Senior Associate Jobs - KSK Associates

Organisation: KSK

Associates
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

KSK Associates

is a Professional Services Firm that provides Financial Consultancy Services

including Assurance and Business Advisory Services, Business Planning,

Feasibility studies & Project Proposal Preparation, Human Resource, Risk

Management and Information System Solutions. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

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Steer, manage and/or undertake audits which are

complex in terms of scale, scope, cross-divisional impact and technical

specialism to provide reliable, independent assurance and agree management

actions with the business to enhance the control framework;

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Develop associates and junior team members to reach

their potential;

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Ensure that all regulatory changes are implemented

and complied with both internally and on client engagements;

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Responsible for the contribution to the development

of the audit plan for assigned areas and prioritize work based on risk and an

understanding of business objectives;

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Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships

with business/specialist areas to influence change and educate the business in

the control framework and provide guidance and counsel;

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Maintain an up to date and relevant knowledge of

audit best practice, regulatory risks and issues and the statutory environment;

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Initiate and deliver against agreed initiatives to

achieve continuous improvement.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

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The Senior Associate should hold a Bachelor’s of Science

in Accounting and Finance, or Bachelor’s of Commerce or Bachelor’s Degree in

Business Administration from a recognized University or relevant discipline;

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Possession of Part professional qualifications in

ACCA, CPA or CIMA is desirable;

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A minimum of four years’ experience in accounting,

auditing industry;

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Possess a broader perspective of potential issues

encountered when managing diverse teams and the strategies to overcome them

including having a clear understanding of the firm’s commitment to creating a

more inclusive culture.

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Extensive knowledge of GAAP and IFRS

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Strong understanding of financial reporting and

controls;

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Excellent track record in establishing and

maintaining strong relationships with senior clients;

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Strong leadership skills both on engagements and in

an office environment;

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Possess the ability to play an active role in the

business development process;

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Possess the ability to implement solutions to

address changes in regulatory requirements;

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Possess the ability to work under own initiative and

in many different and challenging environments;

·        
Significant presentation and business writing

experience

All suitably

qualified and interested candidates should send their applications together

with:

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Attached copies of all academic qualifications (transcripts

and certificates);

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Detailed CVs and working mobile telephone numbers;

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Three work references and or/academic references;

Send the

complete applications via soft copy to; recruitment@kskassociates.net. You

may also physically deliver your application to any of our offices. Kindly

address applications to;

Plot 24A,

Hannington Road

Deadline: 16^th November 2015 by 5:00pm