Accountant Receivable
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Who we are
SPOUTS of Water LTD is a for-profit social business that manufactures and sells the Purifaaya™ ceramic water filters and distributes rocket stove technology. SPOUTS was created in Uganda in 2014 with the simple idea that ceramic water filters could be made and sold locally, providing an amazingly effective product through a sustainable business model. SPOUTS is currently the largest ceramic water filter manufacturer in Africa.
Since SPOUTS sold its first Purifaaya in 2015, it has distributed 130,000+ filters to East Africa providing over 650,000 end-users with long-term access to safe drinking water. SPOUTS is a rapidly-growing organization with over 500 employees across Uganda and Rwanda. The n ext step is to expand its operations throughout East, West and Southern Africa
JOB INFORMATION | |||||||||
Job Title | Accountant Receivable |
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Reports to (Job Title) | Finance & Accounting Manager | ||||||||
Department | Finance Department |
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Location | Head Office | ||||||||
Country | Uganda | ||||||||
PURPOSE OF THE JOB | |||||||||
To provide support in posting all customer payments for SPOUTS of Water. |
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MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES | |||||||||
RESPONSIBILITIES UNIQUE TO THE ROLE | |||||||||
Responsibility | % Contribution to job’s performance | ||||||||
To coordinate and post customer payments in the system, to ensure customers are cleared of their dues. | 30% | ||||||||
To prepare reconciliation of customers balances to ascertain the accurate number of accounts receivables and inform the management about the outstanding dues | 30% | ||||||||
To reconcile all receivable mobile money accounts | 10% | ||||||||
To coordinate payment for commercial commissions, to confirm how much money should be paid to the sales team | 10% | ||||||||
Coordinate all invoices under strategic programs to ensure timely payments of the invoices | 10% | ||||||||
Any other roles added from time to time in relation to departmental objectives | 10% | ||||||||
JOB DIMENSIONS | |||||||||
Geographical scope | Uganda | ||||||||
REQUIREMENTS | |||||||||
Qualifications | Bachelor’s Degree in Science in Finance and Accounting, Business Administration majoring in Accounting, or any other related field | ||||||||
CPA level 1 is added advantage | |||||||||
Experience | 2 Years’ experience in in a similar role in a social enterprise setting. | ||||||||
Business Understanding / Knowledge | Experience Manufacturing is an added advantage. | ||||||||
Languages | Proficiency in spoken and written English | ||||||||
COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS (MOST RELEVANT FOR THE JOB) | |||||||||
Internal Stakeholders | HR, Operations, Production, Sales, Customer service, IT, Marketing. | ||||||||
External Stakeholders | Customers. | ||||||||
SPECIAL CONDITIONS | |||||||||
Regular travel between Head office, factory and field. | |||||||||
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