Finance Assistant job at Smart Applications International Limited

Vacancy title:
Finance Assistant

Jobs at:
Smart Applications International Limited

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 20 2025

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Smart Applications International is a leading ISO-certified ICT solutions provider delivering a wide range of world-class technological solutions. Fondly known as Smart within the healthcare industry, the company was founded to provide innovative, secure, and high-tech solutions across Africa, the Islands, and beyond. Smart Applications stay ahead through constant research and innovation.

We are looking for a knowledgeable, dynamic, and self-motivated individual to join our Hospital Operations Department.

Job Title:       Finance Assistant.

Based in:       Kampala, Uganda                                                             

Department: Finance Department

Job purpose:

To provide essential support to the finance department by ensuring accurate processing of financial transactions, maintaining up-to-date records, supporting reconciliation and compliance processes, and contributing to efficient financial operations in line with organizational policies and statutory requirements.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Reviewing, posting and processing payments requests and stamping on all vouchers and support documentation.
• Posting of journals in Finance ERP
• Filing all documents, numbering the files for easy access.
• Reviewing and posting payments, attach Journals to the payment vouchers.
• Preparation of bank reconciliation statements as per the calendar- ensure no pending reconciling items and bank reconciliation are submitted on time.
• Reconciliation of staff debtors’ accounts and notifying staff with pending debts of more than 45days.
• Reconciliation of accounts all Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivables
• Preparation & submitting online VAT schedules for Payments
• Payroll deductions processing and submission to revenue authority
• Petty cash management (processing petty cash requests, replenishment and reconciliation of the petty cash account.
• Cost management and monitoring, analyzing all payments & expenses
• Making withholding tax payment due every month and reconciliation of Withholding tax account;
• Asset Management including asset verification, updating of asset register and posting depreciation
• Processing of LPOs and Quotations
• Related Parties reconciliations
  
  

Competencies

• Self-motivated and mature
• Ability to build trust, communicate effectively and value others in the team
• Ability to work with numbers
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, with great accuracy, organization, attention to detail and follow-through
• Ability to make sound judgement and prompt right decisions
  
  

Qualifications and Experience:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting;
• At least CPA II or ACCA level 2;
• A minimum of two year of finance and accounting experience in a busy environment;
• A team player accustomed to working with multi-cultural and diverse teams;
• Proficient in MS Office, especially in Excel;
• Advanced Knowledge in software solutions (ERP); Sage ERP is an added advantage
• Advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical skills;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write project and financial reports.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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