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Job Title:    
Accounts Assistant (2 Fresher Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Law Development Centre (LDC)

Duty Station: Lira, Uganda

Reports to: Assistant Director

About US:

Law Development
Centre (LDC) will provide legal
education to lawyers and non-lawyers, undertake research in topical legal
issues, contribute to legal reforms, produce legal publications, teaching
materials and law reports, and also provide community legal services.

Job Summary:   The Accounts Assistant will support the
Accountant in ensuring proper financial management and accountability for the
available resources at the Study Centre.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
To
process payments.

·       
To
provide safe custody of all cash, cheques, and the cheque books.

·       
To
prepare periodical analysis of key information relating to cash management to
help in decision making process.

·       
To
prepare and remit to relevant authorities’ statutory provisions regarding
taxes, social security lists.

·       
To
participate and contribute to the budget preparation process.

·       
To
participate in the preparation of Final Accounts.

·       
To issue
bank slips.

·       
To
receive all revenues and issue receipts.

·       
To
facilitate audits by ensuring that all documents requested for are available.

·       
To
maintain records of debtors of the Study Centre.

·       
To
prepare bank reconciliation for the given bank accounts.

·       
To
reconcile items sold with cash received from the bookshop on a weekly basis.

·       
To file
all documents in the Study Centre correctly to facilitate easy retrieval.

·       
Perform
any other tasks as shall be assigned from time to time by the Accountant.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
Uganda
Advance Certificate of Education with at least two principal passes.

·       
Diploma
in Business Administration or Business studies (Accounting option) from a
recognized institution.

·       
Two
years of practical working experience in financial management or related
accounting duties in a busy public or private reputable organization.

·       
High
level of integrity and confidentiality.

·       
Time
management.

·       
Loyalty.

·       
Ability
to work under pressure.

·       
Should
be computer literate.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their applications clearly indicating campus of choice should be
addressed to The Head, Human Resource & Administration, Law Development
Centre, P. O. Box 7117 Kampala and may be: submitted by email addressed to
aeyena@ldc.ac.ug  OR  hand delivered to the LDC Reception at either
the Kampala Campus or Mbarara Campus. Applicants should attach up-to-date
Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of academic documents and any other relevant
documents that will support their application. For applications by email, applicants
should submit scanned copies of the application and supporting documents.

Deadline: 18^th September 2020 by 5:00pm

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