Job Title: Management
Accountant
Accountant
Organisation: UWESO
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Head of
Operations
Operations
About UWESO:
UWESO has a volunteer
membership of over 20,000 people. This
volunteer structure provides the basis for mobilization of communities to
participate and share responsibilities in improving the quality of life for
orphans and other vulnerable children in Uganda.
membership of over 20,000 people. This
volunteer structure provides the basis for mobilization of communities to
participate and share responsibilities in improving the quality of life for
orphans and other vulnerable children in Uganda.
Job Summary: The
Management Accountant will be responsible for generating timely and accurate
internal reports to management for effective decision making and conduct
budgeting while ensuring that budgetary controls are in place and costs are
minimized.
Management Accountant will be responsible for generating timely and accurate
internal reports to management for effective decision making and conduct
budgeting while ensuring that budgetary controls are in place and costs are
minimized.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure
prompt and effective accounting and management of revenue/cash - Compile
and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as
general ledger accounts, and document business transactions. - Receive
and review income analysis reports from UWESO entities - Intuitively
review posting of all journal entries and check them to ensure proper
transaction allocations in the General Ledger - Review
and/or prepare daily, weekly and monthly cash returns - Monitor
the budget lines to ensure that all activities are in line with annual
budgets - Support
heads of departments in preparing and reviewing budgets - Ensure
timely closure of books of accounts in preparation for the audit process - Establish,
maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting
control procedures - Oversee
subordinates and ensure a competent and motivated team - Make
periodic field visits to provide technical assistance to Regional
Accountants to ensure that work is done according to set policies and
procedures - Actively
take part in the preparation of the annual report
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate should possess a good Bachelor’s degree in Commerce
(Finance and Accounting option), Business Administration (Finance and
Accounting option) or equivalent - Professional
accounting certification like Association of Chartered Certified
Accountant (ACCA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - At
least three years’ experience in similar post in a reputable organization - Possess
the ability to use financial and accounting software applications
(Navision) - Should
be a team player. - Proven
ability to work with minimum supervision. - High
degree of personal integrity. - Excellent
Analytical & Report writing skills. - Ability
to attend to detail, focus on quality and spot errors or mistakes at an
early stage
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates are requested to submit their applications with certified copies of
academic transcripts, detailed CVs with salary history, contact addresses of 3
work related referees to the Human Resource Officer, Uganda Womens Effort to
Save Orphans, Plot 2 Tagore Crescent, Kamwokya, P.O. Box 8419, Kampala, Uganda
or email to [email protected]. (All email applications should be in a single PDF
file of maximum size – 5MB)
candidates are requested to submit their applications with certified copies of
academic transcripts, detailed CVs with salary history, contact addresses of 3
work related referees to the Human Resource Officer, Uganda Womens Effort to
Save Orphans, Plot 2 Tagore Crescent, Kamwokya, P.O. Box 8419, Kampala, Uganda
or email to [email protected]. (All email applications should be in a single PDF
file of maximum size – 5MB)
NB: Only
short listed candidates will be contacted.
short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: Friday 14th November 2014
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