About This Job:
Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan. On behalf of our client, we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced Finance Business Partner–Operations & Accounts Receivable to work in Uganda.
Job Purpose:
The role is responsible for the end to end accounts receivable cycle, including the management of customer balances, payment confirmation, credit notes and accounting for returns. The role is also responsible for financial oversight of the inventory cycle count process.
Key Roles and responsibilities
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Managing Agent/Customer Balances:
- Daily reconciliation between deliveries and payments
- Following up on any discrepancies within sales and/or logistics
- Raising debit notes to agents where appropriate
Managing Advance Payments:
- Tracking and reconciling payments for advance payment orders
- Order confirmation – ensuring order-placement only when all payments have been made.
Payment Attachments:
- Tracking payments made or unattached payments to match with invoices raised.
Returns Management:
- Ensure returns are properly managed form a stock-holding perspective
- Raise credit notes for returns
- Manage refunds to customers and agents
Other:
- Financial management of customer incentive schemes
- Managing expense commission payments
- Credit management and control
- Stock variance analysis and adjustments
Qualifications and experience
- A fully qualified accountant, or at an advanced stage towards qualification
- A relevant degree in business, finance, commerce or a related field will be an added advantage.
- At least 5 years of end-to-end accounts receivable experience, ideally in an FMCG environment
- Hands on experience with internal and stakeholder management
- Experience with team management and people development
Skills and Competencies
- Proficient in data entry and management
- Well organized and good ability to prioritize
- Accurate and attention to detail
- Confidentiality and very good integrity
- Ability to judge in best interest of the business
- Good communication skills
- Information management skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Good team work
- Sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines
- Working-knowledge of major accounting software programs and ERP
- Full knowledge of the accounts receivable cycle
- Hands on knowledge of general accounting procedures and International Financial Reporting Standards
- Business process improvements mindset.
How to apply:
All candidates who meet the criteria outlined as above are encouraged apply under the job vacancy “QSSU-CU-OPA-FINANCE BUSINESS PARTNER-OPERATIONS & ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE”.
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Note: Deadline for applications is not later than 5:00 pm, Friday February 05th, 2021.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.