ERA Finance Career Jobs – Assistant Accountant – Expenditure at Electricity Regulatory Authority

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Organisation:
Electricity
Regulatory Authority (ERA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Management Accountant
About ERA:
Electricity
Regulatory Authority (ERA), an institution set up under the Electricty Act Cap
145, 1999 to regulate the electricity sector in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Assistant Accountant – Expenditure
will offer technical support for the ERA expenditure accounting processes and
account reconciliations. Critically the holder of this office has to be
versatile across various accounting functions internal to ERA. This role is
necessary to relieve the workload of the expenditure accounting function which
is dominated by time intensive always urgent activities like the GL maintenance
and the payments cycle.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Payables
recognition pre-payment processing:
  • Understand
    the ERA payment cycle and model the ERA liquidity profile.
  • Ensure
    prompt capturing of all payables and completeness of the payables ledger.
  • Provide
    an expenditure forward linkage to the Expenditure Accountant to inform liquidity
    requirements.
2. Cheque and
other payment instructions preparations:
  • Prepare
    cheques and other payment instructions.
  • Develop
    a data base of standing payees account details for verification
3. Petty Cash
and Project Advances Management:
  • Competently
    manage cash float imprest system to cater for day to day cash needs of the
    organization.
  • Responsibility
    for safe custody of all petty cash on office premises.
  • Ensure
    project advances are available to relevant staff in good time and properly
    accounted for after the field or project visits.
4. Support the
Budget Function: Support
the Management Accountant with the Budget Function ensure GL readiness.
5. Provide
Backup as assigned for any Finance related function in the organization:
  • Must
    gain competence with Microsoft Dynamic NAV accounting system.
  • Ensure
    continuity of Expenditure Accountant Functions when primary office holder
    is absent for short periods.
  • Provide
    inputs for Audit processes for internal and external auditors
6. Resource
Mobilization: Participate
in the development of work plans and budgets for the Section
7. Public
Relations: Liaison
with Licensees, banks, suppliers
8. Staff
Responsibility: 
9. Perform any other official
duties as may be reasonably assigned by the Manager, Technical compliance.
Key Performance Indicators:
  • Payables
    recognition pre-payment processing
  • Cheque
    and other payment instructions preparations.
  • Bank
    Account reconciliations
  • Support
    to the budget function
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
  • The
    applicant should hold an Honors degree in Commerce, Accounting or Business
    Administration or other related disciplines. Should be a registered
    student with an IFAC recognized body of professional accountants and have
    successfully finished the certificate level (thresh hold). OR An eligible
    member of an IFAC recognized body of professional accountants
    (successfully completed training) ACCA, CPA, ICAEW.
  • Two
    or more years of relevant experience in a reputable organization
  • Financial
    Accounting Skills
  • Proficiency
    with Computerised Accounting packages especially Microsoft Dynamic NAV,
  • Good
    working knowledge of the use of Spreadsheets, Financial Management, Tax
    competence, Budgeting basics.
How to Apply:
All candidates should
endeavor to submit their application letters and with copies of:
  • Detailed
    Curriculum Vitae including copies of relevant certificates
  • Address
    (including daytime telephone, fax or e-mail) of the applicant
  • Address
    (including daytime telephone, fax or e-mail) of three Referees
The applications
should be delivered preferably by recorded delivery Addressed to:
The Director
Financial & Administrative Services
Electricity
Regulatory Authority
Plot 15 Shimoni
Road
P. O. Box 10332,
Kampala – Uganda
N. B:
Members of the Electricity Regulatory Authority or Staff of ERA Secretariat
shall not be accepted as referees. Canvassing or any attempt thereof will lead
to immediate disqualification. ERA is an equal opportunities employer.
Deadline: 7th January 2014 by
5.00pm
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