Finance Careers Jobs – Accountant at Industrial Promotion Services

Job Title: Accountant
Organisation: Industrial Promotion Services (IPS-Uganda)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Business
Development Manager
About NFT:
NFT Consult, a leading HR Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it
valuable client, Industrial Promotion Services (IPS-Uganda). NFT Human Resource
Solutions are customer tailored per industry requirements and are geared
towards increased cost savings, process improvement leading to improved
efficiency and effectiveness yet simultaneously strengthening quality and
control of resources.
Job Summary: The Accountant
will be responsible for verifying and capturing financial information,
preparing and  monitoring payments,
invoicing, maintaining the fixed asset register,  assist in the preparation of reports and business
analysis.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
1. Finance;
  • Reviewing the creditors and debtors ageing
    analysis on a regular basis
  • Verifying all the suppliers’ payments.
  • Ensuring that all the payments have
    supporting documents
  • Checking the petty cash voucher before
    reimbursement whether the vouchers are fully supported by authentic
    documents and if the totals being reimbursed tally with the cheque to be
    drawn.
  • Preparing 
    all the reconciliations of creditors and debtors
  • Coordination of sending of statements to
    customers
Debtors follow up
  • Coordinate debtors meeting and proper
    filing of the minutes
  • Reviewing Bank Reconciliations on a daily
    basis
  • Checking on the accuracy of all credit
    notes
  • Approving customer invoices
  • Check and sign all debit notes raised by
    customers
Oversee distributors’ accounts
  • Ensuring all monthly JVs’ are passed
    accurately
  • Raising suppliers’ debit/credit notes
  • Ensuring the accuracy of the General
    Ledger
  • Ensuring the trial balance is accurate
  • Ensuring all PD cheques are banked when they
    are due
  • Ensuring that a follow up is made on
    bounced cheques
  • Preparing schedules for auditors
    (External, Internal or IPS auditors).
  • Coordination of preparation of cheques for
    banking and maintaining database of postdated cheques
  • Coordinate in the maintenance of a
    register of cheques received from customers along with bounced cheques or
    copies of the same.
  • Preparation of cost benefits analysis for
    various Investment proposals by the company
  • Analysis the company’s financial
    information for Key Performance indicators and advising management in the
    event of deviation.
  • Any other duty assigned by management from
    time to time
Taxation Management
  • Preparation and Submission of accurate of
    taxes (VAT, Excise Duty Returns, D.I.T, Import Duty etc.).This should be submitted
    before their respective due dates
  • Liaison and responding to various tax
    queries raised the URA.
  • Ensuring all tax files are maintained
Treasury/Foreign Currency Management
  • Maintenance of the company‘s foreign
    currency account records.
  • Ensuring the rate of exchange in TALLY is
    updated on a monthly basis
  • Monthly USD bank reconciliation.
  • Computation of both realized and
    unrealized exchange gains and losses.
Payroll Management
  • Overseeing the preparation and checking of
    the company’s Payroll.
  • Ensuring casual wages are paid on time
  • Administering the company’s statutory
    {NSSF, NHIF, PENSION} and other deductions {HELB} and ensuring the same
    are remitted on time.
Accounting & Audit Preparation
  • Preparing final accounts schedules for
    items in the Income Statement, Cash flow Statement and Balance Sheet.
  • Preparing Management Accounts Schedules on
    a monthly basis.
  • Handling Cash flow management with regard
    to collections and Supplier payment management.
  • Liaising with both external and internal
    auditors, oversee the management of the audit activities by giving
    appropriate documentation and ensure timely implementation of audit
    recommendations.
2. Administration
  • Verifying that Invoices if they have been
    properly invoiced using the correct price and discount and that the
    invoice is supported by a fully approved order form duly signed by the
    following people; BDM as proof of genuineness of the order, The dispatch
    in charge showing that the goods were loaded and dispatched, The accounts
    department credit approval.
  • Managing general routine accounting jobs
    such as daily cash count reconciliation with the cashier.
  • Assist in ensuring imported sugar arrives
    promptly in the factory.
  • Updating the Fixed Assets register.
  • Maintain a daily backup for all
    transactions
  • Perform any other tasks as may be assigned
    from time to time by the General Manager or Chief Accountant.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The best candidate must possess a good
    bachelor’ degree in relevant profession i.e. Finance, Business
    Administration, Commerce etc.
  • Additional professional qualification i.e.
    ACCA, CPA will be an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web link below and
create a profile on the NFT Consult website by entering their e-mail addresses.
Please visit web link below and click Apply now if convinced you have the job
requirements. The applications/CVs should be prepared in English and submitted
in either MS Word or PDF format will be considered.
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