ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT PAYABLES

Company Location

UTCL is located along the Kampala Jinja highway near Lugazi municipal council in Buikwe district approximately 48 kilometers from Kampala City and 40 Kilometers from Jinja opposite Mt ST Mary’s College Namagunga.

Company Main Activities

The company mainly deals in the production of tea where 80% of the sales are for the international market and the local market 20%. Made Tea is exported to Mombasa in Kenya to the Auction market with other tea companies around East Africa and sold thereafter. The company also deals with other activities which include afforestation, coffee, cocoa and Bananas.

UTCL produces over 3.5 million kilos of tea annually 10% of Uganda’s national output

Responsibilities

• Receive, verify, and process approved suppliers’ invoices; and verify and match invoices with Purchase Orders and Goods Received in a timely manner.
• Ensure supplier EFRIS invoices submitted are posted in Tally and updated in the list of outstanding payments as guided by the company internal procedures.
• Liaise with suppliers and stores to obtain outstanding invoices and investigate items/invoices under query/in dispute;
• Attend to supplier’s queries or inquires to maintain good working relationships and resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Follow up on open purchase orders and unmatched goods receiving notes (GRNs) on a monthly basis.
• Ensure the right application and treatment of WHT & VAT for qualifying suppliers as guided by the tax regulations.
• Perform regular/weekly accounts reconciliations between the General Ledger and Supplier Statements of Accounts on an ongoing basis.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts as assigned with a zero margin of error.
• Follow up total Statement of Accounts disputes, reconcile suppliers’ statements, identify discrepancies and make authorized corrections where necessary.
• Support annual statutory audits and resolve all possible queries related to Accounts Payables.
• Assist with month-end and year end closing processes.
• Timely processing of payments and submission to the bank.
• Reconcile and monitor schedules of all prepayments & provisions accounts and giving regular updates on the reasons why they remain outstanding if any.
• Conduct checks to ensure that orders are properly authorized as per the internal procedures and acknowledged by the user department before payments
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Line Manager.

Education and experience

• A Bachelor of Commerce, Business Administration or its equivalent
• Should have a good a command of the English language.
• At least two years’ experience in same role
• Written and verbal communication
• Attention to detail
• Tally Software

Salary is Ugx 500,000/= monthly gross

Early applications are encouraged as interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

How to Apply:

All applications will be received and reviewed through the BrighterMonday Portal by clicking on the 'Apply Here' section