Job Title: Regional Accountant
Organization: Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager & Donor Accountant
About US:
Uganda Women’s
Effort to Save Orphans (UWESO) is a National Non-Government organization which
was founded in 1986 by Ugandan mothers committed to providing relief aid to
needy children left parentless by the civil turbulence of the mid-1980s and the
HIV/AIDS pandemic. Its vision is to have “a society where all children live a
full life “and a mission to” promote survival, development, participation &
protection of orphans& vulnerable children in Uganda.”
About Project:
General Food
Assistance and Nutrition in Refugee Settlements is a World Food Funded Project
and will be implemented by Hunger Fighters in Consortium with UWESO in
Oruchinga, Nakivale and Kyangwali refugee settlements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
To
ensure timely requisition of funds from head office and make payments at the
region.
·
To
ensure safety and regular repair and maintenance of the assets.
·
Prepare timely
financial management reports of regional activities.
·
To
capture data at the regions to enable donor reporting.
·
To line
manage support staff.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The applicant
must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance, Bachelors of Commerce,
Business Administration/ Finance or Accounting.
·
Possession
of ACCA /CPA is an added advantage
·
Two years’
experience working with community-based projects.
·
Knowledge
of accounting packages like Navision, QuickBooks and SUN is a must.
·
Should
be ready to reside in the area of jurisdiction.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
and interested candidates should send their applications with copies of
academic transcripts, detailed CVs, contact addresses of three professional
referees to:
Human Resource
Officer, Uganda Women’s Effort to Save Orphans, Plot 2 Tagore Crescent,
Kamwokya, P.O. BOX 8419, Kampala. Tell: 0392 777 448
Or Email to:
[email protected] (All email applications should be in a single PDF file of
maximum size – 5MB)
Deadline: 11th December, 2019 by 5 pm.
NB: We
shall respond to shortlisted candidates. All invitations for interviews will be
done formally.
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