Job Title: Accounts Assistants (2 Job Placements)
Organisation: Protecting
Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Accountant
About Us:
Protecting Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was formed to contribute to Uganda’s
efforts in enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment,
and support services to families with a historical focus on Elimination of
Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV.
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was formed to contribute to Uganda’s
efforts in enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment,
and support services to families with a historical focus on Elimination of
Mother-to-Child Transmission (eMTCT) of HIV.
Job Summary: The Accounts
Assistant will support the finance function for the smooth operation of PREFA’s
programs activities
Assistant will support the finance function for the smooth operation of PREFA’s
programs activities
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- The jobholder will support field program
staff in following up accountabilities and analysing them to ensure value
for money. - Quickly respond to internal audit queries
raised in relation to partner advances and provide feedback in a timely
manner. - Review and organise accountabilities, pass
the necessary journals and forward them to the supervisor for approval. - Prepare and submit a weekly staff and
partner advance status report that recognizes funds advanced, accounted
and outstanding. - Initiate payment vouchers in a timely
manner to facilitate processing of payments. - Assist finance staff in proper filing of
documents in both soft and hard copies.
- Cross check all expenditure requests to
certify their genuineness, review all project payments and assist in
preparation of cheques and EFT’s. - Assist in the preparation of audits.
- Posting expenditure vouchers in QuickBooks
and forwarding them to accountant for review. - Tasked with the preparation of bank reconciliation
statements and reconciling advances and supplier ledgers. - Support the supervisor in preparing draft
financial reports. - Support in Monthly stock taking.
- Perform any other duties that may arise in
department.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the PREFA Accounts Assistant job placement should preferably hold a
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from a recognized University - Full professional membership will be an
added advantage. - At least three years’ experience in
similar position. - Previous experience with grant management of CDC, DFID and USAID funds will be an added advantage.
- Extensive knowledge of computerized
accounting preferably QuickBooks. - Good analytical skills, able to pay
attention to detail, Computers skills and good communication skills.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send a current detailed CV,
application letter, copies of testimonials and certificates; and three
professional references with telephone and email contacts to:
application letter, copies of testimonials and certificates; and three
professional references with telephone and email contacts to:
The Executive Director,
Protecting Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA),
Plot 71, Lithuli Avanue Bugolobi,
P.O. Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda.
E-mail: [email protected]
Deadline: 5th July 2017
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