Position Summary:

Senior Reporting Accountant is responsible for gathering, analysing, verifying, and the reporting of financial information for Uganda Operations. responsible for evaluating current policies, procedures and practices and recommending improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and process flow. Support the Financial Manager in the financial management and general administration of the Uganda business. Responsible for preparation of accounting information and providing high quality support service to all internal clients.

Key Result Areas and accountabilities:

• Collect and provide information for audit inquiries and give assistance to auditors.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to financial management, budget and accounting.
• Oversee the posting and maintenance of general ledger accounts, payroll transactions, accounts payable and general ledger adjustments.
• Provide financial analysis statements including monthly balance sheets, income statements, cash flows statements, and actual to budget and last year variance analysis.
• Manage the banking relationships to obtain timely bank information.
• Evaluate the current policies, procedures, and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Assist in the creation of checklists and cheat sheets to assist the client accountants.
• Prepare relevant monthly and quarterly reports according to Group standards.
• Manage company insurance programs and legal affairs.
• Ensure accounting records systems are maintained in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Lead the financial year end external and ad hoc internal audit processes.
• Ensure all the financial transactions are processed in a timely manner through the supervision of the Junior Accountant work as well as posting all month end journals. All this must be done in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Manage the month end according to Monthly Financial Closing Schedule.
• Prepare and submit monthly Tax and Statutory returns.
• In liaison with Forestry and Pole plant managers, ensure effective stock control measures are implemented.
• Ensure that the fixed assets register is accurate and updated regularly.
• Ensure bank and creditors reconciliations are prepared on a timely basis.
• Provide management accounting analysis statements including and actual to budget and last year variance analysis.
• Ensure Stock and COS reconciliations are prepared on a timely basis.
• Ensure compliance with ISO audit requirements i.t.o financial information.

• Collect and provide information for audit inquiries and give assistance to auditors.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures relating to financial management, budget and accounting.
• Oversee the posting and maintenance of general ledger accounts, payroll transactions, accounts payable and general ledger adjustments.
• Provide financial analysis statements including monthly balance sheets, income statements, cash flows statements, and actual to budget and last year variance analysis.
• Manage the banking relationships to obtain timely bank information.
• Evaluate the current policies, procedures, and processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Assist in the creation of checklists and cheat sheets to assist the client accountants.
• Prepare relevant monthly and quarterly reports according to Group standards.
• Manage company insurance programs and legal affairs.
• Ensure accounting records systems are maintained in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Lead the financial year end external and ad hoc internal audit processes.
• Ensure all the financial transactions are processed in a timely manner through the supervision of the Junior Accountant work as well as posting all month end journals. All this must be done in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Manage the month end according to Monthly Financial Closing Schedule.
• Prepare and submit monthly Tax and Statutory returns.
• In liaison with Forestry and Pole plant managers, ensure effective stock control measures are implemented.
• Ensure that the fixed assets register is accurate and updated regularly.
• Ensure bank and creditors reconciliations are prepared on a timely basis.
• Provide management accounting analysis statements including and actual to budget and last year variance analysis.
• Ensure Stock and COS reconciliations are prepared on a timely basis.
• Ensure compliance with ISO audit requirements i.t.o financial information.

• Excellent knowledge of the Company’s Act and related rules and regulations.
• Ability to effectively manage change in order to enhance business processes and efficiencies.
• Knowledge of finance and accounting software packages (Sage Evolution Pastel).
• Knowledge of tax related rules and legislations, and the ability to understand tax laws and interpret these.
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and communicate solutions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and team management.

• Qualified Accountant with relevant qualifications preferably CPA.
• Advanced experienced on company tax and tax legislation.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in a finance position preferably within the forestry / agriculture / manufacturing sector.