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Finance Assistant

at Smart Applications International Uganda
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted May 22, 2025
Category Accounting
Finance
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

JOB DETAILS:

Job purpose:

To provide essential support to the finance department by ensuring accurate processing of financial transactions, maintaining up-to-date records, supporting reconciliation and compliance processes, and contributing to efficient financial operations in line with organizational policies and statutory requirements.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

  • Reviewing, posting and processing payments requests and stamping on all vouchers and support documentation.
  • Posting of journals in Finance ERP
  • Filing all documents, numbering the files for easy access.
  • Reviewing and posting payments, attach Journals to the payment vouchers.
  • Preparation of bank reconciliation statements as per the calendar- ensure no pending reconciling items and bank reconciliation are submitted on time.
  • Reconciliation of staff debtors’ accounts and notifying staff with pending debts of more than 45days.
  • Reconciliation of accounts all Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivables
  • Preparation & submitting online VAT schedules for Payments
  • Payroll deductions processing and submission to revenue authority
  • Petty cash management (processing petty cash requests, replenishment and reconciliation of the petty cash account.
  • Cost management and monitoring, analyzing all payments & expenses
  • Making withholding tax payment due every month and reconciliation of Withholding tax account;
  • Asset Management including asset verification, updating of asset register and posting depreciation
  • Processing of LPOs and Quotations
  • Related Parties reconciliations

Competencies

  • Self-motivated and mature
  • Ability to build trust, communicate effectively and value others in the team
  • Ability to work with numbers
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, with great accuracy, organization, attention to detail and follow-through
  • Ability to make sound judgement and prompt right decisions

Qualifications and Experience:

  • At least a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting;
  • At least CPA II or ACCA level 2;
  • A minimum of two year of finance and accounting experience in a busy environment;
  • A team player accustomed to working with multi-cultural and diverse teams;
  • Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel;
  • Advanced Knowledge in software solutions (ERP); Sage ERP is an added advantage
  • Advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical skills;
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write project and financial reports.
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