JOB TITLE ; BRANCH ACCOUNTANT

COMPANY : ELEGLANCE FINANCE LTD

LOCATION : KAMWOKYA BRANCH

DEPARTMENT : FINANCE DEPARTMENT

REPORTING TO : FINANCE MANAGER

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Eleglance Finance is a privately-owned finance institution dedicated in delivering benefits of financial services tailored to individuals, groups and SMEs that find it challenging to access services from mainstream banks. Our investment goes beyond providing capital but creating innovative solutions tailored towards financial needs of a growing private equity. We opened doors in May 2012 and have since then expanded to 4 branches (Entebbe, Soroti, Lira and Kamwokya) with our headquarters in Entebbe

JOB SUMMARY:

To ensure and provide accurate and timely financial and statistical information required by management to make day to day and short term decisions, keeping track and control of all income and expenditure, assets and obligations of EFL as well as comply with all statutory requirements

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.      Payments – preparation of  Cheque / Cash/Savings account payments

·         Preparation of payment vouchers and verification of documentation prior to disbursements.

§  Handling petty cash payments and monitoring of petty cash balances.

§  Follow up on accountability for advances to staff and prepare an updated schedule

§  Proper filing- of all payment vouchers and support documents in chronological order.

2.      Payroll and Staff Benefits:

·         Preparation of the payroll, posting of staff salaries and benefits

·         Preparation and posting of salary advances and staff loans in strict conformity with policies and procedures.

·         Maintain an updated schedule of outstanding staff advances.

3      Fixed assets management:

·         Maintaining of itemized asset register per EFL branch as well as the general consolidated one.

·         Identification of items for disposal and and maintaining a register of the same

·         Identification of additions and maintaining a register of the same.

·         Doing physical verification of assets i.e stock taking on a quarterly basis.

4.      Receipts, Banking and Reconciliation:

·         Cash in Vault /treasury verification, receiving cash certificates

·         Posting of inter branch receipts - receipts written from other locations.

·         Ensure teller accounts are reconciles to zero and follow up on any shortages or overages.

·         Bank Reconciliations: Reconciling all bank accounts.

·         Review Daily bank statements against bank ledgers for reconciliation purposes

·         Prepare monthly Bank Ledgers for reconciliation

·         Monitor and effect changes in bank account signatories and agents

5.      Maintains financial Security by following the established internal control system.

6.      Provide coaching, mentoring and support to EFL Branch Operations (Branch Support).

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS

• The Applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or business studies from a reputable university.
• Candidates should be a fresh graduate or have at least1 year of experience in accounts or in any related industry.
• Candidates must be knowledgeable in computer applications especially MS Office and should be aged between 23– 28years

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Other Required Skills & Competencies:

·         Ability to demonstrate analytical skills.

·         Ability to demonstrate self-driven with high sense of responsibility, integrity and assertiveness.

·         Should be honest, well organized, results oriented and reliable.

·         Should be a team player and a self-starter, self-motivated & innovative.

·         Ability to work in teams with dynamism, innovations and Creativity.

·         Ability to meet deadline with minimal supervision.

·         Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills.

·           Should be able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and under pressure.

·         Should have ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.

Possess a work ethic that includes neatness, punctuality, attention to detail and accuracy