Job
Title: Project
Accountant
Title: Project
Accountant
Organization: World
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
WWF is one of the
world’s largest independent and experienced Conservation organizations
operating in over 100 Countries in the world. WWF UCO implements a number of
national programmes promoting environment conservation in Uganda. WWF’s mission
is to stop the degradation of our planet’s natural environment, and build a
future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
world’s largest independent and experienced Conservation organizations
operating in over 100 Countries in the world. WWF UCO implements a number of
national programmes promoting environment conservation in Uganda. WWF’s mission
is to stop the degradation of our planet’s natural environment, and build a
future in which humans live in harmony with nature.
Job Summary: The Project Accountant will provide financial
management support for projects implemented by the Uganda Country Office,
including budget development and monitoring, producing donor reports and
reconciliation of projects and their close out. He/She will also ensure
projects are Implemented in compliance with both country and WWF regulations as
well as donor requirements.
management support for projects implemented by the Uganda Country Office,
including budget development and monitoring, producing donor reports and
reconciliation of projects and their close out. He/She will also ensure
projects are Implemented in compliance with both country and WWF regulations as
well as donor requirements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Planning and
Budgeting
Budgeting
- Provides support to the development of budgets (proposals and
projects), ensuring all requirements for the project implementation are
covered and ensuring appropriate cost recovery. - Assists with preparation of incoming and outgoing contracts and
monitors compliance with contractual terms. - Establishes quarterly forecasts in collaboration with Project
Managers. - Attends projects inception meeting and ensures that all financial
donor requirements are adequately communicated to Project Managers.
Project
Implementation:
Implementation:
- Timely submission of call of funds for all projects.
- Supports and trains project managers in tracking their budgets to
ensure there is no overspend. Monitors burn rates and verifies budget
availability for any commitment. - Reviews fund requests and programme work advances by field offices
to ensure timely transfers. - Supports Project Management in developing partner /sub-grantee
budgets and agreements, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance. - Maintains a schedule of payments to partners I sub-grantees to
ensure timely transfers and maintains accounts reconciliation. - Review partners accountability reports, and supports partners to
ensure compliance with donor regulations and timely reporting. - Takes part in project review meetings to highlight finance related
matters and provides advice on financial matters. - Actively participate in training and capacity building activities
for partners and non-finance staff.
Reporting:
- Account coding to ensure proper capture of financial information in
the accounting software. - Prepare timely and accurate financial reports as per donor
requirements to donors and managers‘ - Ensure that financial information is complete and accurate, and
provides regular financial analyses to Project Managers and the Finance
Manager as and when required. - Ensure the reports are reconciled with the accounts.
- Monitors individual project cost recovery, provides monthly reports
on cost recovery and advises on areas that need addressing.
Audit, closing end
others:
others:
- Works closely with Project Managers to ensure proper closure ot
projects. final reports submitted and all income collected ensuring all
donor requirements on assets are followed. - Work closely with the Finance Managers to plan and coordinate
project specific audits. Ensure recommendations are implemented in a
timely manner. Also supports the Office in internal and external audits. - In coordination with Financial Analyst, Finance Manager and M&E,
participates in field visits to review the financial management of the
project and train field staff as required. - Provide training to Project Managers in financial matters.
- Performs any other duties assigned by the Finance Manager and
Financial Analyst.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Project
Accountant job placement must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce,
Accounting, Business Administration or related field. - At least level 2 Professional accounting qualification i.e. CPA/ACCA
- A minimum of three years of working experience in finance/accounting
field 4 (NG0 experience would be an advantage) . - Good knowledge of accounting including reporting requirements of
major Bi-lateral Aid Agencies; - Experience of working with accounting software Enterprise Reporting
Systems - Good written and spoken English skills.
- Strong work ethic and proactive ability
- Ability to work in a team as well as in a multi-cultural work
environment; - Excellent interpersonal skills
- Good administrative skills with and ability to work well under
pressure; - Must be committed to equal opportunity employment policies;
How to Apply:
All interested
candidates should Email their send their cover letters, updated CVs and scanned
copies of professional and academic qualifications clearly indicating the job
title in the subject line to: [email protected]
candidates should Email their send their cover letters, updated CVs and scanned
copies of professional and academic qualifications clearly indicating the job
title in the subject line to: [email protected]
Deadline: 12th October 2018
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