Accountant job at G7 Prime Limited

Reports To: Head of Finance and Administration  Location: Kampala

Introduction G7 Prime Limited is a construction company delivering quality building and commercial real estate projects. We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for this opportunity.

Job Purpose Manage day-to-day accounting activities, maintain accurate financial records and support timely reporting, statutory compliance and project cost monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate ledgers, review financial postings and prepare journals, reconciliations and monthly closing schedules.
• Verify payment requests and project accountabilities, ensuring complete documentation, correct project allocation and required approvals.
• Prepare client invoices, record receipts and reconcile debtor, creditor, bank and loan accounts, following up outstanding balances.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, project cost schedules and budget variance analysis to support management decisions.
• Prepare statutory returns for review, maintain tax records and support audits and year-end financial reporting.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules and support asset and inventory verification.
• Provide technical guidance to the Accounts Assistant and maintain effective accounting controls and organised records.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline with an accounting specialisation.
• At least three years of relevant accounting experience; construction or project accounting experience is an added advantage.
• Progress towards CPA or ACCA is desirable.
• Proficiency in Tally or a comparable accounting system and Microsoft Excel.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical, reconciliation and financial reporting skills.
• Knowledge of applicable tax and statutory reporting requirements.
• Attention to detail, integrity, confidentiality and ability to meet deadlines.

• Maintain accurate ledgers, review financial postings and prepare journals, reconciliations and monthly closing schedules.
• Verify payment requests and project accountabilities, ensuring complete documentation, correct project allocation and required approvals.
• Prepare client invoices, record receipts and reconcile debtor, creditor, bank and loan accounts, following up outstanding balances.
• Prepare monthly financial reports, project cost schedules and budget variance analysis to support management decisions.
• Prepare statutory returns for review, maintain tax records and support audits and year-end financial reporting.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules and support asset and inventory verification.
• Provide technical guidance to the Accounts Assistant and maintain effective accounting controls and organised records.

• Strong analytical, reconciliation and financial reporting skills.
• Knowledge of applicable tax and statutory reporting requirements.
• Attention to detail, integrity, confidentiality and ability to meet deadlines.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related discipline with an accounting specialisation.
• At least three years of relevant accounting experience; construction or project accounting experience is an added advantage.
• Progress towards CPA or ACCA is desirable.
• Proficiency in Tally or a comparable accounting system and Microsoft Excel.