I am a highly knowledgeable and self-motivated finance and accounting individual whose objective is to join the organization as a Accountant where I can utilize my expertise in accounting principles, auditing, taxation, financial analysis, and budgeting to enable the organization achieve its objectives and goals. I always strive to achieve the highest standard possible at any given task and in my current and previous roles, I have managed a number of budgets and cash flows, provided detailed analysis of financial data through proper planning and effective organization of my workload so that I know exactly what I should be doing and when it has to be done, as well as employed strong analytical skills to ensure no error is registered and advise accordingly
*Prepare, analyze, and present reports regarding the project both financially and non-financially to the Project Finance Manager and the Project Finance Department at Large.
*Monitor project revenue and expenditure in line with the budgets, projections, and forecasts to ensure they are in line with project financial policies.
*Prepare monthly budget vs actual reports for all project sites and present them to the Project Finance Manager for review.
*Review requests for funds from the procurement office to pay for project activities and purchase project items.
*Assist the Finance Manager in designing and enforcing internal and external procedures and regulations and donor guidelines regarding the financial administration of projects.
*Assist the Finance Manager in reviewing internal and external controls in operations in projects and assist setting up workable controls in line with the financial policies and procedures.
*Provide training and technical support to field staff to enable the project implementation run smoothly.
*Maintain the project fixed assets register and ensure project assets are in good working conditions with project staff.
*Prepare and maintain a proper and appropriate filing system for project information, both financial and non-financial and ensure all payment voucher and supporting documents are scanned and kept in a folder, to be presented to the Project Finance Manager for review every end of month.
*Ensure filed requests are received and settled in timely manner in line with the financial guidelines with the necessary approvals done before preparing payment vouchers for funds to be paid.
Working closely with the audit team and following up on the audit recommendations.
*Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
*Prepared and managed monthly and annual company budgets and cash flow forecasts.
*Maintained accurate and up to date records of all financial transactions like daily cash and credit sales, daily bank deposits.
*Handled Company Project accounting and financial reporting and engage directly with the project funders regarding monthly funds’ accountabilities and bank reconciliations.
*Controlled cash account and supervised activities of the assistant accountant.
*Headed and supervised the day-to-day operations of the accounts department.
*Ensured all statutory deductions and taxes were done in line with laws of Uganda and on time.
*Prepared the payroll for Authorization by the Managing Director.
*Handled accounts payables, suppliers, local purchase orders in line with the department’s policies.
*Supervised accounts receivables and debtors control accounts and engaged with ageing debtors.
*Cooperated with the external auditors to carry out annual auditing.
*Prepared management accounts and presented them to the Managing Director.
*Prepared monthly cashflow forecasts and presented them to the Finance Director.
*Prepared monthly debtors and creditors reports, inclusive of aging reports and presented them to the Managing Director.
*Reviewed accounting records posted in the accounting system by two assistant accountants, stores officer and cashier, and ensuring correct entries are passed.
*Performed Reconciliation of petty cash monthly and prepared petty cash reports which were presented to the Managing Director.
*Performed weekly reconciliation of sales from sales agents to have correct records of sales made.
*Performed weekly reconciliation of debtors and creditors and preparation of aging reports for both categories.