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Job Title:  Assistant Accountant (Fresher Jobs)

Organization: New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Principal Accountant

About the Company:

The Vision Group incorporated as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL), started the business in March 1986. It is a multimedia business housing newspaper, magazines, internet publishing, television, radio broadcasting, commercial printing, advertising and distribution services. NVPPCL is listed on the Uganda Stock Exchange, with an expected turnover of over UGX 60 billion (FY 2010/2011).

Job Summary: The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd is looking to recruit a dynamic and self motivated individual to fill the position of Assistant Accountant. The Assistant Accountant supports in completing basic book keeping, clerical and accounting tasks for the company.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordination with the Principal Accountant and other team members to successfully execute accounting tasks.
• Maintain ledgers and daily financial transactions, identify discrepancies, track and correct them.
• Verify payments and deposits made through the company account and coordinate with the bank.
• Create financial documents such as receipts, invoices, purchase orders, delivery notes, journals etc.
• Generate daily reports for management and other team members.
• Compiles information as directed by the supervisor and inputs data into excel.
• Coordinate and manage payment of external service providers, contractors, vendors, freelancers, sales executives.
• Day to day reconciliation of accounts.
• Maintain a proper filing system and assists in retrieving documents as and when they are required by the various stake holders.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or Business Administration.

Working Experience:

• Experience working in a busy FMCG environment.
• Experience in double entry.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Technical Competences:

• Knowledgeable and use of standard accounting software.
• Good analytical skills.
• Good communication and customer care skill.
• Report compilation.

Behavioral Competences:

• Reliable, trustworthy and good integrity.
• Team player.
• Adaptive and flexible to learn and change.
• Self-driven.
• Ability to multitask.
• Communications and working relations:
• Provides accurate information to the supervisor, finance manager, colleagues and clients.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates who meet the requirements should email their applications, copies of academic certificates and CVs to: recruitment@newvision.co.ug

Deadline: 30th September 2024.

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