Job Title: Finance Associate
Organisation: Baylor College of Medicine Children’s
Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda)
Duty Station:
Uganda
About US:
Baylor College of
Medicine Children’s Foundation -Uganda (Baylor-Uganda) is an indigenous
not-for-profit child health and development organisation affiliated to the
Baylor College of Medicine International Paediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI), a
Network of paediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment Children’s Clinical Centres
of Excellence and international program offices in 11 countries across Africa
and Eastern Europe.
Job Summary: The Finance Associate will prepare accurate
and timely financial statements and management reports according to International
Accounting Standards and Baylor-Uganda Financial manual
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
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Prepare
accurate and timely financial statements and management reports according to Baylor
Uganda’s financial policies in line with IAS’s / GAAP and according to donor
requirements.
·
Prepare
monthly trial balance and balance sheet account reconciliations including bank
reconciliations in line with Baylor-Uganda financial guidelines
·
Review
of local purchase orders for goods and services supplied to Baylor Uganda in
line with the financial guidelines.
·
Prepare
Journal vouchers for programme advance accountabilities and review all
accountabilities from all concerned stakeholders in line with the financial
guidelines.
·
Develop
assistant accountants through training and support and maintain a competent and
motivated “team of Assistant Accountants through giving constructive feedback,
coaching and mentoring in line with the Human resource manual.
·
Manage
the Accounts Payable and carry out routine vendors’ account reconciliations
·
Manage
the Program advances in accordance with Baylor –Uganda Finance Manual
·
Manage
Project Accounts and prepare quarterly reports according to the donors’
reporting requirements.
·
Prepare
the Payroll in accordance to Finance and Human Resource manuals. Submit to the
Finance Manager for review and eventual approval by Director of Finance
·
Manage
donor fund accountabilities and prepare specific donor reports according to
donor reporting requirements.
·
Certify
correctness of accountability and accountability reports from programme
implementers and Baylor staff in line with Baylor financial regulations.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The
applicant must hold a bachelors (honors) degree in Commerce, Finance or
Accounting.
·
A
professional Qualification e.g. (ACCA, CPA)
·
Three
years of related work experience
NOTE:
·
Applications
should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable
professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified
University Transcripts
·
You must
have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE).
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
How to Apply:
All qualified and
interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 19th February 2021
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