Senior Accountant – Kampala – 5-Star Hotel - 2015

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, 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:
· Perform a variety of professional accounting functions supporting operations; maintain accuracy of general, revenue, and expenditure ledgers and subsidiary financial systems.
· The incumbent will reconcile financial ledgers and records; prepare financial statements and reports, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules; research and resolve discrepancies.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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.
· 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 for the City.
· Participate in the year-end audit; compile and prepare supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports as requested by auditors.
· Prepare property tax remittances for payment.
· Quickly 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 City committees as necessary.
· Perform any related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The incumbent should preferably hold a good Bachelor’s accounting, B.com, or finance degree from an accredited college or university. Should have
· Possession of professional qualifications like ACCA.
· A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience performing journey to complex accounting and finance work, preferably in a municipal setting.
· Knowledge of Operations, services and activities of a general accounting program.
· Principles and practices of accounting and auditing including general ledger, debit, credit, journal entries and audit procedures.
· Principles and practices of governmental accounting.
· Computerized accounting and financial systems.
· Methods and techniques of analyzing general ledgers and preparing journal entries.
· Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
· Principles of municipal budget preparation and control.
· Knowledge of the methods and techniques of preparing financial reports and statements.
· Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting.
· Principles of business letter writing and report preparation.
· Knowledge of office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
· Ability to perform a variety of professional accounting and financial analysis functions.
· Ability to reconcile and adjust financial statements with the general ledger.
· Prepare and maintain accurate financial statements, records and reports.
· Ability to perform mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy.
· Budget development skills
· Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and associated word processing and spreadsheet applications.
· Analyze complex financial transactions and formulas.
· Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
· Ability to interpret and apply applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations.
· Maintain efficient and effective financial systems and procedures.
· Ability to examine and verify financial documents and reports.
· Work independently in the absence of supervision.
· Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
· Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
· Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

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

Deadline: 30th September 2015