Finance Officer job at Stanbic Bank

Description

Stanbic Bank Uganda is hiring a Finance Officer to provide financial support including processing of payments, posting accounting entries in the system, preparing financial information for monthly reporting packs, preparation of tax returns and performing of reconciliations for all accounts.Uganda job market

Responsibilities

• Capture journal entries to recognize revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities in alignment with business activities.
• Verify the assets & IT equipment annually to ensure correctness. Reconcile all General Ledger accounts to the accounting system monthly.
• Process all invoices received through the procurement system and follow up with approvers to complete payment. Resolve payment related queries when required (e.g. provide proof of payment, etc.).
• Monitor performance against set budgets monthly and advise the relevant stakeholders on the same.
• Extract financial information for standard monthly reporting and package it into required formats (i.e. income statements and other supporting information) for circulation to the management team.
• Prepare and submit monthly tax returns for the different tax heads. Reconcile tax control accounts and support in resolution of any variances noted.

Qualifications

• First Degree, Finance and Accounting from a recognised Institution
• Atleast 2 years previous experience in a finance environment.
• Competence in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of financial accounting principles, classifying, measuring and recording transactions using the financial systems of the Bank.
• Knowledge and understanding of costing, budgeting and finance concepts and the understanding and application of related processes and procedures.

Additional Information

Technical Competencies:

• Data Management (Administration)
• Diary Management
• Query Resolution
• Risk Awareness
• Risk Identification
• Workflow Management

Behavioural Competencies:

• Checking Things
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Following Procedures
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks

• Capture journal entries to recognize revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities in alignment with business activities.
• Verify the assets & IT equipment annually to ensure correctness. Reconcile all General Ledger accounts to the accounting system monthly.
• Process all invoices received through the procurement system and follow up with approvers to complete payment. Resolve payment related queries when required (e.g. provide proof of payment, etc.).
• Monitor performance against set budgets monthly and advise the relevant stakeholders on the same.
• Extract financial information for standard monthly reporting and package it into required formats (i.e. income statements and other supporting information) for circulation to the management team.
• Prepare and submit monthly tax returns for the different tax heads. Reconcile tax control accounts and support in resolution of any variances noted.

• Data Management (Administration)
• Diary Management
• Query Resolution
• Risk Awareness
• Risk Identification
• Workflow Management
• Checking Things
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Following Procedures
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Competence in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of financial accounting principles, classifying, measuring and recording transactions using the financial systems of the Bank.
• Knowledge and understanding of costing, budgeting and finance concepts and the understanding and application of related processes and procedures.

• First Degree, Finance and Accounting from a recognised Institution
• Atleast 2 years previous experience in a finance environment.