Job Title: Assistant Accountant
Organisation: SOS Children’s Villages
Duty Station: Kakiri, Uganda
Reports to: Project Accountant
About SOS:
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda is an indigenous non-government, social
development organisation affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International, a
worldwide child care organisation, currently running Children’s Villages and
other projects in 135 countries around the world. 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.
development organisation affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International, a
worldwide child care organisation, currently running Children’s Villages and
other projects in 135 countries around the world. 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.
Job Summary: The Assistant Accountant performs the
following functions but not limited to;
following functions but not limited to;
Monitoring cash flow and bank accounts for SOS Children’s Village
Kakiri.
Kakiri.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Revenue collection and
control. - Budget preparation and control.
- Make timely payments to staff, suppliers
etc and ensuring that all payments are authorised and backed up with
proper receipts, invoices and other relevant documentation. - 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 labelled. - Maintaining fixed asset register for the
Village. - In charge of preparing 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.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The Assistant Accountant should hold a
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. - Significant experience and knowledge in
the use of Navison accounting software. - Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills. - The applicants should be mature individual
aged between 26 – 35 years.
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send their application letters
enclosing a detailed Curriculum Vitae, current salary information, copies of academic
transcripts and certificates, including telephone contact and details of at
least three references to:
enclosing a detailed Curriculum Vitae, current salary information, copies of academic
transcripts and certificates, including telephone contact and details of at
least three references to:
The Human Resource Coordinator,
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda,
25 km on Kampala-Entebbe Rd, Abaita Ababiri,
P.O Box 27510,
Kampala. Uganda
Or send by e-mail to: [email protected]
The applications may also be dropped at SOS Children’s Village offices
in Gulu, Entebbe, Kakiri and Fort portal
in Gulu, Entebbe, Kakiri and Fort portal
NB: The submitted written application should clearly be
indicating the position title in the subject line. Please use standard file
types such as Microsoft Word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and send all
documents in one file attachment.
indicating the position title in the subject line. Please use standard file
types such as Microsoft Word (.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and send all
documents in one file attachment.
Deadline: Friday, 9th January 2015.
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