Senior Accountant - 5-Star Hotel

Senior Accountant - 5-Star Hotel

Job Title:     Senior Accountant Organization: 5-Star Hotel Duty Station: Uganda Deadline: 30 th September 2015 Abo... 11:40

Job Title:     Senior Accountant

Organization: 5-Star Hotel

Duty Station: Uganda

Deadline: 30^th September 2015

About US:

Reliable Corporate Solutions (RCS) is a performance enhancement firm known for people and organization development. We specialize in developing and strengthening organization systems through research and information interpretation, behavioral and attitude change, Staff training, Recruitment, and R & D. They would like to recruit for a valuable client, a Hotel in Mbale.

Job Summary:   

 The Senior Accountant will support the Hotel through carrying out a variety of professional level accounting duties involved in preparing, maintaining, analyzing, verifying, and reconciling complex financial transactions, statements, records, and reports; maintains the accuracy of the  ledgers and subsidiary financial systems; supports in the preparation of assigned budgets, annual audit, and year end closing; and provides highly responsible staff assistance to assigned management staff.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Perform a variety of professional accounting functions supporting operations; maintain accuracy of general, revenue, and expenditure ledgers and subsidiary financial systems.
• The incumbent will reconcile financial ledgers and records; prepare financial statements and reports, general and subsidiary ledgers and supporting schedules; research and resolve discrepancies.
• Regularly review and audit all accounts payable, purchase orders, cash receipts, business licenses, payroll, utility billing, and other accounting records and transactions; ensure money is posted to correct accounts and that all accounts balance.
• Provides support in the development of the annual budget; assist in the review and validation of the annual budget; create a variety of spreadsheets, documents, and graphs; assist in preparing the final budget document for approval by City Council.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and related journal entries for a variety of accounts.
• Prepare a variety of monthly, periodic, and annual financial and statistical reports and account summaries; prepare treasurer reports; prepare and file annual State Controllers Report.
• Support in the preparation of year end closings and accompanying financial reports.
• Perform grant accounting work related to state or grant agency funding; maintain records for audit purposes.
• Maintain and track fixed asset inventory control records for the City.
• Participate in the year-end audit; compile and prepare supporting schedules, work papers, and financial reports as requested by auditors.
• Prepare property tax remittances for payment.
• Quickly respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner; provide information within the area of assignment; resolve issues in an efficient and timely manner.
• Provide responsible staff assistance to management staff; perform special department projects as assigned.
• Serve as department liaison to various City committees as necessary.
• Perform any related duties as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The incumbent should preferably hold a good Bachelor’s accounting, B.com, or finance degree from an accredited college or university. Should have
• Possession of professional qualifications like ACCA.
• A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience performing journey to complex accounting and finance work, preferably in a municipal setting.
• Knowledge of Operations, services and activities of a general accounting program.
• Principles and practices of accounting and auditing including general ledger, debit, credit, journal entries and audit procedures.
• Principles and practices of governmental accounting.
• Computerized accounting and financial systems.
• Methods and techniques of analyzing general ledgers and preparing journal entries.
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Principles of municipal budget preparation and control.
• Knowledge of the methods and techniques of preparing financial reports and statements.
• Principles and practices of financial record keeping and reporting.
• Principles of business letter writing and report preparation.
• Knowledge of office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applicable software applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Ability to perform a variety of professional accounting and financial analysis functions.
• Ability to reconcile and adjust financial statements with the general ledger.
• Prepare and maintain accurate financial statements, records and reports.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations with speed and accuracy.
• Budget development skills
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and associated word processing and spreadsheet applications.
• Analyze complex financial transactions and formulas.
• Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret and apply applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and regulations.
• Maintain efficient and effective financial systems and procedures.
• Ability to examine and verify financial documents and reports.
• Work independently in the absence of supervision.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates who wish to apply should send their updated CVs via Email to; office@rcsconsult.net.