Job Title: System Accountant
Organisation: RUFORUM (Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Management Accountant
Job Reference No: RUF/JOB/15/14: System Accountant
About RUFORUM:
The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), established in 2004, is a consortium of 42 universities in 19 countries of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA). The organisation evolved from the Forum on Agricultural Resource Husbandry (FORUM) program of the Rockefeller Foundation. RUFORUM is registered as an International Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and has mandate to oversee graduate training and networks of specialization in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). RUFORUM has an MoU with the African Union for strengthening science, technology and innovation capacity in Africa.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement financial management system or accounting software
- Monitor, evaluate and analyse feedback on performance of financial management systems to ensure it is user friendly and that all finance and accounting functions remain accurate and efficient.
- Ascertain financial information needs of RUFORUM and in liaison with ICT Unit, conduct systems rescale or upgrades to accommodate additional new critical features or financial functions, improve on existing ones or remove those considered obsolete.
- Intuitively analyse existing manual financial management processes to establish those that can be automated.
- Manage the migration of financial data from an existing financial management system to a new one or to another platform.
- Offer decision support and risk management within financial services delivery areas.
- Develop effective financial control mechanisms within the environment of the financial management system in collaboration with the Internal Auditor.
- Develop financial reporting infrastructure to support the RUFORUM financial reporting platform and make available any financial information that is required.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should possess a good Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration (finance or accounting option) or professional accounting certification like Association of Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA).
- Additional post-graduate qualifications or training in Systems Analysis or Computer Science.
- A minimum of three or more years’ experience in similar work in recognized organization
Ability to use financial and accounting software applications. - Should be a team player.
- Ability to undertake critical analysis of financial processes and financial control mechanisms and solve problems on finance and accounting.
- Ability to prepare accurate and quality financial reports according to prescribed reporting formats.
- Ability to focus on quality of financial delivery systems.
- Ability to effectively communicate financial information.
- Good working knowledge of accounting systems implementation.
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send their applications via email to [email protected], or delivered in hard copy (with CD enclosed containing soft copy) to:
The Executive Secretary
RUFORUM Secretariat, Plot 151 Garden Hill,
Makerere University, P.O Box 16811, Wandegeya
Kampala, Uganda.
(Ref: RUF/JOB/….: ……………….)
Applicants should quote the reference number and job applied for, and should attach photocopies of necessary academic support documents, including letters from two referees. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Screening of applications will begin in November, 2014, and will continue until the post is filled.
Deadline: 20th October, 2014 by 5pm
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