Finance Assistant
2025-05-21T07:08:59+00:00
Smart Applications International Limited
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FULL_TIME
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Consulting
Accounting & Finance
2025-06-04T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Job purpose:
To provide essential support to the finance department by ensuring accurate processing of financial transactions, maintaining up-to-date records, supporting reconciliation and compliance processes, and contributing to efficient financial operations in line with organizational policies and statutory requirements.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
- Reviewing, posting and processing payments requests and stamping on all vouchers and support documentation.
- Posting of journals in Finance ERP
- Filing all documents, numbering the files for easy access.
- Reviewing and posting payments, attach Journals to the payment vouchers.
- Preparation of bank reconciliation statements as per the calendar- ensure no pending reconciling items and bank reconciliation are submitted on time.
- Reconciliation of staff debtors’ accounts and notifying staff with pending debts of more than 45days.
- Reconciliation of accounts all Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivables
- Preparation & submitting online VAT schedules for Payments
- Payroll deductions processing and submission to revenue authority
- Petty cash management (processing petty cash requests, replenishment and reconciliation of the petty cash account.
- Cost management and monitoring, analyzing all payments & expenses
- Making withholding tax payment due every month and reconciliation of Withholding tax account;
- Asset Management including asset verification, updating of asset register and posting depreciation
- Processing of LPOs and Quotations
- Related Parties reconciliations
Competencies
- Self-motivated and mature
- Ability to build trust, communicate effectively and value others in the team
- Ability to work with numbers
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, with great accuracy, organization, attention to detail and follow-through
- Ability to make sound judgement and prompt right decisions
Qualifications and Experience:
- At least a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting;
- At least CPA II or ACCA level 2;
- A minimum of two year of finance and accounting experience in a busy environment;
- A team player accustomed to working with multi-cultural and diverse teams;
- Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel;
- Advanced Knowledge in software solutions (ERP); Sage ERP is an added advantage
- Advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical skills;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write project and financial reports.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities: Reviewing, posting and processing payments requests and stamping on all vouchers and support documentation. Posting of journals in Finance ERP Filing all documents, numbering the files for easy access. Reviewing and posting payments, attach Journals to the payment vouchers. Preparation of bank reconciliation statements as per the calendar- ensure no pending reconciling items and bank reconciliation are submitted on time. Reconciliation of staff debtors’ accounts and notifying staff with pending debts of more than 45days. Reconciliation of accounts all Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivables Preparation & submitting online VAT schedules for Payments Payroll deductions processing and submission to revenue authority Petty cash management (processing petty cash requests, replenishment and reconciliation of the petty cash account. Cost management and monitoring, analyzing all payments & expenses Making withholding tax payment due every month and reconciliation of Withholding tax account; Asset Management including asset verification, updating of asset register and posting depreciation Processing of LPOs and Quotations Related Parties reconciliations
Qualifications and Experience: At least a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting; At least CPA II or ACCA level 2; A minimum of two year of finance and accounting experience in a busy environment; A team player accustomed to working with multi-cultural and diverse teams; Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel; Advanced Knowledge in software solutions (ERP); Sage ERP is an added advantage Advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical skills; Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write project and financial reports.
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Vacancy title:
Finance Assistant
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Smart Applications International Limited
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, June 4 2025
Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, May 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Job purpose:
To provide essential support to the finance department by ensuring accurate processing of financial transactions, maintaining up-to-date records, supporting reconciliation and compliance processes, and contributing to efficient financial operations in line with organizational policies and statutory requirements.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
- Reviewing, posting and processing payments requests and stamping on all vouchers and support documentation.
- Posting of journals in Finance ERP
- Filing all documents, numbering the files for easy access.
- Reviewing and posting payments, attach Journals to the payment vouchers.
- Preparation of bank reconciliation statements as per the calendar- ensure no pending reconciling items and bank reconciliation are submitted on time.
- Reconciliation of staff debtors’ accounts and notifying staff with pending debts of more than 45days.
- Reconciliation of accounts all Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivables
- Preparation & submitting online VAT schedules for Payments
- Payroll deductions processing and submission to revenue authority
- Petty cash management (processing petty cash requests, replenishment and reconciliation of the petty cash account.
- Cost management and monitoring, analyzing all payments & expenses
- Making withholding tax payment due every month and reconciliation of Withholding tax account;
- Asset Management including asset verification, updating of asset register and posting depreciation
- Processing of LPOs and Quotations
- Related Parties reconciliations
Competencies
- Self-motivated and mature
- Ability to build trust, communicate effectively and value others in the team
- Ability to work with numbers
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, with great accuracy, organization, attention to detail and follow-through
- Ability to make sound judgement and prompt right decisions
Qualifications and Experience:
- At least a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting;
- At least CPA II or ACCA level 2;
- A minimum of two year of finance and accounting experience in a busy environment;
- A team player accustomed to working with multi-cultural and diverse teams;
- Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel;
- Advanced Knowledge in software solutions (ERP); Sage ERP is an added advantage
- Advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical skills;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write project and financial reports.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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