The Ugandan Jobline

• Ensure
  timely maintenance of ledgers and accounting records to ensure correct
  classification and recording of financial transactions;
• Regularly
  review payment requests to ensure their completeness, accuracy and
  existence, and posting of payment requests/invoices in the system
• Calculation
  and payment of salaries, allowances, travel claims and other payments to
  staff members, experts and consultants, vendors and other claimants;
• Maintenance
  of cash books, including control of disbursements and balancing of books
  and ledgers;
• Perform
  monthly reconciliation for Accounts Payable and other accounts, and clear
  the outstanding item in the system
• Supports
  programme officers in all aspects of accounts maintenance and budget
  control by providing reports on financial status, procedures, exchange
  rates, costs and expenditures, and potential funding problems.
• Act
  as a backstop when the Finance Officer is not available.
• Assist
  in the mid-year and year end closure of accounts, and ensure all open
  items are cleared before the deadline, as well as submitting reports to HQ
  within the deadline set
• Actively
  participate in financial spot checks and training of Implementing
  Partners.
• Responsible
  for monitoring the status of VAT claims and refund from URA in the system,
  and assist in clearing of VAT refund in the system

• The
  ideal candidate for the United Nations UNICEF job Opportunity should have
  completed secondary education and supplemented it with a diploma in
  accounting and finance and/or professional qualification. 
• A
  minimum of seven years’ experience, including progressively responsible
  work in finance and accounting activities.
• Ability
  to operate a computer or training in accounting and/or finance is
  desirable.
• Possess
  excellent analytical and accounting skills.
• Aptitude
  for figures and accuracy.
• Good
  working knowledge of computer management and applications.
• Possess
  the ability to work in international and multicultural environment.

• The
  applications will be considered only if accompanied by an updated CV and
  P11 form, download
  here, as well as the most recent performance evaluation report.
• If
  applications are sent by email, please clearly indicate the position
  applied for and use this order to name your file attachments:
  Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or
  Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_ MukasaApplication.
• UNICEF
  is a smoke free environment.
• Only
  short listed candidates will be contacted.

Related Jobs