Accountant USAID Project Jobs – WEI/Bantwana

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Job Title:       Accountant  
Organisation: WEI/Bantwana
Project Name: USAID funded
BETTER OUTCOMES for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda
Reports to: Assistant
Finance Manager
Duty Station: Jinja, Uganda
About US:
WEI/Bantwana Initiative is a Non-Governmental Organization that helps families
and children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS to access the
comprehensive support and care they need to grow into healthy adults.
About USAID BETTER OUTCOMES
Project:
World Education Inc. /Bantwana (WEI/B) is implementing the five- year USAID
funded BETTER OUTCOMES for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda.
The goal of the project is to improve the wellbeing of children and youth
orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and other adversities in Eastern and
Northern Uganda. BETTER OUTCOMES is implemented by a consortium of five
partners, namely: WEI/B as the prime partner; Mercy Corps, Uganda Women’s
Efforts to Save Orphans (UWESO), Youth, Alive and Friends of Christ Revival
(FOC-REV); each responsible for specific technical aspects of the project. The
project is being implemented in 20 districts of Eastern and Northern Uganda.
Job Summary: The Accountant
will provide support in instituting accounting controls, recording and
reporting of assets, liabilities and income and the monitoring of disbursements
of donor funds in support of the country program.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The incumbent maintains general ledger
    accounts by reconciling accounts receivables and control accounts,
    analyzing and reconciling payable ledgers.
  • Tasked with handling day to day accounting
    transactions
  • In charge of the preparation of staff
    payroll and payment of staff salaries
  • Responsible for preparation of monthly
    accounts to head office including updated QuickBooks database and
    supporting documents for all transactions.
  • Tasked with the preparation and submission
    of monthly Statutory returns to relevant government Agencies (PAYE, NSSF
    and other taxes
  • Send timely submission of monthly budget
    and Cash requests to Head Office to avoid disruption of project activities
    due to insufficient cash balances on a monthly basis
  • Reconcile bank accounts timely on a
    monthly basis
  • Provides financial status information to
    management for decision making whenever required.
  • Corrects errors and prepare adjusting
    journal entries.
  • Secures financial information by
    completing database backups; keeping information confidential.
  • Maintains internal accounting controls by
    following policies and procedures of the organization, complying with
    USAID and local financial legal requirements, prepare journal entries.



  • Complete general ledger operations
  • Send monthly closings and preparation of
    monthly financial statements
  • Assist with year-end close outs
  • The incumbent will also administer
    accounts receivable and accounts payable
  • Provide support in planning and budgeting
  • Assist with preparation and coordination
    of the audit process
  • Assist with implementing and maintaining
    internal financial controls and procedures
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant for the USAID Project Accountant
    job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration
    with accounting/finance major from a recognized institution, or related
    field; a profession accounting qualification will be an added advantage
  • A minimum of six years of increasingly
    responsible experience in financial management.
  • Vast experience finance and accounting
    work with a reputable international NGO.
  • Computer literacy i.e. experience in using
    QuickBooks
  • Keen attention to detail, ability to
    multi-task and work under pressure
  • Strong analytical and inter-personal
    skills
  • Ability to prioritize, meets deadlines and
    work on multiple tasks
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the
World Education Inc. /Bantwana (WEI/B) are encouraged to apply via E-mail only
be sending an updated CV and cover letter to: Human Resource Manager, World
Education Inc Bantwana at wei_recruitment@ug.worlded.org
Deadline: 25th August
2017 by 5:00pm

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