Accounting Jobs at Motorcare Uganda Limited in Uganda

Job title: Accountant
 Motorcare Uganda Limited is a subsidiary of Kjaer Group and is the official distributor of Nissan and  BMW Vehicles in Uganda., Motorcare invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the position
of Accountant.

The Accountant reports to the Finance and Business Planning Manager
Job Purpose: The Accountant is responsible for financial reporting and control.
 
Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Responsible for timely production of monthly and annual financial reports
Ensure timely submission of all tax dues to the different tax authorities
Filing and submitting monthly VAT returns to the Finance Manager for approval and eventually to URA
Preparation of financial statements and files for external audit exercise.
Responsible for provision of information to external auditors during statutory audits.
Ensure that entries are correctly captured into the accounting system i.e. check all for accuracy.
Verifying voucher postings and petty cash balances as per physical cash/cheque payments daily.
Ensure proper maintenance and accounting for petty cash i.e. ensure that petty cash is available to support required payments, that petty cash is paid out to the right persons in the right amounts and all petty cash is properly accounted for and supported before any reimbursement is done
Carry out monthly checks on over dues (debtors) together with the credit controller that are more than one month and report to Finance Manager for next course of action.

Qualifications and skills

Must possess an accounting degree from a recognized Institution, a professional qualification in Accounting is a MUST and must have experience of reporting of at least three years in a profit making organization
Must possess Financial reporting skills.
Must be computer literate.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, attention to detail and time management to beat deadlines
Candidate must exhibit Professionalism and be a team player.

Application procedure

Suitable candidates should send their CVs and Academic documents to: The Human Resource Manager,
Motorcare Uganda, P.O Box 12704, Kampala.

Closing date:  April 22, 2013 - 5pm