About UN SACCO:
United Nations Staff Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Limited (UN SACCO) is a member -based organization registered under the Co-operative Societies Regulations 1992 and one of the leading institutional SACCOs in Uganda. The vision of the UNS-SACCO is to be ‘A leading SACCO promoting prosperity of members through enhanced savings and access to convenient credit.’
Job Summary: The Accounts Officer will primarily manage all financial transactions including income and expenditure accounts, ensuring accountability, preparing reports in line with financial regulations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Guiding on financial decisions of the SACCO.
Tasked with managing the financial resources, including advising on income and expenditure.
Offering technical support in the SACCO planning and budgeting process.
Send to management accountabilities for all financial transactions.
Providing management with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for decision making.
Tasked with ensuring that all financial records and books of accounts, including bank reconciliation statements are regularly updated.
Mentoring and supervising staff in the section.
Responsible for the maintenance of the SACCO asset register.
Ensuring timely payments for goods and services provided to the SACCO.
Perform any other duties as assigned from time to time, in relation to the position.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree (with a bias in Accounting).
Computer knowledge of Accounting or Econometric packages.
Membership with either ACCA, CPA or ICSA will be an added advantage.
At least five years of related working experience with a Banking institution or a Microfinance.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Analytical skills and ability to write concise report,
Ability to summarize large amounts of information into simple reports,
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to work under stressful conditions
Ability to meet strict deadlines
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their electronic applications with an updated CV and certified academic documents via E-mail to: recruitment2017@uns-sacco.org
Deadline: 9th July 2017 by 5:00PM