Job Title: Accountant
Organisation: Acacia Foundation Ltd
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Acacia Foundation Ltd is committed to transforming lives and saving the environment through safe and innovative plastic consumption.
Job Summary: ACACIA FOUNDATION LTD is looking for an Accountant candidate. As the successful applicant, you’ll have a minimum of five years’ experience spent working in a busy finance department – preferably with knowledge of a manufacturing environment. You will have had exposure to managing international account receivables/payables, credit control, monitoring customer trading terms and raising high value invoices. With either accounting qualification(s) or equivalent experience, you’ll demonstrate a good knowledge of accounting procedures and standards. Experience of working with an ERP system will be a strong advantage.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintaining/updating the status of account receivables and payables.
- Working closely with the Sales Department to ensure compliance with trade and payment agreements.
- Manage all accounting transactions
- Ensuring payments, amounts and records are correct
- Recording and filing cash transactions.
- Controlling credit and chasing debt.
- Invoice processing and filing.
- Processing expense requests for the accountant to approve.
- Bank reconciliation.
- Liaising with third party providers, clients and suppliers
- Updating and maintaining procedural documentation.
- Prepare budget forecasts.
- Publish financial statements in time.
- Handle monthly, quarterly and annual closings.
- Ensure timely bank payments.
- Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements.
- Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity.
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in in Accounting, Finance or relevant field.
- At least five years of work experience as an Accountant.
- Knowledge of bookkeeping procedures
- Familiarity with finance regulations
- Good math skills and the ability to spot numerical errors
- Hands-on experience with MS Excel and accounting software (e.g. SAP, Microsoft Dynamics)
- Organization skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive, confidential information
- Good command of English both oral and written
- Great attention to detail
- Ability to think analytically
How to Apply:
All interested and suitably qualified candidates should send their Email applications to the attention of CFO: [email protected]
Deadline: 6th February 2023
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