Educate!’ develops
young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa. Educate! provides a proven mix of a
leadership and entrepreneurship course, long-term mentoring, and practical
experience starting an enterprise for secondary school students. Educate! is
working with over 20,000 diverse youth across Uganda, growing to a staff of 53
in just five years, and has already incorporated its curriculum into Uganda’s national
education system to reach 25,000 students annually. The organization has
received the Ashoka Fellowship and several international awards and grants,
proving out a program model that can be replicated across Africa.

Job Summary: The Finance Officer will post all finance transactions into
QuickBooks or any other accounts package Educate! uses, maintain detailed
records of supporting documentation for all payment transactions, follow up on
advances with all managers before close of the monthly report and train new
staff on finance procedures and finance form and collection of feedback
Exceptional interpersonal skills, being
systems oriented, with high integrity, customer service, and attention to
detail are key. You shall join an overachieving team that is positioning
Educate! to be the leader in skills-based secondary education in Africa and
intensively impact one million youth each year by 2024.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

QuickBooks Posting

Prepares Journal Vouchers.
Enter all journal entries into the accounting software (currently
Quick Books)
Reconcile ledger accounts.
Produce daily transaction posting report.

Record Keeping

Filing and labeling all finance documents accordingly.
Ensure detailed supporting documents are attached on all payments on
file.
Limiting access to none finance teams to ensure safety of documents.

Accounts Receivable

Reconciling accountabilities against advances prior to posting to
prevent partial accounting.
Tracking balances returned from staff and ensuring it’s duly banked.
Manage staff AR accounts in QuickBooks, through reviewing
accountabilities, reviewing reconciliations.
Prepare status reports to staff on a weekly basis.

Training

Training staff on Finance Procedures e.g. the different forms and
manual.
Orientation of New Staff on Finance Procedures
Do feedback sessions on finance from both field and office staff
Liaising with Program Support Officer to ensure finance updates are
included in the weekly communication.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting
or Business Administration (Accounting /Finance Option), B. Commerce or
any relevant field.
One to two years of professional experience
Proficiency with MS Office Suite, with excellent MS Excel skills and
QuickBooks
Experience working in a fast – paced environment, set priorities,
work independently as well as thrive a team

How to Apply:

All qualified
candidates should apply online at the link below;

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Deadline: 4^th January 2018

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