Job
Title: Project
Accountant
Organization: World
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Senior
Accountant
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.
Job Summary: The Project
Accountant is responsible for implementing the finance and accounting (F&A)
systems, policies, and procedures in line with the WWF Project guidelines
supporting conservation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Planning and Budgeting.
- In liaison with the programme teams prepare donor budgets in line
with donor guidelines and WWF UCO rules especially on cost recovery. - Review detailed budgets of downstream partners for alignment and
compliance with donor regulations. - Cash and Bank Transactions management.
- Prepare project monthly bank reconciliations for assigned projects.
- Advise the GFA and FAM on budget availability and expense
eligibility. - Prepare cheques/bank transfers for approved payments.
- Responsible for imputing of receipts, payments, staff and partner
accountabilities into the ORACLE system in a timely manner. - Responsible for receipting and prompt banking of cash receipts and
issuing receipts to respective payers. - Cost recovery.
- Review monthly project reports to ensure planned recoveries are charged
timely and advise the GFA appropriately.
Financial Reporting
- Responsible for preparing donor reports as per the agreed formats.
- Prepare monthly budget performance reports for each assigned project
for budget holders. - In liaison with budget holders ascertain and document budget
variance and address discrepancies. - Participate in project inception and periodic review meetings and
provide appropriate financial status update and guidance to teams. - Follow up on periodic reporting (accountability) from implementing
partners as per agreed schedule and ensure prompt update of the same in
the system promptly. - Ensures balance sheet reconciliation for project specific General
ledgers including supplier, partner and staff debtors & creditors. - Financial Sustainability
- Ensure cost control and timely cost recovery from grants.
- Actively participate in fundraising processes and provide financial
support.
Compliance and Risk
Management.
- Ensure all reported project expenses meet the eligibility criteria.
- Prepare monthly PAYE,NSSF returns and VAT claims
- In liaison with project teams ensure that all identified risks are
assessed and that project specific risk registers are updated. - Implement the internal control framework and advise management on
any identified areas of potential risk
Internal and
external Audits Management.
- Support Pre-audit (expense verification) of donor projects.
- Support the external audit of projects through provision of required
information by the auditors. - Provide responses to the auditors on any issues raised or refer to
the appropriate authority for response - Track and report on agreed audit actions and ensure timely
resolution. - Partner support and capacity building.
- Conduct periodic partner trainings on financial management based on
changes in internal policies and recommendations from reviews. - Undertake Partner monitoring visits to review progress, identify
risks and offer hands-on financial support with any identified gaps.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Project
Accountant job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or a
related field - At least level 2 of CPA/ACCA.
- A minimum of two years of
experience in finance and accounting of donor funded projects. - Experience of working in a multi-cultural environment.
- Experience of working in an NGO or a civil society organisation
working on monitoring and evaluation. - Presentation and communications
- Teamwork and virtual support / coaching
- Planning, organisation, time management, facilitation, and
coordination - Good written and spoken English
- Proficiency in MS Office and the web
- Knowledge of budgeting, planning and reporting on donor funded
projects. - Knowledge/Experience of working with accounting packages e.g:
Oracle, Sun systems etc. - Strong Book-keeping/ Accounting skills. Good knowledge of
administrative and accounting regulations and International Accounting
Standards/GAAP - The ability to work under pressure and on tight deadlines.
- Excellent inter-personal skills, including the ability to develop
and maintain strong relationships at all levels, within WWF UCO and, as
required, with external stakeholders; - Experience with project accounting, management and reporting;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
- Adherence to WWF’s values, which are: Passionate & Optimistic,
Challenging & Inspiring, Credible & Accountable, Persevering &
Delivering Results.
How to Apply:
Application letters,
detailed Curriculum Vitae including names, email addresses and telephone
contact details of three (3) referees, plus copies of academic qualifications
(sent as one document) should be emailed to: [email protected] and quote
the position title in the email subject line and remember to fill the
respective Google form, Download
Here.
Deadline: 14th June 2019
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