NGO Finance Jobs – Project Accountant at Plan International

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Organisation: Plan
International
Duty
Station:  Lira, Kamuli, Uganda
Project Name: Equity and
Quality in Education Project (EQE)
Funding Source: Educate a
Child (EAC)
Reports to: Country
Finance Manager
About Plan: 
Founded
75 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children’s
development organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries
across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions
of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children
realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and
dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental
affiliations.
About EQE Project:
Plan
Uganda received funding from Educate a Child (EAC) to implement a four-year
project in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) through
the District Education Offices in Lira and Kamuli. The Project aims to support
60,000 out of school children (OOSC) to enroll and stay in school over a
four-year duration with a special focus on girls, children with disabilities,
children affected by conflict, children living in extreme poverty and orphans.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
1.
Support to Project Team:
  • Take lead
    and oversee annual project budget preparations
  • Enforce
    financial controls, processes and procedures
  • Act as a
    liaison for financial management and system development in consultation
    with the supervisor.
  • Coordinate
    financial support to the partners in preparing financial reports
2.
Accounting Processes, Coordination and Service Delivery:
  • Monitor
    transactions with partners
  • Review and
    monitor advance payments at all levels
  • Ensure
    adequate budget review before signing voucher payments
  • Ensure
    proper cash disbursement vouchers, cash receipts and pay roll are
    accurately and timely completed for authorization before posting is made
  • Oversee
    any project audits and implement recommendations thereafter.
  • Reconcile
    GL reports and monitor advances register and partner advances
3.
Treasury and Banking:
  • Ensure
    cheque books are properly handled
  • Establish
    control cash registers where need be
  • Review and
    coordinate bank reconciliations
  • Prepare
    payment transfers
  • Ensure a
    well coordinated process for cash forecast monthly and quarterly basis fo
    each partner
  • Review and
    monitor advance payments at all levels
4.
Grants and Budget Compliance:
  • Consolidate
    and submit quarterly financial reports in accordance with donor
    requirements.
  • Participate
    in annual work planning process with a focus on budget preparation
  • Analyse
    financial reports and provide recommendations to the Project Manager on
    planning
  • Perform
    any other tasks in accordance to the project expectations.
Qualifications, Skills
& Experience:
  • The
    candidate should possess a Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in accounting or
    its equivalent.
  • Previous
    experience in grants management
  • A minimum
    of three to five years’ computerized accounting experience in a similar
    role.
  • Excellent
    communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good
    problem solving skills
  • Strong
    management and analytical skills
  • Good
    computer literacy skills particularly proficiency in the use of accounting
    packages
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates should submit electronic copies (of not more than
2MB) of letters of application, together with a CV, Contact telephone numbers,
copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references
plus salary history should be included and sent to the undersigned.
The
Country Human Resources Manager, Plan Uganda Email:
uganda.recruitment@plan-intemational.org
NB: Qualified
female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only Short-listed candidates will be
contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not
hear from us by 30th January, 2014.
As
a child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure that children
are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has a child
protection policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates
will be required to provide information confirming whether or not they have
ever been convicted of any child abuse crimes.
Deadline: 20th
December, 2013

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