JOB DETAILS:
The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd is looking to recruit a dynamic and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Assistant Accountant.
Position:
Reports to: Senior Accountant
Duty Station: Soroti
Description of purpose: To handle all finance-related tasks at the bureau with a high degree of integrity and ensure safe custody of company resources.

Key Result Areas:
• Safeguard company money by ensuring that money is banked intact and timely as per set guidelines.
• Receive and receipt cash and cheques/drafts from clients to recognize events, reduce indebtedness by clients, and account for all deductions.
• Timely submission of documents to ensure financial records are updated.
• Pay out petty cash/imprests to workers that are authorized in order to facilitate and limit the bureau to do their work and buy office material.

• Issue orders for walk-in clients in the absence of sales executives received to payments and/or pay out the advert.
• Issue tax invoices to clients who bring in business or announcements, adverts, talk shows in order to facilitate timely payments by the clients.
• Monitor asset moves within the bureau in order to keep track of office assets and keep a record of the operational status or condition of the assets.
• Timely resolution and satisfactory responses to audit queries, full implementation of the risk mitigation measures.
• Timely submission of reports about publishing sales.
• Project a good company image that encourages repeat business.
• Manage customer inquiries and resolve queries in a timely manner.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Education and Professional Qualifications:
• A bachelor's degree in Business Studies, Finance, and Accounting from a recognized university.
• At least CPA Level 2 is required.
• 3 - 4 years' work experience in a busy environment.
• Administrative competencies are an added advantage.

Working Experience:
• 3 - 4 years' work experience in a busy environment.

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities
Technical Competences:
• Complete literals with sound knowledge of Ms. Word, Excel, and any accounting package.
• Good analytical skills.
• Ability to multitask and deliver in a tight deadline-driven environment.
Behavioral Competences:
• Honesty and integrity - adhere to a set of core values that are represented in decisions and actions.
• Basic attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Result-oriented.
• A team player.
• Adaptable and flexible with a willingness to learn.
• Customer care skills.
• Ability to work for long hours under minimum supervision.