Management Accountant job vacancy at Uganda Martyrs University

Job Title: Management Accountant

Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) is a faith-based private university established in 1993, and owned by the Uganda Episcopal Conference. UMU received a civil University Charter in 2005 from government, to legitimize its existence and autonomy. UMU offers full-time, weekend/part time, and distance-learning courses. Students are drawn from a variety of backgrounds and countries like Uganda, the rest of Africa and world-wide.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the Chief Finance Officer in managing all aspects of Management Accounting.
Be responsible for preparing Management Accounts.
In charge of recording, processing and posting all transactions relating to all university projects.
Intuitively reviewing bank reconciliations
Responsible for coordinating External Audits.
Overall supervision of the Annual Stock taking.
Supervising and mentoring Management Accounts Assistants
Support the Budget Officer in preparation, monitoring, controlling and reviewing budgets.
Assisting the Budget Officer in the preparation of Budget performance reports.
Actively coordinate with other relevant University offices and officers to get or provide the required information.
Perform any other functions that may be required of you in the service of the University.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The Management Accountant must hold a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Finance) or Master’s Degree in Commerce or Master of Science in Accounting and Finance with ACCA or CPA.
A minimum of three or more years’ experience in a busy firm/organization.
Knowledge about the Accounting packages is an added advantage.

How to Apply for the job:

All candidates are strongly encouraged to send their handwritten application letters,

Updated CVs and photocopies of their academic documents together with letters from two referees to:

Director, Human Resources

Uganda Martyrs University

P.O. Box 5498 Kampala, Uganda

Deadline: 15^th November, 2014