Royal Transit Limited 3 Acountant Career Placements Job Vacancy in Uganda

Job Title: Accountant (3 Career Placements)
Organization: Royal Transit
Limited
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Finance
Director
About Us:
Royal Transit Limited, a transportation specialist
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

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.
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.
Deadline: 31st July 2014 by 3:00pm
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