Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Organisation: Plan
International
International
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Funding Source: USAID and
DFID
DFID
Project Title: Northern Uganda-Health Integration to Enhance
Services (NU-HITES)
Services (NU-HITES)
Reports to: Finance Officer
About Plan:
Founded 75 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and
largest child centered 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.
largest child centered 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 USAID NU-HITES Project:
Plan Uganda was awarded a 5-year Cooperative Agreement under the
Northern Uganda-Health Integration to Enhance Services (NU-HITES) project to
provide technical assistance and capacity building support for Northern Uganda
in Malaria, AIDS and Tuberculosis, integrate additional support in Maternal,
Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Family Planning (FP) and nutrition; while
prioritizing the strengthening of district-level health facilities. This
project commenced in August 2012. In the course of Year two (2), the project
secured additional funding from DFID to improve technical support to malaria
activities and from the US Government together with other donors to strengthen
referral networks maternal neonatal child activities in six districts in the
region.
Northern Uganda-Health Integration to Enhance Services (NU-HITES) project to
provide technical assistance and capacity building support for Northern Uganda
in Malaria, AIDS and Tuberculosis, integrate additional support in Maternal,
Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Family Planning (FP) and nutrition; while
prioritizing the strengthening of district-level health facilities. This
project commenced in August 2012. In the course of Year two (2), the project
secured additional funding from DFID to improve technical support to malaria
activities and from the US Government together with other donors to strengthen
referral networks maternal neonatal child activities in six districts in the
region.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- In charge of reconciliations of receipt
record with cash receipts and bank deposit slips - Preparing journal entries into the GL for
cash receipts and inter-company charges - Prepare cheques to accompany payment vouchers
- Maintaining payment voucher records
- Generating and submitting transaction
reports - Reconciling inter-company charges with
accounts at country office - Responsible for preparing bank
reconciliation statement - Enter all transactions into the GL as per
Plan procedures - Prepare funds transfer request.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s in
Commerce or Business Administration (Accounting) - Part of full professional Qualification in
Accountancy, CPA OR ACCA - At least two years’ experience as Assistant Accountant in a
busy organization - Computer Literacy skills
- Good working knowledge of an accounting
software package such as SUN, Tally, Sage is desirable
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their letters of
application, together with detailed and updated CVs, contact telephone numbers,
copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references
plus salary history to: The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan Uganda.
application, together with detailed and updated CVs, contact telephone numbers,
copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references
plus salary history to: The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan Uganda.
Email: [email protected]
Plan is an equal opportunity employer and qualified female candidates
are encouraged to apply.
are encouraged to apply.
NB: Only soft copies of
application will be considered and please indicate the position in the Subject
line. Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
application will be considered and please indicate the position in the Subject
line. Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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.
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: 24th July, 2014
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