Finance Jobs - Senior Accountant at 5-Star Hotel ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organization: 5-Star Hotel

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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, a Hotel in Mbale.

Job Summary:   The Senior

Accountant will support the Hotel through carrying out 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; supports

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:  

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Perform a variety of professional accounting

functions supporting operations; maintain accuracy of general, revenue, and

expenditure ledgers and subsidiary financial systems.

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The incumbent will reconcile financial ledgers and

records; prepare financial statements and reports, general and subsidiary

ledgers and supporting schedules; research and resolve discrepancies.

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Regularly 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.

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Provides 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 document for approval by City Council.

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Prepare bank reconciliations and related journal

entries for a variety of accounts.

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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.

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Support in the preparation of year end closings and

accompanying financial reports.

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Perform grant accounting work related to state or

grant agency funding; maintain records for audit purposes.

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Maintain and track fixed asset inventory control

records for the City.

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Participate in the year-end audit; compile and

prepare supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports as requested

by auditors.

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Prepare property tax remittances for payment.

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Quickly respond to public inquiries in a courteous

manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve issues in an

efficient and timely manner.

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Provide responsible staff assistance to management

staff; perform special department projects as assigned.

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Serve as department liaison to various City

committees as necessary.

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Perform any related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

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The incumbent should preferably hold a good Bachelor’s

accounting, B.com, or finance degree from an accredited college or university.

Should have

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Possession of professional qualifications like ACCA.

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A minimum of seven years of progressively

responsible experience performing journey to complex accounting and finance

work, preferably in a municipal setting.

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Knowledge of Operations, services and activities of

a general accounting program.

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Principles and practices of accounting and auditing

including general ledger, debit, credit, journal entries and audit procedures.

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Principles and practices of governmental accounting.

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Computerized accounting and financial systems.

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Methods and techniques of analyzing general ledgers

and preparing journal entries.

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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

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Principles of municipal budget preparation and

control.

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Knowledge of the methods and techniques of preparing

financial reports and statements.

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Principles and practices of financial record keeping

and reporting.

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Principles of business letter writing and report

preparation.

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Knowledge of office procedures, methods, and

equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word

processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

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Ability to perform a variety of professional

accounting and financial analysis functions.

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Ability to reconcile and adjust financial statements

with the general ledger.

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Prepare and maintain accurate financial statements,

records and reports.

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Ability to perform mathematical calculations with

speed and accuracy.

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Budget development skills

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Operate a variety of office equipment including a

computer and associated word processing and spreadsheet applications.

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Analyze complex financial transactions and formulas.

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Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of

concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

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Ability to interpret and apply applicable federal,

state and local laws, codes and regulations.

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Maintain efficient and effective financial systems

and procedures.

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Ability to examine and verify financial documents

and reports.

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Work independently in the absence of supervision.

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Understand and carry out oral and written

instructions.

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Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and

in writing.

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Establish and maintain effective working

relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

All suitably

qualified candidates who wish to apply should send their updated CVs via Email

to; office@rcsconsult.net.

Deadline: 30^th September 2015