Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

At Hima Cement, our Vision is "To be the preferred provider of cement and concrete based building solutions in East Africa with a strong focus on customer experience." Hima Cement works with all actors in the building and construction industry in Uganda – manufacturing and supplying a wide range of building and construction solutions designed to meet housing and construction needs from small projects like individual home buildings to major construction and infrastructure projects. Whether supplying high-quality cement to a craftsman or helping leading architects explore and deliver creative possibilities, Hima is committed to providing solutions that fit the needs of all its clients. In order to achieve the above objectives, Hima Cement limited seeks to recruit a motivated and competent Financial Accountant as indicated below;

Responsibilities or duties

Ensuring payables, receivables, payments of staff expense and claims, develop account reconciliations, journal entries, design periodical, monthly, and quarterly inter-company reports and check that general ledger reconciliations are done and reviewed.

• Payables- Enforcing the payments policy, processing supplier invoices, generating payments and managing relationships with suppliers.
• Payments Forecasts – compiling weekly and monthly payments forecast
• Controls- Support to the corporate financial accountant in ensuring controls around the payment process are adequate and are correctly applied in practice.
• Support to the Payables controller in administering tax payments and URA refunds, replenishing the URA gross payment account, administration of VAT, excise, and withholding tax ensuring compliance thereon.
• Ensure payments of staff expense claims and processing accountability reports
• Develop account reconciliations, journal entries, data compilation and analyses ensuring accuracy and timely delivery of accounts reports including actual, reforecast, intercompany, notes etc.
• Support the period end process to ensure correct and timely posting of transactions through review of balance sheet (reconciliations/ inventories, movement, etc) ensuring appropriate action is taken where required.
• Design periodical, monthly, and quarterly intercompany reports and check that general ledger reconciliations are done and reviewed.
• Coordinate with various departments and perform variation analyses for all technical accounting problems to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate the process of external and internal audits by providing the necessary support to deliver the audit in time. Perform troubleshoot on all financial reports, complete audits, identify trends to determine improvement plans.
• Perform accounting controls by executing policies and manage assigned balance sheet accounts, perform account reconciliations and make necessary corrections.
• Analyse all proposed and existing legislation to avoid legal challenges in all financial reports

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration with specialty in Accounting,
• Professional certification (ACCA, CPA) is an added advantage
• Knowledge and proficiency in spreadsheets and ERP applications (SAP, tally, Oracle financials, JD Edwards)
• Tax knowledge of indirect, direct and international taxes
• Should have the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities.
• Should be result oriented, self-driven with a high sense of quality and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Experience needed

• 3 years accounts payable and general accounting experience gained in a reputable organization
• Experience in managing industrial plant operations

Profile & Personal Qualities

• Team work and flexibility
• Organizing and prioritizing
• Innovation and passion for excellence
• Problem solving and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confidentiality and judgement.
• Stress management skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Time management and Conflict management
• Leadership skills
• Willingness to work wherever assigned within our different sites.

Any other provided details (e.g., benefits, work environment, team info, or additional notes)

Hima Cement Limited is a diverse, inclusive and equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate and do not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment.

• Payables- Enforcing the payments policy, processing supplier invoices, generating payments and managing relationships with suppliers.
• Payments Forecasts – compiling weekly and monthly payments forecast
• Controls- Support to the corporate financial accountant in ensuring controls around the payment process are adequate and are correctly applied in practice.
• Support to the Payables controller in administering tax payments and URA refunds, replenishing the URA gross payment account, administration of VAT, excise, and withholding tax ensuring compliance thereon.
• Ensure payments of staff expense claims and processing accountability reports
• Develop account reconciliations, journal entries, data compilation and analyses ensuring accuracy and timely delivery of accounts reports including actual, reforecast, intercompany, notes etc.
• Support the period end process to ensure correct and timely posting of transactions through review of balance sheet (reconciliations/ inventories, movement, etc) ensuring appropriate action is taken where required.
• Design periodical, monthly, and quarterly intercompany reports and check that general ledger reconciliations are done and reviewed.
• Coordinate with various departments and perform variation analyses for all technical accounting problems to ensure compliance.
• Coordinate the process of external and internal audits by providing the necessary support to deliver the audit in time. Perform troubleshoot on all financial reports, complete audits, identify trends to determine improvement plans.
• Perform accounting controls by executing policies and manage assigned balance sheet accounts, perform account reconciliations and make necessary corrections.
• Analyse all proposed and existing legislation to avoid legal challenges in all financial reports

• Team work and flexibility
• Organizing and prioritizing
• Innovation and passion for excellence
• Problem solving and communication skills.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confidentiality and judgement.
• Stress management skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Time management and Conflict management
• Leadership skills
• Willingness to work wherever assigned within our different sites.

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration with specialty in Accounting,
• Professional certification (ACCA, CPA) is an added advantage
• Knowledge and proficiency in spreadsheets and ERP applications (SAP, tally, Oracle financials, JD Edwards)
• Tax knowledge of indirect, direct and international taxes
• Should have the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and set priorities.
• Should be result oriented, self-driven with a high sense of quality and ability to meet tight deadlines.