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Job Title:    Accountant

Organization: Avolio Industries Limited

Duty Station: Kazinga Namanve Industrial Area, Uganda

Reports to: Managing Partner

About US:

Avolio Industries Limited is an Avocado Oil Plant based in Uganda. The work environment is fast paced & challenging.

Job Summary: The A The Accountant is responsible for tracking, analyzing, and controlling the costs for the company within the approved budgets. Additionally, s/he is responsible for performing the day to day accounting work.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess all incoming products, resources, and services to ensure the best price.
• Monitor performance of cost centers with the aim of reducing cost by at least 10% per month.
• Posts Cash Books for various AVOLIO INDUSTRIES LIMITED Accounts.
• Ensures compliance with all statutory deductions like NSSF, WHT and PAYE submission by crosschecking authenticity of all supporting documents submitted and their accuracy.
• Receives and banks all cash and cheques in-touched
• Crosschecks payment vouchers to ensure they are stamped after payments have been made as a control to avoid double payments.
• Analyse invoices to ensure correct products/services were received at the expected cost.
• Ensuring that all supplier invoices are submitted to records office for filing.
• Managing the debts of creditors, ensuring timely payments are made, reconciling invoices, resolving account queries, and managing debt recovery
• Share weekly Debtors Report & follow up with commercial team on status of each overdue debtor
• Evaluating new credit requests and reviewing customers’ credit rankings
• Ensures that Invoices from suppliers & service providers are received at Accounts Office on time, monthly basis.
• Forecasting expenditures, planning budgets, classifying costs by category/cost center
• Monitor stock and share weekly reports on stock movement, classified as fast, slow, obsolete/damaged stock
• Coordinate monthly physical stock count & submits reports with in the cut-off date.
• Come up with a Fixed Asset Register for the company and share monthly Depreciation Schedule & pass relevant entries
• unto the accounting system.
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the High Authority of the company.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance
• A minimum of two to five years of accounting/finance experience
• Proven integrity and confidentiality in handling company’s resources and in executing duties
• A high level of interpersonal, management skills and ability to work with teams.
• Ability to work under pressure and tight deadline.
• Thorough knowledge of general ledger accounting and account reconciliation
• Exceptional computer skills, including Microsoft Office and databases
• Professionalism with QuickBooks ONLINE and financial statements

Nice to Have (Desired)

• Corporate and personal tax experience is a plus
• Experience with accounts payable and receivable is preferred
• Experience with audits, budget creation, and expense reports strongly preferred

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send a detailed CV and all necessary certified academic documents as one PDF to this email info@avolio.co as soon as possible.

NB: We appreciate your application however; only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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