About US:

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 90,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,000 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Summary:

The Accountant/Collections Specialist will be part of the in-country finance team responsible for contacting the clients (via phone, e-mail or fax) and collect outstanding payments. In addition, you will work closely with the O2C Accountants, Finance Manager and Business Managers to handle collection of all outstanding debt. The Collection Specialist will be responsible for completeness, accuracy and timeliness of operations in the collection area.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Weekly and monthly revenue reporting and analysis for all divisions.
• Preparation of monthly revenue and cash projections.
• Assist in preparation of monthly reports and accompanying schedules, including budget vs. actual variance reports and supporting narratives, including follow-up and documentation of significant variances identified.
• Preparation of monthly returns to the ministry for all relevant divisions.
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations for review by the financial manager including follow up of long outstanding reconciling items identified.
• Monitoring collections from customers on a weekly basis including follow up of long outstanding/overdue balances. Preparation of recurrent journal entries for review by the financial manager.
• Contacting customers to collect money based on ageing focused on selected accounts. This includes visiting clients to discuss and obtain payments.
• Maintain customer contact notes and other relevant activity.
• Maintain accurate records for customer payment status.
• Customer account reconciliations.
• Give feedback to AR team on bad debts and debt write-offs.
• Provide feedback to AR team on payments allocation.
• Close cooperation with AR team in any other customer related topic
• Close cooperation with Credit Management teams on credit limits management.
• Work with all stakeholders (Operations, Sales, Local Finance, Finance Cluster, Customer Service, etc.) to resolve issues. Escalate issues and disputes as appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with SGS policies and procedures.
• Support maintenance and updating of process documentation.
• Advise on legal proceedings
• At all times, comply with SGS Operational Integrity rules, Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal applicant for the SGS Accountant/Collections Specialist job placement must hold a Degree in commerce/ accounting or business related course.
• Professional qualification of CPA.
• A minimum of two years working experience in a similar role in a busy organisation.
• Previous experience in working with Oracle system.
• Thorough understanding of International Accounting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards as well as working knowledge of local tax laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of accounting software and other computer applications e.g MS Word , MS Excel etc.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to talk and create empathy with the Customer situation, be tactful and diplomatic.
• Confident, outgoing, persistent, assertive in challenging, stressful and potentially confrontational situations. Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt quickly and demonstrate flexibility

All candidates are encouraged to send a detailed Curriculum Vitae and copies of certificates to applications to:

The Human Resource Manager, SGS Uganda via [email protected] Indicate the position you are applying for. Kindly include your current and expected salary plus daytime contacts.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 10^th April 2020 by 4:00om