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Finance Manager Jobs – Kijani Forestry
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2024-May-23
Location: ulu, Uganda
Job Title:  Finance Manager Organisation: Kijani Forestry Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda About US: Kijani Forestry envisions planting trees that are indigenous, fast-growing, and could be coppiced to replace old growth forest from being cut down was well received. We were utilizing various, proven techniques and technologies to design a new business model – sustainable charcoal grown in an agroforestry ecosystem. Key Duties and Responsibilities: - Prepare tax provisions schedules, returns, payments, reports and maintain a company’s tax database.
- Find tax solutions to complicated tax issues or errors from incorrect tax filings.
- Identify legal tax savings and recommend ways to improve profits.
- Make sure that Kijani complies with local tax regulations.
- Advise management about the impact of tax liabilities and corporate strategies or new tax laws.
- Accurately prepare quarterly and annual tax reports.
- Process Purchase Enquiries for purchase requisitions from the User Departments
- Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
- Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
- Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
- Summarizes the current financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheets, profit and loss statements , income tax and other reports.
- Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
- Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
- Ensuring compliance with Company Secretarial and Statutory Requirements, including accounting standards and policies.
- Ensuring Group Accounts and performance reporting deadlines and requirements are met. Providing financial and non-financial metrics to the business.
- Maintenance of the Internal Control Environment and liaison with external auditors and other relevant external parties. Ensuring financial infrastructure and systems are maintained.
- Understand and monitor key financial and control risks and ensure mitigations are in place.
- Tax administration & optimization.
- Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
- Secures financial information by completing database backups.
- Maintains financial security by following internal controls.
- Prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
- Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: - The applicant must hold a bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics, finance, or a similar major is required
- A master’s degree is an added advantage
- Must be a certified public accountant (CPA)/ACCA
- A minimum of five years’ experience in accounting/finance is required
Skills: - Knowledge in use of data management and analysis software (STATA, R, Python).
- Demonstrated skills in rigorous quantitative and qualitative research and analytical methods.
- Excellent ability to articulate oral and written technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven experience in research/study design and implementation, including design and data analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies, rapid appraisals, etc.
- Demonstrated hands-on practical experience setting up and managing M&E systems.
- Excellent data analytical skills coupled with proven ability in using data innovative approaches and data presentation visuals like graphs, charts, maps, and GIS.
- Excellent report writing, and communication skills, including oral presentation skills.
- Experience in knowledge management and dissemination of research findings.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and the ability to communicate cross-culturally and be sensitive to other cultures.
How to Apply: All candidates should apply online at the link below. Click Here  Deadline: 31st May 2024 For more of the latest jobs, please visit https://www.ugashare.com or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Ugashare Related Jobs Job Title:  Clerk (No Experience Admin Jobs) Organisation: Embassy of Japan… Job Title:  Legal Advisor Organisation: CNOOC Uganda Limited Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda… Job Title:  Human Resources Manager  Organisation: Vanguard Economics Ltd Duty… Job Title:  Senior Accountant Organisation: Vanguard Economics Ltd Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda… Job Title:  Business Development Manager Organisation: Vanguard Economics Ltd Duty Station: Kampala,… Job Title:  Administrator  Organisation: Vanguard Economics Ltd Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda…
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