USAID Civil Society Fund (CSF) Program Jobs – Accounts Officer – Strategy & Operations

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Organisation: Civil Society Fund (CSF) Program
Recruiting Agency: Deloitte East Africa
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reference Code: EAU-69178-RS
Reports to: Senior Finance Manager
About Deloitte:
Deloitte East Africa provides seamless cross-border professional
services to multinationals, large national enterprises, small and medium sized
enterprises and the public sector across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and
Rwanda.
About CSF Program:
The CSF program is implemented in all regions of Uganda, and it focuses
on providing grants to civil society organizations (CSOs) working in the fields
of HIV/AIDS. It is a complex grants program that is implemented by two key
partners: Deloitte & Touche (Financial & Grants Management Agency) and
Chemonics International (Technical Management Agency). This seven year program
seeks to target people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) and orphans and vulnerable
children (OVC).
Job Summary: The Accounts Officer will be primarily responsible
for maintaining all Program books of account, ledgers, inventories of stock and
equipment and other financial records, to professional standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
  • Prepare the organization’s annual
    accounts, payroll, periodic financial statements and cash flow projections
    for the Board and Senior Managers;
  • Work closely with the project team with
    regard to financial expenditure, monitoring and contract compliance;
  • Check all financial records to ensure
    compliance with the CSF Project guidelines;
  • Maintain cash book for project
    transactions;
  • Perform weekly and monthly cash count;
  • Enter all transactions on spreadsheet on a
    daily basis;
  • Compile and disseminate financial
    information & reports such as checking correct coding, preparing
    monthly payroll and obtaining opening monthly exchange rates;
  • Effectively liaise with the organization’s
    auditors and ensure that they are provided with the necessary inputs; and
  • Assist the Senior Finance Manager in
    developing and implementing financial procedures and controls for the
    organization.
  • Perform any other duties and
    responsibilities as assigned by the Senior Finance Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  
  • The Accounts Officer for the CSF Fund
    should ideally hold a Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related
    field;
  • Additional Professional qualification in
    Accounts, such as CPA (U), ACCA or equivalent;
  • At least three to five years’ accounting
    experience with a reputable organization preferably a USAID project or
    other similar donor funded project;
  • Good judgment in analyzing data and information;
  • Excellent computer user skills especially
    in MS Office packages, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Access;
  • Good working knowledge of computerized
    accounting systems;
  • Ability to prioritise, work under pressure
    and meet deadlines;
  • Honesty and high level of integrity; and
  • Possess the ability and a willingness to
    maintain strong and good working relationships with the Grants team,
    clients and our Partners.
  • To the successful candidate, the firm will
    offer a competitive and performance driven remuneration package and a
    highly energised team environment composed of individuals who are
    committed to working as one, producing results and enjoying it.
How to Apply:  
All suitably qualified candidates who are exposed in working with USAID
projects should express their interest by Applying Online through the web link
below.
Deadline: 24 February 2014

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