Job Title: Senior
Accountant
Accountant
Organisation: BRAC
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports To: Country Head of Accounts
About BRAC:
BRAC is one of the largest Non- Governmental Development Organization
in the world, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty
alleviation programs. The Organization implements integrated development
approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent
Empowerment and Microfinance. For more information please visit BRAC’s website
www.brac.net.
in the world, working in a number of countries in Africa and Asia on poverty
alleviation programs. The Organization implements integrated development
approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent
Empowerment and Microfinance. For more information please visit BRAC’s website
www.brac.net.
Job Summary: The Senior Accountant will provide management
accounting support to all BRAC Uganda Programs that is in line with the
policies and procedures of the Organization. The job holder will also ensure
good financial management according to BRAC Uganda accounting and financial
policies and procedures.
accounting support to all BRAC Uganda Programs that is in line with the
policies and procedures of the Organization. The job holder will also ensure
good financial management according to BRAC Uganda accounting and financial
policies and procedures.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Prepare management
accounts and Donor reports and ensure reporting deadlines are adhered to. - Prepare periodic
budgetary control statements to determine financial performance of the
relevant programme and individual projects. - Oversee and monitor
fund balances for various projects of BRAC Uganda. - Continuously build
capacity of the accounts and finance team of BRAC Uganda. - Ensure value for money
for all programme expenditures of BRAC Uganda. - Work closely with the
internal and external auditors of BRAC Uganda.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate
must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Commerce or closely
related discipline. - Possession of a
professional qualification – such as CPA (U) , ACCA - Three or more years’
hands-on experience in project, financial and management accounting. - Computer literacy
skills. - High degree of
integrity and confidentiality. - Possess the ability to
work independently and with minimum supervision. - Highly flexible in
handling work assignments and ability to perform under pressure. - Excellent
interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who meet the above
requirements, must submit their application letters, Curriculum Vitae,
photocopy of academic papers to the email: [email protected].
Please kindly include in the application letter your current salary if employed
or your last salary if currently unemployed.
requirements, must submit their application letters, Curriculum Vitae,
photocopy of academic papers to the email: [email protected].
Please kindly include in the application letter your current salary if employed
or your last salary if currently unemployed.
Monday 16th June 2014.
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