Accountant job at NFT

NFT

Accountant job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 21 July 2022

Hiring Organization: NFT

Job Details:

Job Overview:
Accountant will be responsible for preparing tax returns, preparing financial reports, performing account reconciliations, maintaining the general ledger as well as reporting.

Specific Role Responsibilities
• Preparation of Daily Equity Reports
• Bank reconciliation (Daily and monthly) i.e. examining bank statements and reconciling them with general ledger entries and notifying on the abnormalities.
• Keeping account books and systems up to date, i.e. Data entry through source documents like invoices, GRNs, Credit Notes, Bank Payment Vouchers, Petty Cash Vouchers, Journal vouchers, PSVSs into the system(Opera) & Efris(where applicable)
• Costing of Stocks(Imports)
• Preparing and filing tax returns. (Ensuring Statutory deductions are made and filled on time, i.e. PAYE,NSSF,VAT,WHT, and LST & Income tax, and making sure that records comply with Tax laws and regulations)
• Keeping an eye on incoming payments from accounts receivable and outgoing payments from accounts payable and also ensuring that customer & supplier accounts are reconciled regularly, payments allocated, identify problems or mistakes if any as well as provide solutions.
• Ledger Straitening, i.e. ensuring all postings in systems are correct and mistakes rectified as and when they arise and that information is up-to-date for monthly closing & audits.
• Providing Auditors with assistance, i.e. preparation & gathering of necessary account information and documents to perform annual audits.
• Preparation & updating of fixed asset Register on a regular basis(additions & disposals)
• Preparation of weekly reports i.e. Debtors, Creditors, payment due list, and postdated cheque list and distributing to sales and all top management.
• Supervising & Filing all documents and ensuring that they are all under lock & key as well as keeping custody of those keys.
• Following up on invoices not yet received from the suppliers based on the pending LPOs, Utilities etc.
• Checking & signing on sales invoices , i.e. prices, payment terms, transfers if received, Efris & opera invoice if matching in both figures & items, account codes, Cash stamp in case of cash.
• Stock Verification as and when required and also assisting stored on any inquiries.
• Stock Taking and preparation of stock variance reports as and when required.
• Liaising will departments. i.e. sales, cash office, stores. Imports and administration on any query as and when it arises and ensuring work is smoothly done.
• Handling of cash( in absence of cashier), Reconciling cash and receipts, banking, check deposits, IOUs, paperwork, filing, payments and also do regular cash checks.
• Supervision & preparation of remittances due on time, Verifies payment of invoices associated with and ensuring payments are charged to appropriate accounts and also that they are submitted as per Bank remittance time.
• Ensuring the month is closed on agreed management dates i.e. 3rd of the following month and the latest should be 5th.
• Generation, Preparation & Submission of Monthly Reports i.e. Checklists, Sales Tonnage Report, Purchase Report, Purchase Trend Report, Payment Due List, Exchange Fluctuation and any other report as required by management.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounts, Economics or any related field.
• Accounting profession CPA/ACCA at least level two.
• Strong Excel skills and highly organized.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proficiency in accounting software Opera System.
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have sound analytical skills