Fresher Retained Assistant Accountant Career Jobs – Nation Media Group (NMG)

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Job Title:   Retained Assistant Accountant (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: Nation Media Group (NMG)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Financial Accountant

 

About US:

The Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media, which attract and serve unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. As a brand, we are committed to generating and creating content that will inform, educate and entertain our consumers across the different platforms, keeping in mind the changing needs and trends in the industry.

 

Job Summary:  The Retained Assistant Accountant will support managing the cash transactions of NMGU by disbursing petty cash, receipt cheques & funds received via mobile money and banking of cheques in accordance with group procedures.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Make over the counter payments to NMGU staff via mobile money.
  • Post petty cash vouchers.
  • Circulate mobile money transactions to other NMGU stakeholders.
  • Receipt all mobile money funds and cheques received on a daily basis.
  • Ensure all cheques received are banked intact on a daily basis,
  • Daily prepare and share cash/cheques collection report.
  • Daily share the petty cash status report.
  • Prepare reports-weekly cash summaries and monthly cash status.
  • Undertake the allocations of receipts to invoices on customers’ accounts.
  • Participate in the weekly, monthly and end of year cash count engagements.





Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • The applicant must hold a university degree in Commerce. Business Administration. Statistics or any other related field from an accredited institution.
  • Certified Public Accountant with relevant professions qualifications such as ACCA, CPA.
  • Two to four years of working experience in Finance and Accounting in an FMCG Company.
  • Business Acumen-good commercial and business awareness
  • Knowledge of accounting packages
  • High standards of integrity, trustworthy and reliable
  • Excellent numeric skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work well under pressure and with tight time constraints
  • Highly organized with ability to multitask
  • Good communication skills-oral and written

 

 

How to Apply:

If you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your application, detailed CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number as one PDF document, quoting the position you have applied for in the subject line to the HR Lead-NMGU, Monitor Publications Limited

 

Email to: resourcing@ug.nationmedia.com

 

NB: Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Deadline: 4th August 2023

 

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Date Posted 2023-08-02
Valid Through 2023-08-04
Employment Type FULL_TIME
Hiring Organization Nation Media Group (NMG)
Job Location Kampala, Kampala, Kampala, 0256, Uganda

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