Job Title: Finance Officer – Accounts Payable (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: Uganda National Airlines Company Limited
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Reports to: Financial controller
About US:
Uganda Airlines is the flag carrier of Uganda. The company is a revival of the older Uganda Airlines which operated from 1977 until 2001. It began flying in August 2019.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that supplier invoices are captured as per the company policy with all relevant details to support review and approval.
- Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
- Maintaining historical records of all payments made per supplier and ensuring that these are audit ready.
- Ensure timely and accurate processing of staff advances/per-diems and monthly reconciliation to ensure accuracy.
- Ensure that supplier details are loaded and maintained on the information systems and that these are reviewed on a monthly basis.
- Ensure that proof of payment is received from the treasury and sent to the supplier immediately.
- Ensure that supplier statement reconciliations are performed on a monthly basis and any exceptions are raised with the financial controller for action.
- Maintain a schedule of all payments made on a daily basis and ensure that relevant sign-offs have been obtained as per the delegation of authority matrix.
- Assist in the cash flow planning process by ensuring that an aged debtors listing is circulated on a daily basis to the financial controller.
- Follow up on supplier queries and ensure timely resolution as stipulated in the finance manual.
- Ensure proper filing of copies of invoices, supplier statements, and claim forms.
- Provide input to the FP&A team regarding the cost of spares and items involved in the costing process.
- Assist in physical stock-taking exercises done on a monthly basis, investigate variances, and submit reconciliations to the finance partner support functions.
- Utilize information systems to monitor and manage the accuracy of information.
- Other tasks as may be allocated by the financial controller
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Uganda Airlines Finance Officer – Accounts Payable must hold a degree in Finance, business administration, statistics or a related field.
- A professional qualification in tax such as ACCA/CPA is an added advantage.
- Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Conversant in Oracle Fusion, Microsoft Office suite, specifically MS-Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word etc.)
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to join Uganda Airlines in this capacity should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 31st July 2023
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