Senior Accountant Jobs – Al-Mansour Automotive

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Accounting Jobs in Uganda, Business Administration Jobs in Uganda, Finance Jobs in Uganda

Job Title: Senior Accountant

Organisation: Al-Mansour Automotive

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

The conglomerate was first established in 1975 by the late Mr. Loutfy Mansour to enter the automotive market in Egypt. It didn’t take long for Mansour to reach its record-breaking sales by becoming the exclusive dealer for General Motors (GM) in the same year and soon became a household name by 1980, franchising popular automotive brands; Opel, Chevrolet, Isuzu, and ACDelco.

Job Summary: Accountant supports the finance function by ensuring accurate processing, recording, and reporting of financial transactions in line with company policies.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Analyze aged debtor data, identify root causes, resolve outstanding payments, escalate complex issues.
Track progress against budgets and report variances.
Gather, monitor and analyze risk data and recommend investigation.
Organize and prepare complex documents; gather/summarize data for reports.
Arrange actions, meetings, events and materials to support stakeholder understanding.
Evaluate costs and identify variances or opportunities to improve profitability.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Experience

3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role, with proven ability to work independently.

Skill

Financial Analysis & Reporting
Accuracy & Attention to Detail
ERP / Financial Systems Usage
Compliance with Financial Policies & Controls
Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
Competencies
Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Optimizes Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
Self-Development: Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.