ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

at QSL Recruitment
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted September 20, 2023
Category Science & Engineering
Job Type FULL_TIME
Currency UGX

Description

Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

On behalf of our client TASC, we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced Accounts Assistant to work in Uganda.

Job Purpose: Reporting to the Financial Controller, the role is responsible for revenue processing, client billing, managing claims to both the outsourced clients and creditors on a timely and accurate basis, ensuring that such claims are within budget, duly approved, VAT and withholding tax are correctly accounted for, and the transactions are correctly recorded. The role is also responsible for providing timely, accurate, relevant and reliable management information as per Finance Management Policies and Procedures​​​​​​​.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Extraction of monthly Trial Balance for the TASC Business and submission to Financial Controller to allow preparation of monthly management accounts by the 5th day of every month.
Prepare billing instructions for TASC clients for the delivery of services
Responsible for Issuing of Proforma invoices and all claims on a timely basis and ensure they have gone through the relevant approval process and within agreed service levels and ensure they are duly recorded in the correct entity.
Regular updates of income stream through account reconciliation of project accounts; company expenditure, income etc.
Conducting Revenue analysis against budget, tracking of exceptional approvals, and contribution to the budgeting process.
Organized filing of documents on receivables for easy retrieval.
Regular monitoring of company working advances to ensure that they are recovered within the stipulated period.
Verification and filing of all documents related to accounts receivables in the finance department.
Reconciling the cashbook e.g., on monthly basis for prudent reporting
Doing bank reconciliation and updating management as may be required from time to time.
Regular issuing of updated monthly statements to clients by the 3rd of the subsequent month
Qualifications and Experience

University graduate level in Accounting or Finance.
Enrolled, part or fully qualified in accounting profession with a recognized institute (ACCA, CPA, and CIMA.)
Knowledge of IFRS and Ugandan tax legislation.
Computer literacy with proficiency in spread sheets and accounting software.
2 years working experience in a Finance related role.
High integrity and strong character.