Job Title: Assistant Accountant (3 Finance Career
Jobs)
Jobs)
Organisation: SOS Children’s
Villages
Villages
Duty Station: SOS Children’s
Village Entebbe, Fort Portal & Gulu, Uganda
Village Entebbe, Fort Portal & Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: Project
Accountant
Accountant
About SOS:
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda is an indigenous non-government, social
development organisation with membership to SOS Children’s Villages
International, a worldwide child care organisation that provides children who
have lost parental care, and those at risk of losing parental care with a
permanent home and educational opportunities. Established 60 years ago, SOS
Children’s Villages International currently runs Children’s Villages and other
projects in 135 countries around the world. We run two major programmes i.e
Family Based Care based at SOS Children’s Villages and Family Strengthening
Programmes supporting families in local communities. SOS has been working in
Uganda since 1991, and runs Children’s Villages and other projects at Kakiri,
Entebbe (Abaita Ababiri), Gulu and in Fort Portal – Kabarole district. SOS Uganda
subscribes to a child protection policy.
development organisation with membership to SOS Children’s Villages
International, a worldwide child care organisation that provides children who
have lost parental care, and those at risk of losing parental care with a
permanent home and educational opportunities. Established 60 years ago, SOS
Children’s Villages International currently runs Children’s Villages and other
projects in 135 countries around the world. We run two major programmes i.e
Family Based Care based at SOS Children’s Villages and Family Strengthening
Programmes supporting families in local communities. SOS has been working in
Uganda since 1991, and runs Children’s Villages and other projects at Kakiri,
Entebbe (Abaita Ababiri), Gulu and in Fort Portal – Kabarole district. SOS Uganda
subscribes to a child protection policy.
Job Summary: The Assistant
Accountant provides assistance and guidance in managing and controlling the SOS
Children’s Villages financial activities of the facility, in particular
preparing financial statements including proper documentation and safe custody
of all financial records.
Accountant provides assistance and guidance in managing and controlling the SOS
Children’s Villages financial activities of the facility, in particular
preparing financial statements including proper documentation and safe custody
of all financial records.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Monitoring cash flow and bank account for
SOS Children’s Village Entebbe - Responsible for revenue collection and
control - In charge of Budget preparation and
control. - Routinely making payments to staff,
suppliers etc and ensuring that all payments are authorised and backed up
with proper receipts, invoices and other relevant documentation. - In charge of Payment voucher control,
ensuring that payment vouchers are available and well numbered. - Store and file all the payment vouchers
ensuring that they are secure and well labeled - Maintaining fixed asset register for the
Village - In charge of monthly bank reconciliations.
- Ensuring that laid down procurement procedures
is followed and supplier invoices are paid in good time. - Manage all account payables and
receivables - Receipt all the KG school fees and ensure
that the school fees reconciliation register is up to-date. - Receipt and update Medical Centre revenue
and cash book ensuring that they are banked within 24 hours. - Offer technically support in implementing
all banking requirements for the village - Update the SOS Childrens’ Villages bank
registers
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should possess a good
University degree in accounting, business administration, commerce or
other equivalent professional qualification in accounting (e.g. at least
CPA or ACCA level 2) - A minimum of two to three years’
accounting experience in a busy organisation/setting. Additional
experience in NGO community funded programmes including managing donor
grants will be of great advantage. - Prior experience and knowledge in the use
of Navision accounting software. - Excellent communication skills, written
& spoken English
Age: between 26 – 35 years.
How to Apply:
All applications should include a detailed Curriculum Vita, current
salary information, copies of academic transcripts and certificates, a passport
size photograph, telephone contact and details of at least 3 references should
be addressed to:
salary information, copies of academic transcripts and certificates, a passport
size photograph, telephone contact and details of at least 3 references should
be addressed to:
The Human Resource Coordinator,
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda,
P. O. Box 27510, Kampala, Uganda
OR
Physically drop off your application at the gate, SOS National Office
Entebbe, Abaita Ababiri – 25 Kms, Entebbe Road. Uganda
Entebbe, Abaita Ababiri – 25 Kms, Entebbe Road. Uganda
OR
E-mail your applications to: [email protected]
NB: Only Short listed
applicants will be contacted.
applicants will be contacted.
Deadline: Friday 14th March 2014
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