Job Summary:
The Accountant shall assist in coordination, analyzing, summarizing and recording of UDHA financial transactions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Ensures project financial reports are compiled, aligned with narrative reports and submitted in a timely manner to keep all stake holders informed.
· Produces monthly, quarterly year-end actual budget (variance) analysis and other management information that may be required from time to time.
· Ensures expenditure are incurred and reported in line with contractual agreements with donors.
· Supports the Finance and Administration department in ensuring full compliance with policies & procedures, particularly around cash, advances and banking
· Prepare Monthly staff payrolls for bank transfers at the end of each month.
· Prepare and submit Beyonic/Mobile Money and bank reconciliations to the Finance and Administration Manager for review and approval.
· Preparing cash forecasts to identify monthly funding requirements to optimize resources and deliver value for money
· Ensure proper coding of transaction before they are posted into QuickBooks & donor specific templates.
· Follow on mandatory statutory obligations and ensure that the deadlines are adhered to
· Verify the financial accountability submissions by the Grant beneficiary on its correctness and completion;
· Verify the Grant beneficiary financial replenishment requests and ensure the timely remittance of funds to the beneficiary
· Perform other tasks as assigned by his/her supervisors from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The applicant for the Accountant job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or Finance with level 11 of CPA or ACCA.
· Four years of work experience in the accounting /Finance with at least 2 years providing support to a busy NGO of professional staff, where a considerable amount of analytical skills are called for.
· Knowledge of operational issues with Grant funding and its financial accountability issues is a must.
Competences
· Financial Management, Planning, Budgeting and Coordination, Coaching and Mentoring, Accountability; Ethics and Integrity; and Team work.
· Ability to resolve problem situations in a tactful manner
· Effective communicator, both orally and in writing; ability to deal with persons of diverse cultures
· Highly conversant with QuickBooks.
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
· Strong experience in financial reporting and financial analysis
· Attention to detail and accuracy.
· Proven ability to work under tight deadlines (and deliver financial reports) on time.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to submit in single PDF their cover letter, CV and CERTIFIED copies of academic documents addressed as below to: info@udhauganda.org with copy to udhajobs@gmail.com
The Executive Officer
Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA),
P.O. Box 77, Iganga Municipality
Deadline: 9th April 2021 by 5:00pm