Job Title: Accountant
Organisation: Child’s i Foundation
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Child’s i Foundation works with governments and national partners to highlight the harm and cost of orphanages in Uganda and globally. We are helping to reimagine the whole child protection and care system, repurpose orphanages as community and educational facilities, reintegrate children home and rebuild services at the heart of communities. These initiatives seek to strengthen families and ensure children are protected, healthy and educated. Our programs address the root causes of poverty, strengthen communities to prevent family separation and ultimately reduce the institutionalization of children in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Accountant will provide support to the finance department in accomplishment of tasks and activities for the organization on a timely and accurate basis. These include transaction processing and bookkeeping, Statutory Compliance and ensuring internal control effectiveness
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Transactions processing and bookkeeping.
- To work in conjunction with the Finance team to prepare transactions for payment, ensure that all financial transactions for CiF are accurately posted in the QuickBooks accounting system on a timely and accurate basis, supported by properly kept files of supporting documents. Including but not limited to;
- Receiving accountabilities & raising Journal Vouchers.
- Posting petty cash payments.
- Cross Checking payment vouchers before posting
- Preparing Journal Vouchers as needed
- Preparing direct cost allocation Journal vouchers.
- Preparing donated goods & services Journal voucher.
Statutory Compliance and ensuring internal control effectiveness
- To work in conjunction with the Finance team members to ensure that the organization’s internal control and policies are complied with and that internal risks are adequately mitigated.
- Reading and being aware of relevant policy documents and ensuring policies are followed
- Supporting the monthly asset verification exercise.
- Monthly filling and remittances of PAYE, WHT, NSSF & LST returns by 15th of the following month
- Making followup with staff advances to ensure timely submission of accountabilities and accuracy.
- Printing and filing monthly bank statements for all bank accounts held by the Organisation
- Supplier account reconciliation.
Other
- Monthly stock counts and reconciliations with Quickbooks system.
- Updating asset register with new additions.
- Any other duties as may be required by the finance team members
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or its equivalent
- Part or completed ACCA/CPA
- At least three years of work experience in INGO
- Working knowledge of Quick books accounting software
- Knowledge in using MSOffice packages, especially Excel, Word and Gmail.
- Fluent in English, good communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Flexible in approach to tasks and working hours
How to Apply:
All candidate should send their application letters and CVs ONLY to [email protected]
Deadline: 25th May 2023 by 17:00 EAT.
NB:
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Child’s i Foundation is committed to safeguarding vulnerable children and adults from sexual exploitation and other forms of harassment and abuse. Rigorous background and reference checks will be conducted in the course of the recruitment process.
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