ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT - KAM, UGANDA

Job Description

• Support the effective running of banking operations ensuring all bank/cash accounts are duly reconciled and adequate balances maintained for seamless office requirements.
• Support in payment processing ensuring all payments are adequately supported, authorized, and registered into the system on a timely basis and in accordance with institutional financial procedures and GAAP.
• Work closely with PLANS, administrative, and HR teams in Uganda to ensure timely processing of payroll, statutory returns and payments in accordance with ABC policies and procedures.
• Support institutional and project Audits ensuring the timely submission of Audit information, compliance with audit requirements and timely implementation of audit recommendations.
• Work with different administrative units to collect monthly cash requirements for submission to the regional office.
• Accurate and timely posting of financial transactions into UBW ERP in line with ABC financial policies and procedures.
• Support the continuous analysis of Trial Balance accounts (including alliance inter-company account) to enable complete and timely submission of monthly and quarterly reports to the regional office.
• Assist in processing and analysis of travel advance requests vouchers and legalizations from staff on completion of activities and any necessary communications/follow up required to close staff accounts.
• Support in the management and reconciliation of supplier/vendor accounts.
• Filing management including but not limited to document consolidation and scanning, printing and filing of documents in the digital archiving platform and Storeroom as appropriate.
• Any other support in Accounting Services Unit and Treasury unit as may be assigned.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration or a comparable degree with focus in accounting and Finance.
• Level 2 of a Professional Accounting Certification will be an added advantage.
• At least two (2) years of work experience in a similar position preferably gained in an international organization.