Senior Accountant

Position: Senior Accountant

Location: Uganda, East Africa

Industry Preferred: Distribution/Trading business of FMCG/Beverages product.

Education: Master of Commerce (M.Com) or MBA in Accounting and Finance

IT skill – Proficiency in Tally Accounting

Key Responsibilities:
• Supervise day-to-day accounting operations including accounts payable, receivable, general ledger, and bank reconciliations.
• Keep all business records as per the norms of the Uganda Revenue Authority.
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and management reports.
• Monitor and manage cash flow, forecasting, and budgeting processes.
• Ensure compliance with statutory law, financial regulations, and internal policies.
• Review and ensure accuracy of journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial data.
• Assist in the development of financial strategies and risk assessments.
• Liaise with external stakeholders such as auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory bodies.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and automation within the accounting function.
• Experience of working on Tally ERP Microsoft Navision would be an added advantage
• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status.
• Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable processes including entering daily invoices/bills/journal entries/weekly check
runs/monthly accruals and special projects for several portfolio companies.
• Ensure vendor invoices and check requests are paid in accordance with authorization and approval policies and follow up on
invoices not approved.
• Support month-end and year-end close process.
• Analyzing trends, costs, revenues and expenses and participate in financial standard setting and forecast processes.
• Summaries current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheets, profit, loss statements and other reports.