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Job Summary

Job Title:
Accountant - GL Tax and AR/AP
Employer:
Hapag-Lloyd
Location:
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Accounting Jobs
Number of Positions:
1
Deadline:
Wednesday, 16 October 2024

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Accountant - GL Tax and AR/AP job at Hapag-Lloyd | Apply Now

Kampala, Uganda

​Hapag-Lloyd AG, established in 1970 through the merger of Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft (HAPAG) and Norddeutscher Lloyd, is a leading global liner shipping company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Its mission is to provide efficient and reliable container transport services worldwide, facilitating global trade and connecting markets across all continents. Renowned for its commitment to excellence, Hapag-Lloyd is recognized as the world's fifth-largest container shipping company, operating a fleet of 299 modern vessels with a total capacity of 12.5 million TEU, and serving customers through 397 offices in 139 countries.

The company fosters a work culture that emphasizes diversity, innovation, and collaboration, offering employees opportunities for professional growth and development within a global network. Hapag-Lloyd's business model focuses on providing comprehensive shipping and logistics solutions, including the transportation of various goods such as machinery, textiles, and chemicals, supported by advanced digital platforms for efficient service delivery.

With a substantial presence in key global markets, the company continues to expand its reach and services, aiming to meet the evolving needs of international trade. Guided by core values of integrity, excellence, and sustainability, Hapag-Lloyd is committed to corporate social responsibility initiatives that promote environmental protection, social development, and ethical business practices. For more information, visit their official website at https://www.hapag-lloyd.com.

Are you looking for accounting jobs in Uganda 2024 today? then you might be interested in Accountant - GL Tax and AR/AP job at Hapag-Lloyd

Full-time

Deadline: 

16 Oct 2024

Accountant - GL Tax and AR/AP job at Hapag-Lloyd

Hapag-Lloyd

Job Description

Job Purpose:
• Coordination with the MRU QSC of the monthly and yearly closing for Uganda
• Financial & Corporate Audit preparation
• Tax filing
• Area objectives and KPI’s to secure
• Budget and Quarterly Forecasts for OVH
• Manage AP and AR

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the completeness and accuracy of all GL accounts

  • Responsible for timeous and accurate month end and year closing as per HL guidelines

  • Responsible for timeous and accurate submission of OVH budgets and forecast including DND, investments, SAP RE, etc.

  • Coordinate maintenance and improvement of processes together with the MRU QSC

  • Responsible for achievement of all targets in BA

  • Responsible for preparation of annual financial statements

  • Responsible for timely Tax filing

  • POE for Financial & Corporate Audit queries / requests, ensuring timeous closure of all topics

  • Implement and monitor processes to avoid the recurrence of audit findings together with introducing preventive processes to reduce and eventually eliminate audit findings

  • Responsible for the submission of Quarterly reports: Compliance, Risk Management, Tax Risk Assessment, Legal Contingencies

  • Work with all departments to proactively implement measure to prevent revenue leakage and overcharging on the Operational side ‘

  • Responsible for Area objectives and KPI’s, escalation if necessary.

  • Keep abreast of developments in CS, Sales, Ops to inform Management of impact of changes as well as ensure our processes

  • Ad hoc requests from Management

  • Drive innovation to create meaningful reporting and to address critical topics

  • AR follow up from input to reconciliation, collection process

  • Disputes coordination

  • Control of bad Debts

  • AP follow up from input to reconciliation

  • Payment process

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