Assistant Accountant

The Assistant Accountant shall be responsible for maintaining proper invoicing and credit records of the students, as well as for responding to all their queries regarding their financial obligations and standing in the University. He/she will also be the official agent with the University’s bankers and the immediate point of reference for the University’s correspondence relating to the finances owed by and to the University.

Responsibilities

• Performing clerical works in the Finance department as might be assigned from time to time
  
• Filing accounts records and ensuring that they can be retrieved and accessible to authorized persons whenever needed.
  
• Maintaining of student’s ledgers and responding to their queries.
  
• Ensuring that in-coming and out-going correspondences are handled expeditiously.
  
• Preparing schedules for accounts receivable and accounts payable.
  
• Monitoring advances and accountabilities in compliance with regulations
  
• Maintaining sound accounting system, filing and accountability attached to payment vouchers.
  
• Attending to students’ queries and providing them with statements of their fees.
  
• Assuring timely collection of monies due to the University.
  
• Monitoring and reporting on deviations from the University’s credit policy and regulations.
  
• Assuring timely and accurate invoicing for students and for any other transactions in his/her competence.
  
• Conducting credit checks on all students accounts as well as establishing and managing credit limits
  
• Making recommendations to improve quality of invoicing and collection procedures.
  
• Weekly reporting of invoicing totals/aging totals/cash receipts/invoice adjustments
  
• Generating accounting statements and reports for the accountant.
  
• Researching cash receipts, coding and posting of receipts.
  
• Preparing daily bank and cash deposits.
  
• Developing both automated and hard copies of financial reports using Spread sheets or any other format.
  
• Organizing and maintaining up-to-date financial records.
  
• Participate in the annual stock-taking
  
• Providing monthly financial and management reports.
  
• Carrying out any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor from time to time.
  

Requirements

• A Bachelor of Bachelor of Business Administration/Management, Bachelor of Commerce, or an equivalent relevant degree from an Institution recognised by NCHE.
  
• Full professional qualification as a certified public accountant i.e., CPA, ACCA.
  
• At least two (2) years working experience in a similar or related position in a reputable organisation, preferably in an institution of higher learning.
  
• Proven experience in using automated accounting systems and diverse accounting packages
  
• Excellent computer skills in MS Word, Spreadsheet, and PowerPoint.
  
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written
  

How to Apply:

Interested and eligible candidates MUST ELECTRONICALLY submit their application to hr@unik.ac.ug as one attachment in PDF the following: –

• Application letter.
  
• An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing names and contacts of three (3) credible referees.
  
• Copies of the relevant academic/professional Transcripts and Certificates.
  
• Copy of a valid National Identity Card
  
• Details of the physical address, telephone contact and email address of the applicant.
  
• Any other relevant documentation to support the application.
  

N.B: The email subject line should contain the job title applied for and name of the applicant.