Senior Accountant

JOB DETAILS:

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement financial plans, forecasts, and budgets to drive business growth
• Provide timely, accurate financial statements, reports and analysis to management and other stakeholders
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, ensure regulatory compliance
• Design and review internal controls to safeguard business resources
• Ensure timely and accurate filing of all tax returns (corporate tax, VAT, PAYE, withholding tax, etc.) while maintaining full compliance with relevant tax laws and deadlines
• Preparing VAT schedules, process VAT payment & submission of VAT returns
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to inform business decisions
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as sales, internal audit among others
• Attending to internal and external audit queries as well as Uganda Revenue Authority
• Verification of commission claims for sales executives
• Raising and posting test reports for vendors before suppliers’ payments are made
• Prepare accurate cost reports, cost sheets, and variance analyses
• Investigate and report cost and performance variances
• Drive efficiency and effectiveness in financial processes and systems

Education and Professional Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration (Accounting option), or a closely related field is usually required.
• Full ICRAD Membership is a MUST
• At least level 3 CPA attained at the time of application
• In-depth knowledge of tax law, principles, and practical tax advisory skills is a strong advantage

Working Experience

• At least 5+ years of post-qualification experience with 3 of those at senior-level
• Experience in a fast-paced business or FMCG environment

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities Technical

• Strong knowledge of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
• Ability to manage effective and professional internal customer relationships
• Excellent numeracy skills and advanced excel skills
• Able to build strong working relationships with individuals and teams from all disciplines within the business;
• Able to cleanly explain and present technical financial information to none experts
• Excellent verbal, reasoning and written communication skills