Cashier – CFAO Motors Uganda (formerly Toyota Uganda Limited)

Job Title: Cashier

Organisation: CFAO Motors Uganda (formerly Toyota Uganda Limited)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

CFAO Motors Uganda is the exclusive manufacturer-authorised distributor of brand-new Toyota Vehicles and genuine parts in Uganda, as well as exclusively offering Toyota Manufacturer’s warranty. CFAO Motors Uganda is a subsidiary of CFAO Automotive, a division of the CFAO Group, which is part of Toyota Tsusho Corporation.

CFAO Motors Uganda are also the official distributors of brand-new Suzuki vehicles, Yamaha motorcycles, Hino Trucks, and Toyota forklifts. The company also proposes a range of short and long-term lease and car rental solutions for businesses through the LOXEA brand and its partner Avis Fleet. It also provides a raft of other services to expand the offering, including fleet management, geolocation, telematics and more.

Job Summary: The Cashier M/F will support business sales by ensuring daily cash and cheque collections from customers and banking it for safe custody.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Receive payments by cash, cheque, credit cards, vouchers, mobile money or automatic credits from customers (cash & cheque), verify and receipt into SAP (company Enterprise Resource Planning system)
Issue receipts and process refunds to customers.
Daily count of cash drawers at the day’s start to take stock of correct amounts and sufficiency of change.
Reconcile all collections for the day and prepare banking of the same.
Maintain accurate records of transactions by filing support copies of daily collections, receipts and ensure easy accessibility for future reference.
Ensure timely and accurate posting of petty cash vouchers to facilitate timely reimbursement.
Create bid securities and advance payment guarantees for the sales teams.
Verify and confirm payment receipts from the bank, for the customers.
Issue gate passes for customer vehicles.
Timely and accurate reporting as required by the business.
Assisting customers with inquiries, resolving issues related to payments and providing any related information.
Adhering to company policies and procedures related to financial transactions and data protection.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Educational and experiential requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or related business discipline
At least two years of experience in a similar role (direct customer interfacing) in a busy environment.

Key competencies and skills

Basic accounting knowledge
Good knowledge of MS Office packages especially Excel
Excellent customer care skills with ability to listen and build rapport with customers
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Key personal attributes