3 Officer Revenue Reconciliation Job Vacancies – Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)

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Job Title:   Officer Revenue
Reconciliation (3 Job Vacancies)

Organisation: Uganda
Revenue Authority (URA)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About URA:

The Uganda Revenue
Authority (URA) was established by the Uganda Revenue Authority Statute of 1991
and set up in September of the same year as a central body for assessment and
collection of specified revenue, to administer and enforce the laws relating to
such revenue and to provide for related matters. This statute incorporated all
the laws that were in force then regarding tax collection. The new organization
(URA) amalgamated the three tax administration departments that were
responsible for all the taxes collected by the Central Government of Uganda.

Job Summary:    The Officer Revenue Reconciliation will
reconcile revenue collections as reported by URA stations and transfers by
commercial bank branches to the commercial bank head office to ensure accurate
and completeness of reports

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Verify revenue
returns received from Banks and URA stations for accuracy of accounting data

  • Receive bank statements, transfer schedules and returns, acknowledge
    receipt and check them for authenticity, identifying and noting any
    discrepancies in them.
  • Maintain and update a filing system of the bank Statement
  • Compare cash books against ledgers and electronic bank statements
    against physical bank statements for accuracy
  • Notify the bank/stations of any missing bank statements and the
    Revenue Accounting unit of any missing cash books
  • Review with respective station heads and banks the status report on
    the authenticity and accuracy of the returns and verify the accuracy of
    the status report before its submission to the supervisor

Carry out a
reconciliation of revenue collections by URA collecting stations and transfers
between bank branches and Head Office to certify reliability of financial
records

  • Analyse information in cash books and bank statements and prepare a
    list of reconciling items to facilitate the reconciliation.
  • Prepare and submit reconciliation statement reports
  • Review, confirm and clear the interbank transactions for the
    organization.
  • Share technical information with revenue reconciliation and revenue
    accounting officers.

Follow up raised
queries to improve the accuracy of information in the accounting system

  • Review the reconciliation statement generated from the accounting
    system to identify and categorize errors and raise them to banks and
    stations for correction
  • Relay information on the improvement of the accounting system to the
    Finance Systems Administrators.
  • Maintain, communicate and monitor compliance of an accurate record
    of bank codes with respective stakeholders.
  • Identify and eliminate posted Adjusting journal vouchers from the
    reconciliation statement.
  • Prepare and Submit Adjusting Journal vouchers to Supervisor, Revenue
    reconciliation.

Sensitize
stakeholders to improve the understanding of URA accounting procedures and
deliver stationery

  • Carry out periodic sensitization of bank officers about the revenue
    Collection agreements, and URA station heads and cashiers about the
    accounting procedures
  • Carry out and report on periodic station visits to sensitize staff
    about collection agreements

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The applicants for the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Officer
    Revenue Reconciliation job opportunities should hold a Bachelor’s degree
    in Accounting or Finance from a recognized University
  • Specialized training in application of Finance/Accounting
    Applications is desired
  • A minimum of three years of work experience in accounting role from
    a reputable and busy organization
  • Previous experience liaising with financial institutions at
    corporate level
  • Experience in the application of Accounting software
  • Fair knowledge of Tax laws of Uganda and the region
  • Public Finance and Accountability Act 2003
  • High Integrity.
  • Good Interpersonal Relations.
  • Good Analytical skills.
  • High proficiency in the use of computer applications especially MS
    Office required
  • Excellent report writing capability
  • A team player and negotiator

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join URA should apply online at
the link below.

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Deadline: 16th July 2019 at 11:59pm

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