Assistant Management Accountant Jobs – Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Job Title:       Assistant Management Accountant

Organisation: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Founded in 1904, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is the global professional accounting body offering the Chartered Certified Accountant qualification. It has 240,952 members and 541,930 future members worldwide. ACCA’s headquarters are in London with principal administrative office in Glasgow.

Job Summary: We’re currently looking for an Assistant Management Accountant on a 9 months, fixed term contract basis. This position sits within the finance team, based in our office in Uganda

Key Duties and Responsibilities: Reporting to the Regional Financial Controller on a day to day basis, you will be involved in the following:

• Monthly budgetary evaluation and reforecasting of financial position of markets and business support services
• Evaluation of budgetary performance, analysing variances as well as providing value adding commentaries
• Maintaining the integrity of financial records, by ensuring that all valid transactions are completely and accurately captured within the company’s ERP
• Ensuring full compliance to the procurement to payment policy and process of the company at every point in time.
• Performing periodic financial closure – Month end, Quarter end and year end.
• Lead in the Planning, supporting and ensure the completion of external audit assignment to ensure that audited financial statements are completed timely and all auditors’ requirements are received
• Reporting on the financial health of the markets on a periodic (monthly basis), this would include but not limited to the monthly financial report to the market head and business support service, variance reports commentaries.
• Ensuring that the markets are tax compliant with all relevant tax laws. This includes but not limited to income tax, withholding tax, sales tax, local service tax etc
• Manage the relationship with any outsource tax provider, in ensuring that contractual obligations are fulfilled
• Support the relevant stakeholders, in ensuring the efficient and optimal function of the finance function within the market
• Any adhoc financial responsibilities required from supervising manager
• Support the ICP in ensuring that pensions remitted to various providers on time and in full
• Coordination and liaison with HR-related outsourced partners e.g. & health insurance benefit providers, pension providers
• Liaise with in-country authorities to for local statutory and ACCA Internal audits
• Provide Market-specific information for year-end statutory reporting

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

We are looking for someone who has the following knowledge and experience

• A degree qualification in Accounting or business-related course or Similar
• A part qualified Accountant or affiliate of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants, would be an added advantage
• Practical experience of an accounting package, ideally QuickBooks or Sage
• At least two years’ solid experience with an international organization and good track record in the area of business support
• Excellent knowledge of computer applications
• Good command of spoken and written English
• Good knowledge of IT applications and financial management process
• Experience of month end close including reconciliations

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 7^th July 2023

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