Assistant Accountant - Soroti

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.

• A university degree, with a major in Accounting/Finance/Auditing
  
• A minimum of three years’ post qualification experience.
  
• Extensive Computer knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Vision Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is required.
  
• Must have proven knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Internal Control Procedures.
  
• Written and Oral Communication skills are essential, and the incumbent must be a team builder, who is able to work successfully in a multicultural environment.
  
• A high level of integrity is required
  
• At least 3 years relevant technical and business work experience.
  
• Partial professional qualification in A.C.C.A, CPA, CA, CIA or CMA or equivalent.
  
• Experience of working in the field(communities)
  
• Previous working knowledge and experience of SUN accounting software
  
• Knowledge of project management and project cycles
  
• Additional professional qualifications
  
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
  

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.

• A university degree, with a major in Accounting/Finance/Auditing
  
• A minimum of three years’ post qualification experience.
  
• Extensive Computer knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Vision Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is required.
  
• Must have proven knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Internal Control Procedures.
  
• Written and Oral Communication skills are essential, and the incumbent must be a team builder, who is able to work successfully in a multicultural environment.
  
• A high level of integrity is required
  
• At least 3 years relevant technical and business work experience.
  
• Partial professional qualification in A.C.C.A, CPA, CA, CIA or CMA or equivalent.
  
• Experience of working in the field(communities)
  
• Previous working knowledge and experience of SUN accounting software
  
• Knowledge of project management and project cycles
  
• Additional professional qualifications
  
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
  

Financial management:

• Raise, receive and review voucher interface files and Provision requests from the programme/cluster for the completeness/accuracy of data, account codes and provide feedback on daily basis
  

 

Effective Budget and Financial Management

• Build a strong and effective Financial Management in the areas of budgeting, accounting, reporting and communicating effectively with the cluster
  

 

Excellence in Payment, Mobile Money and Provision Compliance

• Manage the Pro Vision Requesting / Buyer mandates in the cluster for the completeness/accuracy of data, account codes and provide feedback on daily basis
  
• Initiate and manage the mobile money transactions for the cluster and ensure timely and accurate replenishments and mobile money reconciliations by 10th following month
  

 

Effective Internal Controls, Risk and Audit Management–

• Full compliance of Uganda Tax and statutory requirements
  

 

Excellence in Payment, Mobile Money and Provision Compliance

• Prepare and make payment for All invoices must be scanned and submitted as per the finance policy
  

 

Financial management:

• Review and manage the mobile money transactions for the programme/ cluster and ensure timely and accurate mobile reconciliations by 10th following month
  
• Financial planning & budget management: Complete and consolidate the programme/AP Budgets, upload into Horizon by August and to Share point by December each financial year
  
• Monitor budget and cash-flows by ensuring expenditures are within the budget limits, identify and provide variances explanations for management decision making by 13th monthly
  

 

Financial reporting:

• Generate and review Sun systems generated and other financial reports for the programme / cluster and share/discuss the reports with the cluster teams on 11th monthly and have final reports filed at the cluster by 15th each month