DEADLINE: 28/01/2025

Senior Financial Accountant

Full-time

Subsahara Leaf Uganda Ltd is hiring a Senior Financial Accountant to be based in its Arua Office.

 

Organisation: Subsahara Leaf Uganda

 

 

 

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Preparation of Income tax, VAT, Profit & Loss, and the Balance Sheet.
    • Responsible for all month-end activities including month end journal entries, balance sheet and profit & loss account scrutiny, variance analysis and reporting of accurate financial information for assigned cost centers within Group deadlines.
    • Fixed Asset Accounting: Manage the company Fixed Asset Register, ensuring proper recording of asset acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation calculations in accordance with accounting standards.
    • Assist in managing the Group reporting processes, including long-term financial and cash flow forecasts, monthly/ quarterly business reviews, weekly metrics, and forecast updates.
    • Preparation and recording of bank transactions, along with the timely completion of bank reconciliations.
    • Verifying, allocating, posting and reconciling accounts payable and receivable.
    • Tracking the inventory movements and managing the company’s inventory levels: ensure the inventory levels are accurate and properly accounted for.
    • Generate financial and non-financial reports as mandated by the company.
    • Prepare monthly and annual financial statements along with schedules
    • Preparation and filing of monthly and periodic tax returns, and attending to URA queries.
    • Generate any additional reports as requested by the management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The desired Candidate for the Position should possess the Qualities as outlined;

  • Sound knowledge accounting policies, procedures and standards.
  • Proven experience in general ledger functions and the month-end/year-end close process is essential (mandatory).
  • Hands-on experience with ERP Tally (Prime) accounting software.
  • Very Familiar with financial accounting statements.
  • Proficiency in MS Office functions, including MS Word and MS Excel.
  • Inventory costing and management (mandatory).
  • An aptitude for numbers and quantitative skills, great attention to details.
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance; an additional qualification from a Professional Accounting Body, would be an added advantage
  • Five years of experience Mandatory: Manufacturing experience is mandatory; Tobacco industry is desirable

 

How to Apply:

All Eligible and Qualified Candidates for the position should submit their Cover Letters, Copy of CV including day time contacts and copies of academic credentials addressed to: The HR & Administrative Manager, Subsahara Leaf Uganda Ltd; Plot 826, Block 3, Ragem Cell, Ayivu East Division, Arua City, P.O Box 1367, Arua- Uganda.

The soft copy documents as specified above should be submitted to the E-mail addresses; [email protected] and [email protected]

 

Deadline: 28th January 2025 by 6:00pm.

 

Note that Only shortlisted Candidates for the Position will be contacted

About Subsahara Leaf Uganda Limited

Industry: Accounting
Location: Arua
Subsahara Leaf Uganda Limited is a dynamic grower and trader of premium quality tobacco Together with farmers, GTS grows high-quality tobacco and undertakes the entire value chain to produce cut-rag for sale to cigarette manufacturers. We buy 100% of locally grown tobacco leaf, supporting 14,000 small farmers in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); in Angola we run a farm with more than 200 permanent employees and 3 times more seasonal.

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