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Kampala, Uganda
Full-time
Deadline:
28 Jan 2024
About the Organisation
Nation Media Group is a Kenyan media group listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. NMG was founded by Aga Khan IV in 1959 under AKFED and is the largest private media house in East and Central Africa with offices in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 1999, NMG launched NTV, a news channel in Kenya, and Easy FM.
Job Title
Revenue Accountant job at Nation Media Group
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE:
To enhance and improve the cash flow of the company through effective credit management; ensuring that all revenues are appropriately disclosed and that work is guided through the application of GAAPS and IFRS.
Duties and Responsibilities
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Enforce/Implement the company's credit policy.
Maintain up to date correspondence files of all key accounts.
Works closely with the Commercial Managers and Business Executives to ensure that there is completeness and accuracy in capturing of revenues.
Vet adverts to run on both credit and upfront modes of payment, ensuring that all customer accounts are accurate at all times and all direct adverts are aired & billed respectively.
Timely preparation of various credit control reports including but not limited to a continuous review of existing credit customers.
Daily reconciliation of the debtor's control account and the sales ledger to ensure that any reconciling items are resolved on a daily basis.
Posting and allocation of customer payments. Maintenance of an accurate sales commission schedule and reconciliation of the same to the sales ledger on a weekly/monthly basis.
Reconciliation of monthly revenue with Traffic Control personnel to ensure accuracy and appropriate disclosure. Reviews sub-ledgers to check for miss-postings and recommend corrective actions.
Timely preparation of monthly schedules, debtor's ageing analysis, revenue reconciliation, unearned revenues and one-time debtors, DSO & collection reports as well as credit notes issued/pending reports.
Qualifications and Competencies
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE: Academic:
University Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Accounting and Finance, Statistics or any other related field from an accredited institution
Professional: Certified Public Accountant with relevant professional qualifications e.g. ACCA, CPA.
Experience: At least 2-3 years' working experience in Finance and Accounting in an FMCG company.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Business Acumen - good commercial and business awareness
Knowledge of accounting packages
Solid knowledge of SAP Accounting Software (is added advantage)
High standards of integrity
Analytical and enquiring mind
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work well under pressure and with tight time constraints
Highly organized with ability to multitask
Good communication skills-oral and written
How to Apply
If you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your application, detailed CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number as one PDF document, quoting the position you have applied for in the subject line by 28th January, 2024 to the HR Lead-NMGU, Africa Broadcasting (U) Limited, Kampala Serena Conference Center at ntvhr@ntv.co.ug
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.