Job Title: Head of Finance and Administration
Organisation: Royal Transit Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Us:
NFT Consult, a leading HR
Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client, Royal Transit
Limited, a Transport and Logistics specialist. 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 simulta
Consultancy firm, seeks to recruit for it valuable client, Royal Transit
Limited, a Transport and Logistics specialist. 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 simulta
neously strengthening quality and control of
resources.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Staff
Management:
Management:
- Supervise and mentor
administration and the accounting office staff. - Offer appropriate
career building and professional development activities to ensure a
climate of growth for all employee groups. Consider future opportunities
for staff within the company. - Routinely monitor
workplace for areas where growth is needed or possible and where existing
resources can be further enhanced.
2. Cash and
Risk Management:
Risk Management:
- Manage ongoing banking
relationships for maximum efficiency. - Develop cash flow
forecasting and maintain a long term cash forecast. - Responsible for the
management of the company’s insurance and risk management program. - Manage the annual
insurance renewal process and ensure appropriate coverage is maintained at
all times. - Ensure appropriate
legal review of contracts and solicit external legal advice as required.
Review finance of preferred vendors.
3. Accounting
and Financial Controls:
and Financial Controls:
- Oversee the payroll
function ensuring efficient systems, process and controls. - Manage the financial
system, ensuing maximum productivity and that it meets the needs of the
business today and the future. - Mange the continuous
improvement of accounting and financial processes and the development of
the team with the goal to achieve best practices and optimal output. - Develop and oversee
accounting policies and procedures to meet both current and future
business models. - Oversee the external
audit, review and analyze results and recommend for approval the audited
financial statements. - Compile and prepare the
financial section of the annual report. - Oversee the cash
management function, including banking relationships. - Ensure the company is
in compliance with all internal policies and relevant regulations and
ensure filings are completed in a timely manner. - Develop and oversee the
internal review function to ensure that finance and operations controls
and policies are complied with in the head office and field offices.
Ensure effective follow up processes are in place.
4. Leadership:
- Ensure the team
delivers the highest standard of departmental, cross departmental and
cross company teamwork and customer service. - Ensure optimal
deployment of resources to achieve business goals. - Develop finance and
accounting team goals that are fully aligned with the company goals. - Coordinate with the
Head of Advisory to lead and coach the team to recruit and retain high
calibre staff. - Work closely with the
head of Advisory to provide coaching, guidance and support, set
professional development plans to assist employees to reach their full
potential through the performance management process.
5. Management
Reporting:
Reporting:
- Responsible for financial
management reporting for the foundation. - Present monthly and
year-to-date financials with accompanying analysis of results. - Develop regular
reporting and analysis, including key metrics reports, and conduct ad hoc
financial analysis as required. - Ensure financial
management reporting tolls and processes are in place to support the
ongoing and future needs of the business. - Develop and prepare a
monthly management reporting package.
6. Budgeting:
- Steer the annual
business plan development and budgeting process. - Provide ongoing
financial modelling and analysis expertise - Strategic initiatives
and business plans. - Lead the quarterly
outlook process.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: The applicant should possess necessary skills and knowledge to execute the
duties above.
duties above.
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.
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.

