Job Purpose: – The Accounts Manager is to oversee daily Accounting operations of Watu (u) Ltd.

Key Specific Duties include:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Prepare and develop all necessary accounting procedures and financial manuals.
2. Preparation of WATU budget, statements, and monthly analytical reports in accordance with Group guidelines.
3. Managing and coordinating monthly reporting, budgeting and reforecast processes.
4. Ensuring the business meets all its statutory and compliance obligations, including statutory accounting and tax issues.
5. Developing relationships with external contacts such as auditors, Uganda Revenue Authority & Customs.
Create and manage management accounting functions.
7. Prepare financial documents for lenders and investors.
8. Actively participate in different financial processes & organizational matters.
9. Ability to manage and control the execution of processes cross-functionally with multiple departments.
Track record in managing and growing teams with the utmost level of respect and integrity.
11. Review the Petty Cash vouchers and supporting documentation from all the Watu offices
12. Participate in the month-end Petty Cash closing processes.
13. Other tasks assigned by the Finance department.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS
1. Graduate of Commerce, Accounts, Finance or Business Administration with accounting or Finance as a major with at least 5 – 6 years of financial accounting experience

Professional Qualification Full CPA/ACCA
2. Must be highly knowledgeable in accounting concepts, conventions and standards.
3. Computer literacy with knowledge of Information Management packages. -Ms Excel and Word are a MUST.
Self-driven, innovative and able to work long hours under minimum supervision.
5. High degree of integrity