk is an integrated container logistics company working to connect and simplify its customer’s supply chains. As the global leader in shipping services, the company operates in 130 countries and employs roughly 70,000 people. With simple end-to-end offering of products and digital services, seamless customer engagement and a superior end-to-end delivery network, Maersk enables its customers to trade and grow by transporting goods anywhere – all over the world.

 

Job Summary:  The AP/AR Logistics & Services Accountant will will provide country support to the Country Accounting Manager, East Africa Area teams in terms of coordinating timely, accurate, reliable financial reporting and compliance with approved authority Matrix.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate with Execution, Delivery, Collections & Customer Service teams to ensure that: Any collections or similar disputes are closed; Milestones are updated on Trakit, Invoices are dispatched; Closely review the process and ensure the block and release report is adhered to.
  • Provide inputs for the Business cases and credit approval processes.
  • Closely review revenue, GP, CM1 with Business Controller to ensure correctness of the numbers reported.
  • Improve collections: Ensure close follow up on the outstanding, including collaboration & support to the offshore collection teams, and deliver target DSO and provide input on exceptional releases process.
  • Check on the Operational costs normally absorbed by the business and liaise with stakeholders to close any gaps.
  • Keenly review and monitor all Selling, General & Administration (SGA)/fixed costs accruals to ensure that they are correctly accounted for.
  • Review and process supplier payments to ensure that same are done in accordance with set procedures, that minimise risk and improve the control environment.
  • Enhance better collaboration between country, Area and Global Service Centre finance teams to ensure we have a coordinated one-Maersk team.
  • Ensure a robust asset management process, including arranging regular cash counts, inventory counts, Fixed Asset Counts, advance payments and any other adhoc controls to secure company assets.
  • Provide Country support towards management reporting including Monthly reports, Intercompany reporting, Operational data reporting, Quarterly reporting, Forecasts (ROFO), Budgets/Targets, balance sheet reconciliations etc.
  • Support bank clearing and bank reconciliation to ensure that any ageing items are followed up on with the bank and relevant teams and closed timely.
  • Build and maintain a solid relationship with the country Financial institutions/Banks, Tax authorities, Tax consultants and City council Authorities to strengthen the compliance environment.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a B. Com / BBA/ Bsc in Accounting or business course with Major in accounting.
  • Membership with a professional Accounting body (ACCA, CPA or equivalent) is a requirement.
  • Three to five years of experience in busy finance department
  • General Accounting and finance knowledge
  • Good track record of strong financial management, analytical skills, attention to detail and unquestionable integrity.
  • Local knowledge of Tax reporting and statutory accounts, in accordance with local regulation.
  • Interpersonal skills to deal with staff, vendors, customers, service providers etc.
  • Knowledge of the Core Business and related functions, computerized accounting, ERP reporting and logical analytical skills.
  • Ability to exercise discretion and good judgment.
  • Must be able to handle confidential information with discretion.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join Maersk should apply online at the link below.

 

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