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KETRA AGUTI JULIET

CHIEF ANALYST- ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES

ketaah2000@gmail.com

TEL: +256 788704397/700356110/761012864

Resume Summary Statement

A Certified Public Accountant of Uganda and finance professional with comprehensive skills and
experience in varied accounting environments with competences in financial systems, management
practices, corporate governance, preparation and presentation of financial statements (under IFRS,
IAS), budgets and forecasts, audit, tax, corporate finance and corporate strategy.
Strong analytical skills, a self-starter, enthusiastic and proactive individual; strong bargaining power,
keen to detail with over 20 years of experience in Accounting, Finance.

Work Experience/Job Description

CHIEF ANALYST- ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES

ATC UGANDA SERVICECO (SMC) LIMITED

OCT 2021 TO DATE

 Review monthly new business for Tier one & two customers for Lease abstraction.
 Review monthly and quarterly billing matrices/supports/adjustments for billing instructions to
Shared Services Centre to approve, export and print bills.
 Review monthly reconciliations for EFRIS vs monthly Invoice Summary report address any
variances with Tax manager.
 Review Bills, CRNs, Billing Matrices and updated statement to be sent to customers.
 Prepare Debt Outlook at beginning of the month to fast track/aggressively follow-up account
balances going into 60+ days, bad debt.
 Send weekly reminders for payments to customers.
 Conduct BI-weekly collection meetings to update account managers commercial/legal on
performance of customers as per latest aging.
 Timely escalation of any nonperforming customer accounts to account managers
commercial/legal and CFO for further support and management
 Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for Subledger Accounts.
 Prepare and send weekly finance report to CFO
 Attend all accounts receivables and company meetings as scheduled
 Collaborate and give support to other section/department teams with any AR information
requests
 Manage and build good communication and relationship with internal and external customers
regarding billing, payment and any query raised.
 Support month end processes to enable timely period close of AR section.
 Support year end external audits for any AR information requests
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

MULTILINES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

OCT 2020 TO SEP 2021

 Coordinate and supervised External Audits for timely audited accounts

 Fixed Assets management
 Management and Financial Reporting on a weekly,monthly,Quarterly and Annual basis
 Filing all tax returns and statutories by due dates for VAT, WHT, PAYE, LST and NSSF
ensure Vat ledgers reconcile with URA EFRIS sales and purchase ledgers, no penalties for
late filing and payment
 Reviews and approvals of bank reconciliations, petty cash counts and imprests
replenishments, daily cash projections supplier invoices in the system, trial balance schedules
for balance sheet and expense GL accounts, debtor and creditors aging reports and customer
and supplier accounts reconciliations
 Analysis and checking all transactions booked into the ERP are correct and complete and are
being populated in the reports correctly report any anomalies to the SAP support team
 Come up with reporting templates required by the team for better reporting and follow up
with SAP team to have them developed and deployed in the system.
 Mentor and groom the accounts assistants under my supervising by regularly monitoring and
review Key performances indicators for timely improvement.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT

CROWN BEVERAGES LIMITED

OCT 2018 TO JUL 2020

 Preparation of financial statements and monthly management reports.

 Preparation of finance annual budget and guiding the rest of the budget holders on how to
arrive at cost estimations for their budgets, monitoring budgets for all cost centre to ensure
spends are within the approved budget.
 Coordinated external audits
 Fixed assets management
 Guiding the accounts team in setting smart objective and targets to drive their performance
against which key performance indicators are measured on monthly basis to enable half year
and annual performance reviews of the team.
 Supervision and mentoring of the accounts team of 8 staff
 Approvals both system and on physical documents
 Liaising with the Banks on any issues arising or any proposed transactions
 Tender committee member in acting capacity.
 URA contact and handled all correspondences related to Tax compliance reviewed tax returns
for filing.
 Participated in supplier contract drafting to ensure all tax implications of the contract entered
into by the company have been fully explored and catered for in the contract terms.
 Perform periodic tax health checks of the company transactions to ensure 100% compliance
with current provisions of the law to protect exemptions awarded.
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 Represent the company at Industry level in lobbing for fair tax regimes and advise
management on any new developments in the current tax law and implication of transactions
entered by the company

PAYABLES AND TAX ACCOUNTANT

CROWN BEVERAGES LIMITED

JAN 16 TO SEP 2018

 File all returns and pay tax due by 15th day of the month
 Reconcile all tax ledgers and address any reconciling transactions
 Handle all tax related issues, correspondences, meetings and
 Generate and share WHT certificates with suppliers after return has been approved
 Ensuring all input tax incurred by the company has been claimed.
 Periodic checks of tax requirements of all business partners
 Renewal of trading Licenses and providing all information required by URA for renewal of
Excise Duty license and tax exemptions.
 Approve supplier invoices in the system for payment
 Review supplier balances regularly for balance confirmations
 Handle all supplier communication right from complaints, queries, inquiries about payments
account balances.
 Plan and prioritise payments on a weekly and monthly basis
 Prepare aging analysis of the supplier balances monthly and advise payment plan for older
invoices to avoid cancellation of credit facilities with suppliers
 Participate in bargaining for better credit and payment terms from key suppliers with
procurement team.
 Review the invoice register ensure its updated always and can be supported by physical
invoices
 Review postings of supplier invoices to ensure all taxes have been accounted for at invoice
level and payment level
 Monitor imported services and deferred expenses through schedules maintained both
manually and in the system.
 Prepare aging analysis of outstanding payables and prepayment balances on a month basis
 Prepare overhead reports for all departments and circulate them to heads of departments and
top management every month for review.
 Prepare quarterly analysis of tax paid both domestically and on imports and advise on the
trends
 Review KPIs for my team on a quarterly basis to ensure objectives are achieved as agreed, Do
a performance review on a half year basis and annually
 Review of additional costs apportioned to items of inventory before period costing is done
every month.
 Ensure all receipts of inventory items have been invoiced and report un invoiced receipts to
procurement to follow up with supplier.
 Review supplier additions ensure all information requirements have been provided before
creation.
 Analyse the exchange rates used for foreign currency payments on a month and quarterly
basis and advise the trends
 Monitor scheduled supplier payments by Letters of credit, Bill of exchanges or import loans
ensure suppliers accounts are updated with payments as they mature.
 Prepare schedules for balance sheet and P& L accounts for the interim and annual financial
audits and provide all information requests and address audit queries.
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 Supervise month end closure ensure all transactions of the month have been updated before
backup and period closure for month end reporting

INTERNAL AUDITOR

AFRICAN QUEEN NO. ONE DISTRIBUTOR LIMITED

JUN 15 TO DEC 15

 Conduct risk assessment of department or functional area reviewing and evaluating the
effectiveness and efficiency of operations in tasks that are agreed on with the Head of Internal
Audit
 Monitor and track adequacy of internal accounting procedures and operating systems
 Review monthly stock variances as per monthly stock take exercise concluded.
 Ensure risk based audit programs that have been designed in regard to monitoring and
analysing business procedures and activities are executed
 Monitor, track and maintain scope of review of audit programs
 Review suitability of internal control design by assisting in the design of audit programs to
assess the effectiveness and efficiency of controls.
 Examine company’s compliance with rules and regulations set by local and government
bodies.
 Conduct compliance reviews to company policies and procedures for all departments.
 Review the reliability of financial reporting and discuss any deficiencies with Head of
Internal Audit
 Provide support to the company’s anti-fraud programs
 Carry out field surveys in all company depots and conduct spot checks on route sales
representative’s areas and trucks.
 Assess information security and associated risk exposures whenever encountered.
 Drafting of detailed and complete reports of audit areas reviewed including value adding
recommendations.

ACCOUNTANT PAYABLES

AFRICAN QUEEN LIMITED

SEP 12 TO MAY 15

 Preparing Expenditure and supplier Reports on a weekly and monthly basis

 Maintenance of the payables sub-ledgers and related control accounts in General Ledger.
 Ensuring all purchase invoices are processed accurately.
 Supervising the preparation of all supplier payments and follow up on receipts from electronic
transfers (Cheque payments, RTGS).
 Advising on the cross-border supplier’s payment schedule for stocks yet to be ordered.
 Liaising with the supplier’s country representatives on ground for any information as need
arises
 Bank Reconciliation on a weekly and monthly basis
 Management of general imprest and supervision of petty cash imprest.
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 Reviewing all postings of transactions entered into system by the accounts assistant payables
before processing making sure proper filing of vouchers is done.
 Making claims to suppliers for refunds of monies spent on activities on their behalf
 Reconciliation of all supplier accounts (both Local vendors and cross boarder suppliers)
 Reviewing all accountability from the 7 depots for monthly expenses disbursed and all
payments issued out
 Providing the accountant manning the asset register with information on any new assets
purchased on monthly basis.
 Reconciliation of all expenses ledger accounts on weekly and monthly basis.
 Making sure all payments relating to returns filed are paid up before the statutory due date.
 Supervising the accounts assistant at all 7 locations especially in the areas related to payables.
 Liaising with the Accountant Management reporting on any information needed for
preparation of monthly and annual financial reports.
 Preparing Monthly expense schedule and disbursement of the funds to the respective
beneficiaries when the funds arrive.
 Processing all payments for funds needed by different departments for their scheduled
activities and travels as per itineraries and budgets provided.
 Knowledge sharing to all other departments and staff from the depots on finance procedures
and any information & clarifications needed.
 Assisting in Finance trainings for depot placements in accounts, inductions of new staff.
 Representing the Finance Department in Monthly Management Meetings as per schedule.
 Closing monthly financial records and making sure all month end financial information is
captured in time for preparation of monthly financial reports.
 Participate in yearend closing financial and tax audits.

ACCOUNTANT RECEIVABLES

AFRICAN QUEEN LIMITED

MAR 12 TO SEP 12

 Reconciliation of all customer accounts on the database

 Reviewing Credit worthiness of all customers on the database
 Recommending credit limits and credit period to the finance and general manager.
 Updating customer accounts with any direct payments made onto our bank account.
 Visiting all customers on a regular basis for feedback.
 Passing any adjustments to customer accounts after approval by Finance Head.
 Preparing weekly Receivables (Debtors aging reports on a weekly and monthly basis)
 Liaising with internal and external auditors on any information needed.
 Liaising with the Accountant Management reporting on any information needed on in
preparation of monthly and annual financial reports.

ACCOUNTANT

HOSPICE AFRICA UGANDA

MAY 11 TO FEB 12

 Preparing monthly, quarterly, annual expenditure reports, fund accountability and financial
reports for donors under my docket.
 Management of majorly USAID and other grants. supervision of all Sub grants under USAID
and reviewing the cooperative agreements with donors to ensure compliance always.
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 Monthly Bank reconciliation for all donor bank accounts for donors.
 Preparation of the annual donor budget and ensuring budgetary control and compliance
 Receiving checking and posting all accountabilities for activity advances to staff
implementing different donor activities and ensuring all donor funds are accounted for as per
donor requirements.
 Preparing aging reports for staff activity advances on monthly basis.
 Checking all payment requests to various approved donor budget and ensuring all
expenditures incurred are in line with approved donor and organisational budget.
 Posting all donor transactions into the accounting system.
 Liaising with our representative at the donor office on any information.
 Fuel Management for the three sites
 Payroll management
 Supervising all accounts assistant at head office and three upcountry sites
 Interdepartmental support on compliance with donor requirements, budget preparation,
expenditure caps, accountability and reporting as per donor requirements.
 Providing educational support to the Institute of Palliative Care during the face-to-face
sessions for the degree and diploma programmes in areas of grant reporting, budgeting,
proposal writing and any area in finance as requested.

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

REDINGTON UGANDA LIMITED

OCT 10 TO APR 11

 Daily management of petty cash transactions.

 Posting of customer cheques and cash receipts
 Preparation of weekly report on receivables and payables.
 Bank reconciliation.
 Posting all Vendor bills/Invoices and processing their payments.
 Reconciliation of payables and receivables accounts and making all adjustment entries
 Facilitation of monthly audit of the sales and purchase registers by the internal auditors.
 Payroll management.

ACCOUNTANT/ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

PM KAKAIRE & ASSOCIATES

SEP 09 TO AUG 10

 Management of office operations.

 Management of petty cash and general imprest.
 Bank reconciliations and posting of reconciling items
 Booking all transactions into the accounting system.
 Participating in field audit exercises when need arises.
 Ensure timely preparation of fee notes to clients & follow up on due fees
 Procurement of necessary supplies for the firms needs.
 Payroll preparation and posting all payroll entries in the accounting system.

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT CREDIT AND DEBTOR MANAGEMENT

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EAGLE AIR LIMTED

SEP 05 TO AUG 09

 Supervision of Accounts staff in credit control and debtor management function.

 Reviewing Customer Credit Limits, credit worthiness & Account Status.
 Preparing debtors ageing analysis to ensure credit limits are not exceeded
 Assisting the Finance Manager in Preparing Draft accounts.
 Preparing Weekly and Monthly Management Reports on Receivables.
 Booking all Sales invoices and Receipts into the system.
 Reconciling customer accounts on Swap arrangements
 Reconciliation of Credit Customers Accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness.
 Preparing client monthly statements and delivery of client invoices, picking payments and
receipting telegraphic transfers.
 Handling client queries and complaints concerning their accounts status balances.

Education

 Certified Tax Advisor (5 Papers Left)

Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda 2006-2009
 Certified Public Accountant of Uganda (CPAU)
Institute of Certified Accountants of Uganda
2006-2009
 Bsc Population Studies
Makerere University Kampala
2001-2004
 UACE
The Agha Khan High School
1999-2000
 UCE
1995-1998

Skills Summary
 REPORTING- MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL & EXTERNAL AUDITS
 ANALYSIS, CHECKING & RECONCILIATIONS
 TAX & COMPLAINCE
 MIGRATION OF ERP SYSTEMS.
 INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
 GREAT BARGAINING POWER
 GOOD MOBILISER
 WORKING WITH TEAMS
 GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS

REFEREES:

PHIONAH NAKIJJOBA

FINANCE & OPERATIONS MANAGER

ATC UGANDA SERVICECO (SMC) LIMITED

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Email: phionah.nakijoba@americantower.com

TEL: 0772-756 833

ANNET NALUBOWA

HEAD OF FINANCE

MULTILINES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

TEL: 070-2614094/0772-612094

JAMES MAGSON MUSABE

MANAGING PARTNER

JP MAGSON CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

TEL: 0702-6700000/0772-650209

I the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the information in my
curriculum vitae correctly describes my qualification and my experience.

NAME: KETRA AGUTI

DATE: 19/10/22