Vacancy title:
Assistant Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 6 2025

Duty Station:
6th Floor, Communications House Plot 1 Colville Street | kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Job Description

To carry out basic accounting processes and support processing of general  payments.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

1. Providing custody for accounting records and documents;
2. Processing deferred tax payments, tax returns and keep records thereof;
3. Posting financial transactions, cashbooks, subsidiary ledgers to General ledger and maintain up-to-date record of books of accounts;
4. Preparing and reconciling payroll transaction reports;
5. Entering transactions into the commitment control register;
6. Keeping custody of cash/imprest, effect payments, and maintain up-to-date cash book records; and
7. Preparing draft monthly reconciliation reports.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

a) Academic Qualifications

Either:

i) A Diploma in Accounting or Business Studies /Administration with Accounting obtained from a recognised awarding institution

Or

ii) Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education with Pre-Professional Accounting qualification like: Accounts Technician Certificate (ATC) or, Certificate in Accounting Technician (CAT) awarded from recognized professional body accredited by Institute of Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).

b) Work Experience Nil

c) Required Competencies

(i) Technical

• Expenditure management and budgetary controls
• Financial Record Keeping
• Information and Communications Technology
• Risk analysis and Reporting

(ii) Behavioural

• Inter-personal relations
• Ethics and Integrity
• Innovative and Proactive
• Listening and Communicating Effective
• Time Management
• Decision Making and Problem solving

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: associate degree

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