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Job Title:   Senior Accountant

Organisation: Steel and Tube Industries Ltd (STIL)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Steel and Tube Industries Ltd is one of the largest steel manufacturers and suppliers of quality steel products in East Africa. Our Products include: Roof Products, Hollow Sections & Open Profiles, Smart Tanks, STIL Bars, Wire Products, etc.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collate all accounting data ready for posting.
• Daily posting of purchase, bills payable, petty cash payments and bankings.
• Follow standard accounting procedures and company guidelines at all times and in all cases.
• Review source documents for accuracy, completeness, correctness and consistency.
• Do weekly reconciliations of all bank accounts provided.
• Make monthly bank reconciliation statements.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Reconcile creditors’ accounts and expense accounts and submit them to finance manager.
• Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements.
• Maintain tables of accounts codes and assign entries to proper accounts.
• Assist in developing, maintaining, and analyzing budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
• Prepare forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping subordinates, and direct their work activities.
• Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, and maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
• Advise the finance manager about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
• Assist in internal and external auditing services for businesses and individuals.
• Advise staff in areas such as design of accounting and data processing systems, and long-range tax and company plans.
• Investigate complex financial transactions and prepare reports summarizing the findings.
• Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the property’s description, value, and location.
• To understand, Implement and maintain all ISO systems in the company.
• Perform any other duties as they may be assigned

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Qualifications: Degree in Accounts, ACCA, CPA or Masters
• Experience: 6 years plus

How to Apply:

Please submit all applications to jobs@stil-group.com or deliver them to our Head Office – Reception desk.

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