APA Insurance Careers – Head of Finance

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Job Title: Head of Finance
Organisation: APA Insurance
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports To: Chief Executive
Officer
About APA:
APA Insurance was formed in 2003 after the merger of the general
businesses of Apollo Insurance Company and Pan Africa General Insurance. With a
combined experience of over 100 years (Pan Africa General – 1946 and Apollo
1977), APA has become the largest insurance firm in Kenya and the most
innovative in product offering.
APA Insurance underwrites General Insurance risks including Motor,
Liability, Aviation, Marine, Agriculture, Property, and Micro Insurance. We
also underwrite Health Insurance, i.e. Corporate Health schemes, Individual
& Family Health Insurance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Ensuring preparation and submission of
    accounts to the board as per set policy and procedures
  • Compiling and preparing year-end financial
    statements for the audit
  • Implementing internal financial controls
    to ensure compliance to internal procedures, financial policies and
    standards and statutory financial regulations
  • In charge of the coordination of the
    preparation of annual expenditure and income budget
  • Carrying out reconciliation of accounts
    and reporting any discrepancies
  • Supervision of daily bank reconciliations
    to ensure they are accurate, following up on any discrepancies to ensure
    they are satisfactorily resolved
  • Coordinate the annual internal, external
    and tax audit, and respond to audit queries
  • Management and oversight of debt
    collection and credit control to ensure proper cash flow and adherence to
    credit policy
  • Responsible for treasury management and
    investments
  • Ensuring all statutory returns that
    include PAYE, NSSF, IRA are made on time
  • Management of the credit control function
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should possess a good
    Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting or Business Related
  • Professional accounting qualification i.e.
    CPA(U) qualification
  • Possess at least five years in a busy
    working environment, two of which must have been in a senior or management
    level
  • Extensive knowledge of the Insurance
    Industry will be added advantage
  • Possess the ability to work with the major
    financial accounting systems
  • Ability to meet the deadlines of various
    reporting requirements
  • High degree of personal integrity,
    independent, excellent interpersonal skills, good leadership skills and
    analytical skills
  • Must be a Ugandan National
How to Apply: 
All suitably qualified Ugandans are encouraged to apply by sending
their updated CVs / resumes quoting the job title in the email subject (HEAD OF
FINANCE) to
recruitment.uganda@apainsurance.org
Deadline: 30th April 2014

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