Financial Controller Career Jobs – Q-Sourcing Limited

Job Title:         Financial Controller
Organization: Q-Sourcing Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Q-Sourcing
Limited is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African
Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
Accounting Department
Management:
  • Oversee the operations of the accounting
    department
  • Maintain the chart of accounts
  • Help develop and maintain a documented system
    of accounting policies and procedures, including relevant accounting
    controls
  • Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
Transaction Management:
  • Accurately entering all accounting
    transactions into the designated accounting software on a timely basis and
    in line with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Accurately entering into the Loan Management
    system all transactions on a timely basis
  • Execute the monthly close process, including
    the development and review of a Trial Balance
  • Ensuring the timely payment of accounts
    payable including processing all incoming supplier invoices
  • Work with the Operations and Field Teams to
    ensure the timely collections of accounts / lease receivable
  • Process payroll in a timely manner
  • Ensure that periodic bank reconciliations are
    completed for both Shilling and US Dollar accounts
  • Ensure that quarterly debt payments are made
    on a timely basis
Financial Reporting and
Budgeting:
  • In charge of the production of complete and
    accurate financial reports on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual
    basis as required by management, the Board of Directors, Tugende
    investors, and funding agencies
  • Coordinate the preparation of the corporate
    annual report
  • Recommend benchmarks against which to measure
    Tugende’s performance
  • Calculate and issue financial metrics
  • Manage the production of the annual budget
    and forecasts
  • Calculate variances from the budget and
    report significant issues to management
  • Legal and Audit Compliance
  • Coordinate the provision of information to
    external auditors for the annual audit
  • Keenly monitor debt levels and compliance
    with debt covenants
  • Comply with Ugandan government reporting
    requirements and tax filings (PAYE, NSSF, VAT)
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  
  • The applicant should be a Certified Public
    Accountant (CPA), or similar appropriate recognized qualification or
    Degree in Business administration, Finance/accounting, B.com and any other
    related field.
  • At least three years’ experience working at
    top multinational accounting, auditing, management consulting or other
    private sector firms.
  • Previous experience managing other finance
    team members and coordinating the team to meet ambitious goals.
  • Three years’ experience working in the
    accounting function, preferably as a Financial Controller
  • Broad working knowledge of finance,
    accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including International
    Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  • Knowledge of automated/manual financial and
    accounting reporting systems (especially Quickbooks)
  • Proficiency in all Microsoft Office
    applications including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft
    PowerPoint
  • Comfort working in a highly dynamic start-up
    environment and ability to manage confidential information and situations
    with efficiency, flexibility and diplomacy
  • Capability and track record of performing
    detailed work to a high level with minimal supervision
  • Proper and reliable references must be taken
    up to ensure that the person appointed has a history of integrity and
    extremely high performance.
  • Creative, entrepreneurial and resilient
    temperament, with the work background to hit the ground running and the
    desire to grow his or her own skills and knowledge alongside the success
    of teammates and the company as a whole.
  • Excellent research skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication
    skills
  • Advanced knowledge in computers and financial
    software programs, as well as knowledge of internal control procedures and
    financial accounting principles.
  • Age: Between 28-38 years
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested are encouraged to send their cover letters
and updated CVs including three referees (two of whom should have been direct
supervisors) to our e-mail to: recruitment@qsourcing.com
Address
all your applications to:
Human
Resources Office,
Q-Sourcing
Limited (U),
Plot
14/16 Semawata Road, Ntinda
P.O.
Box 12883, Ntinda, Kampala, Uganda
Note: Kindly mark your application as
“Application_ Financial Controller” in the subject line of your email.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Deadline: 12th May 2016 by 5:00PM
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