Genius Hub is a recruitment firm that specializes in talent search and placement of highly skilled individuals. We are looking for a highly motivated and knowledgeable individual for our client as an

Job Description

Our client, is a highly specialized law firm based in Uganda that provides professional legal services, in the fields of corporate and commercial law with particular expertise in banking and finance, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, employment and intellectual property. The client is looking for an Accounts Assistant to undertake all roles related to Accounting.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparing and keeping track of all payments and expenditures for the day-to-day running of the firm, suppliers/ vendors’ payments, and clients.
• Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
• Paying employees and verifying supporting documents, expenses reports, and pay cheques
• Charge expenses to accounts and cost centres by analyzing invoices/ expenses reports, recording entries, and reporting sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices.
• Maintain accounting ledgers by verifying and posting accounts transactions
• Reconciling payments instructions with the payments received amounts
• Maintain historical records by filing vouchers and other related documentation.
• Scheduling, monitoring and preparing cheques for vendors, resolving purchase contacts, issuing SOP payments and ensuring credit is received.
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor and partners.

Skills

Basic bookkeeping and accounting;

• Computer skills;
• Data entry and numerical;
• Good communication and interpersonal;
• Team player who pays attention to detail;

Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Accounting & Finance or other business-related area;

• ACCA or CPA (Desired);
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience;