Senior Accountant – Kampala – Reliable Corporate Solutions

About US:
Reliable Corporate Solutions (RCS) is a performance enhancement firm known for people and organization development. We specialize in developing and strengthening organization systems through research and information interpretation, behavioral and attitude change, Staff training, Recruitment, and R & D. They would like to recruit for a valuable client in the Transport Industry.

Job Summary: The Senior Accountant performs a variety of professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling complex financial transactions, statements, records, and reports; maintains the accuracy of the ledgers and subsidiary financial systems; assists in the preparation of assigned budgets, annual audit, and year end closing; and provides highly responsible staff assistance to assigned management staff.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform a variety of professional accounting functions supporting operations; maintain accuracy of general, revenue, and expenditure ledgers and subsidiary financial systems.
Reconcile financial ledgers and records; prepare financial statements and reports, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules; research and resolve discrepancies.
Keenly review and audit all accounts payable, purchase orders, cash receipts, business licenses, payroll, utility billing, and other accounting records and transactions; ensure money is posted to correct accounts and that all accounts balance.
Provide technical support in the development of the annual budget; assist in the review and validation of the annual budget; create a variety of spreadsheets, documents, and graphs; assist in preparing the final budget.
Prepare bank reconciliations and related journal entries for a variety of accounts.
Prepare a variety of monthly, periodic, and annual financial and statistical reports and account summaries; prepare treasurer reports; prepare and file annual State Controllers Report.
Render support in the preparation of year-end closings and accompanying financial reports.
Perform grant accounting work related to state or grant agency funding; maintain records for audit purposes.
Maintain and track fixed asset inventory control records.
Actively participate in the year-end audit; compile and prepare supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports as requested by auditors.
Prepare tax remittances for payment.
Respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve issues in an efficient and timely manner.
Provide responsible staff assistance to management staff; perform special department projects as assigned.
Serve as department liaison to various committees as necessary.
Perform any other related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, B.com, or Finance degree from an accredited college or University.
Hold professional qualifications like ACCA.
At least six years of progressively responsible experience performing journey to complex accounting and finance work, preferably in a busy setting.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who wish to apply should send their updated CVs via Email to; office@rcsconsult.net.

Deadline: 10th March, 2016 by 5:00PM

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