Treasury Accountant Uganda Airlines

Key Responsibilities
• Assists with accounting activities relating to the maintenance of complete and accurate accounting records.
• Perform bank reconciliations – reconciliation of the bank statement against the GL and reconciliation of any assigned clearing accounts.
Respond to audit inquiries promptly; as required, make calls to the bank directly to clarify adjustments or to clarify items on the bank statements in order to reconcile activity or properly code it; liaise with auditors to confirm bank balances as of a certain date.
• Prepares accurate and timely general ledger account reconciliations after month’s end.
• The sole point of contact for all activities related to issuance and renewal of Bank Guarantee’s and Letter of Credit and any bank facilities.
• Keep safe the bank guarantees received from Local/Outstations agents and follow up for timely renewal or encashment (if required).
• Preparing and updating the periodical cash flows, and collecting information required to update the same.
• Daily monitoring of the Rate of Exchange on the reservation system and taking appropriate actions. Also responsible for communicating both internally and externally whenever any changes are recorded.
• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Maintain strong relationships with the company’s bankers and ensure that banking forms to support various transactions are completed accurately and promptly.
• Ensure the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.
• Assist in the development and implementation of new procedures and features to enhance the workflow of the department.
• Review and update all bank mandates and monitoring of compliance with terms and conditions.
• Ensure all payments are executed as per the Delegation of Authority matrix.

Education and Experience
• Must hold a degree in Finance, business administration, statistics, or a related field.
• Professional qualification at a minimum of level III – ACCA/CPA
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Conversant in Oracle Fusion, Microsoft Office suite, specifically MS Excel, MS PowerPoints, MS Word, etc.).