Accountant Job Opportunity at Uganda Management Institute (UMI)

Job
Title:  Accountant  
Organisation: Uganda Management Institute (UMI)
Duty
Station:
 Kampala,
Uganda
Salary
Scale:
      
    UM 4b
Reports
to:
       
    Institute Bursar
About
UMI:
Uganda Management Institute
(UMI) is a Management Development Institution with a mission “To Excel in
Developing Practical and Sustainable Administration, Leadership and Management
Capacity”.  It provides management training, consultancy and research
services in response to the demands of the public, private, and NGO
sectors.  In addition to short performance improvement management skills
development courses, the Institute offers high quality career development
management courses at Certificate, Diploma, Postgraduate Diploma and Higher
Degree Levels.  The Institute’s activities are currently carried out at
the main campus in Kampala and its Outreach Centers in Mbarara, Gulu and Mbale.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Facilitating
    the budget management process
  • Maintenance
    of the purchases ledger
  • Maintenance
    of the fixed assets’ register
  • Processing
    of the expenditure journals
  • Preparing
    schedules and reconciliation of creditors
  • Maintaining
    staff loans and advances
  • Preparing
    bank reconciliation statements
  • Supervise
    the general ledger
  • Supervise
    stores
  • Preparing
    and submitting financial reports
  • Perform
    any other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Skills
and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should possess a Bachelor of Commerce or Business
    Administration  (honors) degree with a major in Accounting or Finance
  • A
    member of a professional accountancy body such as ACCA or CPA (U), (K)
  • A
    minimum of two years’ experience as an Accountant in a busy and reputable
    organization
  • Competence
    in computer-based accounting systems, preferably Navision financials
  • Self-motivated
    with keen interest to detail and meeting tight deadline
  • Possess
    the ability to work with minimum supervision.    
Job
Terms
:  All successful candidates will, on being
confirmed in appointment, be offered five-year renewable contracts, a
competitive basic salary complemented by housing allowance, medical allowance,
transport allowance and an attractive gratuity scheme. Staffare also provided
with support for continuous personal development.
How
to Apply:
Hard copies of applications
with comprehensive typed CVs, two passport size photos, certified copies of
transcripts and certificates together with the applicant’s telephone contact,
names, addresses and telephone numbers of three referees should be received at
the address below;
The Human Resource Manager
Uganda Management Institute
Plot 44 – 52 Jinja Road
P. O. Box 20131, Kampala. Uganda.
Tel: 259722/ 265139/ 265140/265138
Deadline:
Friday 6th, December 2013 by 5.00pm

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