Job Title: Assistant Accountant (No Experience Jobs)
Organisation: Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA) is a Statutory Government Agency established by the Free Zones (Amendment) Act 30 of 2024, and is responsible for the establishment, development, management, marketing, maintenance, supervision and control of Free Zones; the development, promotion and coordination of all export-related activities; and to provide for related matters.
Job Summary: To carry out basic accounting processes and support processing of general payments.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Providing custody for accounting records and documents;
- Processing deferred tax payments, tax returns and keep records thereof;
- Posting financial transactions, cashbooks, subsidiary ledgers to General ledger and maintain up-to-date record of books of accounts;
- Preparing and reconciling payroll transaction reports;
- Entering transactions into the commitment control register;
- Keeping custody of cash/imprest, effect payments, and maintain up-to-date cash book records; and
- Preparing draft monthly reconciliation reports.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Academic Qualifications Either: A Diploma in Accounting or Business Studies /Administration with Accounting obtained from a recognised awarding institution
- Or Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education with Pre-Professional Accounting qualification like: Accounts Technician Certificate (ATC) or, Certificate in Accounting Technician (CAT) awarded from recognized professional body accredited by Institute of Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).
- Work Experience Nil
Required Competencies
Technical
- Expenditure management and budgetary controls
- Financial Record Keeping
- Information and Communications Technology
- Risk analysis and Reporting
Behavioural
- Inter-personal relations
- Ethics and Integrity
- Innovative and Proactive
- Listening and Communicating Effective
- Time Management
- Decision Making and Problem solving
How to Apply:
Interested candidates, who fully meet the requirements, should submit their applications with a comprehensive curriculum vitae with daytime contact details and three (3) referees and their contact addresses, recommendation letters from Heads of their former employers (Rationalised Government Institutions), copies of relevant academic testimonials and certificates, including O and A Level Certificates, Bachelor’s Degree and Post Graduate Academic Qualifications, Transcripts and Professional Qualifications, Copies of Letters of Appointment, Confirmations if any and Promotions) to [email protected]. Former staff of RAPEX affected agencies who have been absorbed into the Public Service are not eligible to apply.
The application and all attachments should be sent as one file in PDF format properly labelled with the Applicants name.
All applications should be addressed to:
The Executive Director,
Uganda Free Zones and Export Promotions Authority (UFZEPA), 6th floor, Communications House, Plot 1 Colville Street,
Kampala
Deadline: 6th June 2025 at 5:00.p.m
NB: Only applications sent by email will be considered.
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