Cargo Finance Officer Job at Uganda Airlines

Reports to:       Manager, Cargo & Logistics

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Supervise cargo revenue functions over the company network ensuring timely payments.
• Prepare revenue budgets and forecasts.
• Support the strategic planning, costing, and project management functions.
• Financial planning and analysis.
• Establish and recommend operating procedures.
• Supervise timely and accurate recording and reporting of cargo revenue.
• Develop and oversee the maintenance of revenue budget monitoring systems.
• Oversee the receipt of cargo sales and participate in the development of cargo schedules.
• Oversee the implementation of the cargo revenue accounting system.
• Management of monthly reconciliation to ensure proper accounting in the system and make necessary rectifications.
• Support cargo management by providing relevant data to support business cases.
• Review all Cargo Revenue Accounting entries for accuracy prior to posting in the Financial Accounting Module.
• Performance of audits to ensure compliance with accounting standards, company policy, and governing regulatory requirements.
• Maintenance of cargo revenue financials as per IAS, IFRS, and GAAP.
• Documentation of exercises undertaken to test internal controls.
• Establish the cargo department objectives and priorities to align with and support business objectives.
• Regularly evaluate team objectives, plans, procedures, and practices and make appropriate changes where necessary.
• Participate in Agreement negotiations with cargo operations stakeholders.
• Facilitate cargo staff training.
• Perform any other official duties as may be assigned by the line Manager and Director.

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• Professional qualification is an added advantage, minimum level 3 for CPA/ACCA.
• Proven work experience of not less than 5(five) years in Finance or Audit.
• Sound knowledge of Airfreight financial and accounting procedures is an added advantage.
• Sound Accounting Knowledge Adequate ERP skills (Oracle / SAP/SUN)
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills.
• Strong ethics, Resilient with the ability to work both as a team and individually.

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