Accountant at Urwego Bank: Deadline:1st March 2020 at 5 pm.

Job Title:  Accountant

Department: Finance Department

Reporting to: Budget and Accounting Manager

Directly Supervises: None

Location: Head Office

JOB SUMMARY.

To provide administrative and accounting support to Urwego Bank PLC’s Finance Function to ensure it effectively and efficiently provides high-quality service to the bank.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Promote and fulfill Urwego Bank’s 3Ms as listed above while working within a Christ-centered environment that is mission-driven, community-oriented and results-driven.

Spiritual Integration and Christian Witnes

1. Ensure a personal, healthy spiritual balance within the family, work, and church life through the adoption of biblical personal and spiritual disciplines; and

2. Conduct daily work, make decisions and help Urwego Bank make decisions in a way that witnesses to the presence, power, and love of Jesus and the reality of his Kingdom on earth.

Payments, data entry, and reconciliations

• Verify authenticity, completeness, and accuracy of supporting evidence from suppliers and prepare payments instructions
• Ensure proper filing al
• Bookkeep payrolls and ensure that payroll liabilities accounts are cleared
• Reconcile accounts receivable and/or accounts payables and make relentless follow up to keep aging low
• Reconcile and clear suspense accounts daily
• Liaise with other concerned departments for any un-cleared item

Taxation

• Compute and file tax returns namely VAT, withholding tax, income tax in line with applicable rulings;
• Ensure filed tax returns agree with the book of accounts balances, and clear any imbalances after thorough reconciliation and investigations

Grants management

• Ensure grants records in accounting software are up to date in line with grant covenants;
• Prepare financial reports for submission to donors and grant coordinators
• Ensure that all payments pertaining to any grants are clearly assigned to the due grants
• Assist auditors hired by donors or the bank in their audit endeavor and responsibly meet their demand
• Meet any query from donors or other partners 

Fixed Asset Management

• Update asset register with the acquisition, disposal, and depreciation/amortization
• Prepare assets movement schedule that agrees with balances in the book of accounts
• Ensure that all assets are with the correct custodians as per the schedules in their offices and conduct physical verification to agree on physical assets with data in the asset register
• Ensure that tag for tangible assets are updated and accurately reflected in asset management software
• Keep a close liaison with a department with the custodian of fixed assets to timely dispose or retire any fixed assets definitively withdrawn from use
• Participate in the auction process of fixed assets and other redundant assets upon management approvals

Financial reports and accountability

• Actively participate in daily and periodic preparation of bank financial reports by ensuring that financial data are fairly stated through reconciliations and review
• controlling income and expenditure
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by supervisors

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education and Experience

• University Degree in accounting or business-related subject
• Advanced level in accounting professional courses namely ACCA or CPA

Knowledge, skills, and qualification

• Have a strong mastery of accounting principles and concepts to maximize the integrity of financial records
• Excellent skills in the use of spreadsheet mainly excel
• Have experience of at least 2 years working experience in accounting or auditing being a plus
• Be pro-active and ready to work under pressure to strictly meet deadlines as imposed by external stakeholders or internal time frame of duties
• Be capable of maintaining strong internal controls in the course of duty discharge to prevent financial, legal, operational and other perceivable risks
• Be capable of maintaining professional and technical knowledge by keeping current with financial manual, BNR regulations, procurement policy, SAT and latest development in IFRS and other best practices
• Be result-oriented and live Christians values of humility and customer care to mention but a few
• Be a team player and a good communicator

p class=”rtejustify”>How to apply

1. Interested and eligible applicants should send the following documents to UrwegoHR@urwegobank.com not later than 1^st March 2020 at 5 pm.
2. Applications should be addressed to the HR Department
3. Motivation letter explaining your suitability for the position,
4. Curriculum vitae with 2 referee names,
5. Degree Certificate
6. Copy of ID and additional certificates if any.
7. Recommendation from your Church with a validity of not less than 6 Months
8. Personal and signed Statement of Faith (Written by the Applicant)

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted for the test.

Thank you.

Urwego Bank PLC

Management