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Job Title:  Assistant Accountant

• Responsible
  for the daily reconciliation of the debtors’ control account and the sales
  ledger to ensure that any reconciling items are resolved on a daily basis.
• Timely
  posting of accountabilities, deposit slips and payment vouchers to
  facilitate timely generation of management accounts.
• Regularly
  review sub-ledgers to check mis-postings and recommending corrective
  actions.
• Prepares
  audit schedules and coordinate queries by internal and external auditors.
• Filing
  tax returns and liaising with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on
  tax-related matters.
• Prepare
  monthly collection summaries for use in the daily liquidity report.
• Carry
  out the purchasing function adhering to best practices in the conduct
  thereof.
• Daily
  updating and maintenance of inventory records in QuickBooks which includes
  prompt product costing, purchase order processing and posting of stores
  requisition vouchers.
• Monthly
  reconciliation of the physical stock balance with the system balance.
• Maintenance
  of an accurate staff debtors schedule at all times.
• In
  charge of the timely preparation of various credit control reports
  including but not limited to a continuous review of existing credit
  customers.

• The
  applicant should hold a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Accounts/Finance
• Professional
  ACCA/CPA Level II
• At
  least two years’ working experience
• Solid
  knowledge of QuickBooks accounting software
• Excellent
  multi-tasking ability and attention to detail
• Good
  knowledge and understanding of confidentiality surrounding critical
  business information

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