Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Organisation: Aga Khan Education Services (AKES)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, non-denominational educational networks in the developing world. AKES, U operates schools from Pre-School to High School and offers the British National Curriculum (BNC), International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) and the Uganda National Primary and Secondary curriculum.
Job Summary: The Accounts Assistant will provide a professional accounting and financial management service for the school.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Billing
- Monthly rent and utility billing where applicable
- Hire of school ground and facilities
Petty cash Management
- Process and forward petty cash to the various Units.
- Preparing, withdrawal and issuance of cash payment.
Daily Deposits
- Bank daily collections and register updates.
Reconciliations & reporting
- Inter-unit reconciliation.
- Reconciliation of staff advances and book adjustment .
- Preparing deposit refunds e.g Caution Deposit refund, Text books refund.
Posting of Entries in the Tally System
- Daily capturing and preparing of payments.
- Daily capturing of creditors and debtors.
- Seeking approvals for entries and journals prepared.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting and CPA / ACCA Part Qualified
- At least five years of work experience and working in a school environment will be an added advantage
- High level of interpersonal and management skills and ability to work with teams at all levels
- Computer knowledge in Excel, Word, Power Point and accounting packages such as Tally and SIS
- A high degree of honesty, transparency, professional ethics and integrity.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good interpersonal skills and high level of attention to details
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
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