Job Title: Accountant (3 Career Placements)
Organization: Royal Transit
Limited
Limited
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Finance
Director
Director
About Us:
Royal Transit Limited, a transportation specialist
company, capable of handling all forms of Great Lakes Region Roads
transportation requirements.
company, capable of handling all forms of Great Lakes Region Roads
transportation requirements.
Job Summary: The Accountant
will primarily ensure compliance with corporate, finance and accounting
policies, business controls, procedures and reporting. He / She will
also provide sound business decision-making support to other senior members of
the organization
will primarily ensure compliance with corporate, finance and accounting
policies, business controls, procedures and reporting. He / She will
also provide sound business decision-making support to other senior members of
the organization
through the accurate monitoring, reporting and analysing of
financial results and projections. The job holders will offer timely
proactive financial evaluation, information and advice that enable the
operations to develop and execute effective plans and take informed decisions.
The Accountant will interact with and provide support to operations
department’s personnel to ensure seamless resolution of issues.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Financial Accounting and Reporting:
- Preparing annual financial accounts, in
compliance with local Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). - Preparing monthly management accounts and
reviewing support schedules. - Monitoring and analysing financial reports and
records and pro-actively identifying issues and initiating corrective
actions where needed. - Reconciling company assets and analysis of
utilisation.
2. Monitoring and Controlling:
- Compiling and preparing the debtor’s reports.
- Tracking income Variance analysis and
explanations. - In charge of preparation of creditor’s reports
3. Internal Controls:
- Controlling chart of accounts by monitoring
access rights in the accounting system. - Maintaining adequate systems of internal controls
needed to safeguard assets, ensuring accurate financial reporting and
compliance with policies and procedures
4. Treasury Management:
- Ensuring proper planning and management of bank facilities
by ensuring that interest and principal are properly recorded /accounted
for and paid within the facilities agreement. - Negotiating exchange rates with various banks.
- Responsible for the preparation of supplier
payments and reconciliations.
5. Taxation and Statutory Returns:
- Ensuring accurate calculation, payment and
submission of company statutory deductions in a timely manner and as per
the relevant legislation. - Ensuring withholding tax is properly calculated
and remitted on behalf of third parties. - Coordinating, preparing and submitting statutory
returns and payments. - Managing and reviewing audits of VAT returns and
subsequent refund claims from URA as per the VAT Act.
6. People and Relationship Management:
- Exercising sound management and leadership skills
and principles. - Ensuring a strong focus on people development and
continuously developing potential of staff through training and mentoring. - Monitoring the productivity and effectiveness of
direct reports. - Keeping staff informed and assisting them when
required. - Developing and maintaining liaison with tax
advisors and URA officials. - Providing internal and external auditors with all
assistance as required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a undergraduate degree in
Accounting or Finance; A qualified [full/part] accountant with CPA or ACCA
professional qualifications - Strong business acumen
- Strong analytical and numerical skills.
- A high level of integrity and reliability
- Possess the ability to work and deliver under
pressure - At least three years’ experience
- Excellent communication Skills;
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Team work;
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- A team player with strong attention to detail and
follow up. - A self-motivated, highly energetic and innovative
individual. Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment. - Computer literacy including knowledge of
QuickBooks is essential. - Excellent Planning and Organizational skills;
- Strong problem solving skills with a proactive
and innovating approach to work. - A high level of integrity and reliability.
- Travel to upcountry centres will be required from
time to time.
How to Apply:
All interested applicants must abide by these
instructions and failure could result into disqualification.
instructions and failure could result into disqualification.
Write an Application letter and CV/Resume attach all
the necessary qualification testimonials and deliver them to Head – Recruitment
and Training; Room 11 ECO Bank Plaza, Parliamentary Avenue, P.O. Box 3550
Kampala, Uganda.
the necessary qualification testimonials and deliver them to Head – Recruitment
and Training; Room 11 ECO Bank Plaza, Parliamentary Avenue, P.O. Box 3550
Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 31st July 2014 by 3:00pm