Entry Level Accounts Assistant Jobs – Mazars BRJ

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Job Title:    Accounts Assistant (Entry Level Jobs)

Organisation: Mazars BRJ

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

Mazars BRJ is the Uganda integrated firm of Mazars Group and a member of the Mazars East Africa Group (“MEAG”) made up of offices in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda. Mazars is an international integrated and independent firm, specializing in audit, accountancy, advisory, tax, and legal services. We assist major international groups, entrepreneurial and small businesses, private investors, and public bodies at every stage of their development. Mazars operates in 90+ countries, worldwide, together with a presence in a further 19 where it has correspondent offices. Mazars BRJ’s offices are located in Bugolobi, a Kampala suburb.

 

Job Summary:  The Accounts Assistant mainly supports the accounting and administration department of the firm by performing administrative and clerical tasks and other support roles necessary to ensure accurate and timely maintenance of books of accounts and financial reporting. He or she will report to the head of finance in the Accounting and Outsourcing department.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • Preparing bank, payables, receivables and other control account reconciliations for both Mazars and clients and ensuring that all control accounts are reconciled prior for review by the Senior Manager
  • Keeping regular communication with long outstanding debtors to ensure that payments for the Requests for Payment (RFP) and Invoices are made and recorded in QuickBooks
  • Communicating with clients to obtain the WHT certificates, reconciliation of both the WHT receivables and payables ledger and ensuring that all records of WHT certificates used for Income tax payment is maintained
  • Maintaining the Fixed Assets Register (FAR) and ensure that the acquisition of new property, plant and equipment is added to the register and that disposals, once authorized and effected, are removed from the FAR and ensure the changes are reconciled to the FAR in the GL on QuickBooks accounting software.
  • Assisting the Senior Manager in updating and monitoring of cash flow information and status of payment for the RFP’s sent out to clients.
  • Preparing of draft management accounts for Mazars and clients for review and discussion with the Senior Manager.
  • Completing all month-end accounting processes and making sure the checklist is verified and signed off.
  • Posting of accurate clients’ and firm’s accounting information including payment vouchers, cheques, supplier invoices, bank and cash book and general ledger journals into the appropriate accounting software as agreed with the client and firm. This will involve ensuring that the client’s procurement and other policies have been complied with and that all the source vouchers are properly filed in a systematic way.
  • Completing the engagement checklist for each outsourcing engagement while taking into consideration the requirements of the clients as per the Terms of Reference.
  • Filing of all Mazars and client’s accounting and payroll documents in respective files.
  • Liaison with the tax department to review all client’s tax related engagements that include
  • PAYE, WHT, VAT, NSSF, Income tax and ensure they are approved before filing.
  • Manage online banking system for clients and process payments.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or any other related field.
  • Professional certifications such as CPA is a plus.
  • One to two years of professional experience.
  • Knowledge of accounting software such as QuickBooks
  • Be highly organized with exceptional time management and communication skills
  • Be proficient in computer software programs, such as Microsoft Office applications
  • Be a person of high integrity
  • Ability to work on own initiative, but also as part of a team
  • Ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines

 

How to Apply:

Please email your cv and academic qualifications to UgandaHR@mazars.ug with the subject titled Accounts Assistant. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Deadline: 30th September 2022.

 

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