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Accountant Job Opportunities – National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Job Title: Accountant
Organization: National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Senior
Accountant
Accountant
Job Ref:
NEMA/ADV/EXT/44/2017
NEMA/ADV/EXT/44/2017
About US:
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established
under the National Environment Act Cap. 153 to promote and ensure sound
environmental management practices for sustainable development in Uganda.
under the National Environment Act Cap. 153 to promote and ensure sound
environmental management practices for sustainable development in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Accountant
will support the accounting and financial management function of the Authority.
will support the accounting and financial management function of the Authority.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Enter invoices and payment vouchers into
the computerized accounts system - Carry out bank reconciliations on a
monthly basis; - Check vouchers submitted for payment by
the accounts assistants; - Prepare and submit periodical expenditure
reports to the Senior Accountant; - Prepare and submit monthly tax returns to
URA, and NSSF respectively; - Ensure correct stock records are kept by
the Stores Assistant; - Supervise preparations of financial
transactions by the Accounts Assistants; - Maintain the debtors and creditors’
ledgers; - Actively contribute to the production of
the trial balance through entering information to the system and carrying
out all necessary reconciliations; - Reconcile staff accounts;
- Prepare and record financial transactions
in the books of account manually or electronically; - Produce monthly trial balance and submit
to Senior Accountant; - Maintain staff advances, suppliers’
ledger, advances ledger; - Prepare reconciliation statements on all
bank accounts; - Maintain vote book as required by
Government; - Responsible for safe custody of books of
accounts and financial documents; - mentor and supervise the Accounts
Assistants and ensure that financial transactions are accurately and
timely recorded, reconciled and maintained in order to provide support to
financial and management reporting; - Perform any other tasks assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the NEMA
Accountant job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s degree in any of the following: Business
Administration (Accounting option), Commerce (Accounting option)
from a recognized institution. - Partial
Professional Qualification in Accountancy. - A minimum of four years of experience in Finance and Accounting;
- Hands-on
experience with accounting packages such as Sun systems, Navision, Tally, Pastel. - Ability to work as a team.
- Interpersonal skills and communication
skills with the ability demonstrate, analyze and reporting skills. - High degree of precision
- Proven ability to meet timelines and
handle multiple tasks simultaneously. - Computer literacy skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their hand
written applications together with copies of certificates/ testimonials and
detailed curriculum vitae indicating three professional referees addressed to:-
written applications together with copies of certificates/ testimonials and
detailed curriculum vitae indicating three professional referees addressed to:-
The Executive Director,
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA),
NEMA House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road,
P.O. Box 22255, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 18th
September 2017
September 2017
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