Job Title: Accountants Assistant
Organisation: Protecting
Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Reports to: Senior
Accountant
Accountant
Duty Station: Head Office,
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
Salary: Ugx 25,700,000
million per annum
million per annum
About PREFA:
Protecting
Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) that was formed to contribute to Uganda’s efforts in
enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support
services to families with a histoncal focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child
Transmission.
Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) that was formed to contribute to Uganda’s efforts in
enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support
services to families with a histoncal focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child
Transmission.
Job Summary: The Accountants
Assistant will support the Senior Accountant in the finance function for the
smooth operation of PREFA’s programs and activities.
Assistant will support the Senior Accountant in the finance function for the
smooth operation of PREFA’s programs and activities.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Offer support to the Senior Accountant in the
preparation of annual budgets for the organization. - Prepare periodic financial statements (income
and expenditure) and support the department to produce consolidated
financial statements/reports for submission to management board of
trustees, donors and other stakeholders. - Oversee the filing of all accounting records
(vouchers and supporting documents) that are in use and those forming the
archives. - Ensure that all cash and cheque transactions
are correctly recorded. - Oversee the preparation of journal entries and
initial them before forwarding for approval. - Update all books of accounts and balance them
with the general ledger on a regular and timely basis and ensure that
reconciliation statements are prepared on time. - Ensure reconciliation of computerized records
with manual records of debtors, creditors, contingency and other liability
accounts and follow up errors. - Cross-check all expenditure vouchers to certify
their genuineness, review all project payments and preparation of cheques
and ensure proper utilization and accountability of all funds. - Provide timely draft accountability statements/monthly
reports for review. - Assist in the preparations for auditors and to
provide timely and satisfactory responses to all audit queries, comments
and recommendations.
Qualifications, Skills, and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should hold a B.Com or BBA
(Accounting), or any other relevant discipline from a recognised
institution, with at least an affiliate of ACCA, CPA - Three years working experience with donor
accounting. - Proven knowledge of financial accounting
procedures, multi-donor reporting, CDCI USAID rules and regulations and
clear understanding of Government of Uganda accounting requirements - Financial management and budgeting skills.
- Excellent computer skills with at least two
accounting packages including PASTEL. - Interpersonal skills and communication skills
strong attributes integrity, exemplary character, highly organised with a
high sense of self-respect.
How to Apply:
Interested
candidates should send a current detailed CV, application letter, copies of
testimonials and certificates; and 3 references with telephone contact.
candidates should send a current detailed CV, application letter, copies of
testimonials and certificates; and 3 references with telephone contact.
The
Executive Director, Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA), Plot 71 Lithuli
Avenue Bugolobi, P.O Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda.
Executive Director, Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA), Plot 71 Lithuli
Avenue Bugolobi, P.O Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda.
NB: Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 15th November,
2013.
2013.