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Title:              Accountant
(3 Job Vacancies)

Organization: Rakai
Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Duty Station: 
Uganda

About US:

Rakai Health
Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical research and service delivery
organization. It strives to improve the quality of life of the local population
through a combination of community-based research, curative services and
prevention strategies in the districts of Greater Masaka region in Uganda.

Job Summary:  The accountant will provide timely and
accurate support to the finance manager in all accounting works

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• To develop, enhance and implement effective accounting SOPs
  including sound internal controls, documentation, and to ensure adherence
  to company financial and non financial policies/ procedures.
• To perform field site visits to ascertain the financial capacity of
  the potential implementing partners organizations or CBOs and prepare
  pre-grant assessment reports for approval by the heads of Grants, Finance,
  Programs and Management.
• To review accountabilities and other supporting documentation to
  ensure adherence to financial reporting requirements and financial
  policy/manual procedures; to follow up and resolve any issues arising with
  implementing partner organizations or CBOs and ensure that their books of
  accounts are aligned to the signed MOUs.
• To conduct field monitoring visits to implementing partner
  organizations or CBOs and prepare monitoring visit reports as well as
  discuss the findings of the monitoring visits with the staff of the
  implementing partner organizations or CBOs for corrective action.
• To demonstrated leadership and management skills, including the
  ability to lead through influence and to utilize talent and experience of
  finance assistants and administrators. To provide technical support to the
  team in finance.
• To manage the preparation of accurate and timely donor reports and
  Management reports. To conduct performance analysis that would support
  decision making.
• To monitor performance against budget to ensure all exceptions and
  variances are explained and duly approved by the donor and the leadership.
  To provide analysis reports to aid decision making on budget reallocations
  and redirections where necessary.
• Preparation of audit schedules, financial reports, responsible for
  audit processes, coordination with the external auditors for all project
  audits.
• To oversee and support the reconciliation of banks, balance sheet,
  General Ledger and the respective subsidiary and control accounts.
• To support the Finance Manager and Head of finance on supervision of
  finance assistants and administrators as well as performing any other
  duties that may be assigned.
• To provide technical support to programs and other support
  departments in the use of the accounting system and other finance matters.
• To analyse entries (for example payments, accountabilities/actuals,
  JVs and any other financial transactions) batched/entered by the assistant
  accountants for accuracy and proper accounting; and subsequently make the
  relevant postings.
• To review documents submitted for payment and ensure completeness,
  accuracy, value for money, and ensure compliance to donor requirements.
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance,
  Commerce or Accounting from a reputable University
• Full professional accounting qualification (ACCA or CPA).
• At least three years of working experience as an accountant in a
  reputable organization;
• Knowledge in the use of Accounting and Microsoft Office Packages,
  particularly Navision.
• Good performance in mathematics at O and A level
• Thorough knowledge of accounting, finance principles and procedures
  and attention to detail;
• A high degree of integrity and confidentiality
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience as a team player
• Experience leading teams

How to Apply:

All interested and
qualified candidates possessing the above attributes can send their
applications including a cover letter, latest Copy of CV (with 3 referees),
copies of academic qualifications/certificates addressed to the HR Manager to
jobs@rhsp.org. Please kindly indicate the Job title under subject of the mail.
Only Online applications will be considered

Deadline: Friday, 6th September 2019

NB: Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted by Rakai Health Sciences Program. Any
form of lobbing and canvassing will lead to disqualification

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