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Job Title:   Project Accountant (NGO Jobs)   

Organisation: LWF World Service (LWF)

Duty Station: Adjumani, Uganda

Reports to: Subprogram Accountant

About US:

LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world. Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Uganda is part of the LWF World Service and we are currently supporting Congolese and South-Sudanese refugees living in settlements in the districts of Kamwenge, Adjumani, Moyo, Kyangwali and Lamwo respectively.

Job Summary:  Under the guidance of the Sub Program Accountant, the Project Accountant will be responsible for Implementation and monitoring of the financial and accounting activities and requirements of the project, in accordance with the LWF Uganda polices and budget provisions as detailed in the agreements, responsible for overseeing the Project portfolio of the sub program.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees the financial and accounting activities at Sub Program Accountant, prepares financial projections in consultation with the Sub Program Accountant, computes budget/expenditure estimates, and submits monthly financial reports.
• Maintains and enforces compliance with internal control systems and accounts records for all financial transactions, and updates all records in accordance with LWF financial policies, guidelines and procedures;
• Oversees daily Cash counts and carries out surprise cash counts.
• Ensure that all transaction summaries and ledger entries for posting in the SAGE 300 ERP and uploads payments on the relevant bank/mobile money platform and forward them for authorization.
• Prepares funds requests for all projects when due.
• Prepares all transaction summaries and ledger entries for posting into SAGE, and ensures that the account records for all financial transactions both hard and soft copies of all projects are updated daily in line with LWF/WS financial procedures and guidelines.
• Prepares monthly management and financial reports for the projects (including cash analysis, bank reconciliation statements, and monthly income and expenditure statements of the project), and submits such accounting information to Sub Program Accountant for further submission to Head office.
• Coordinate with Sub Program staff to provide required justification for variations in spending during donor reporting and provide responses to queries raised on submitted donor reports.
• Prepares project budgets and verifies their accuracy before submitting to Sub Program Accountant / Team Leader for review and eventual submission to Head Office.
• Prepares regular financial updates to guide Program staff on project implementation and expenditure.
• Checks the computation of staff salaries, wages, and allowances, and ensures that authorized entitlements and statutory deductions are effected and remitted on time.
• Ensures that all staff settle outstanding advances on time, and that staff accounts are settled at termination of service before exiting the organization.
• Ensures that all balance sheet items (i.e., cash accounts, bank accounts, personal accounts, debtors, creditors, payroll accounts, etc.) have been reconciled, and a report sent to Sub Program Accountant.
• Participates in the annual stock-taking of both LWF funds and assets, and ensures that fixed assets inventories are maintained and updated;
• Participate in budget development and consolidation during proposal writing for all projects developed and shares to Sub Program Accountant/Team Leader for review.
• Acts as a backup for Sub Program Accountant in his/her absence
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Sub Program Accountant, Team Leader, Senior Accountant, Deputy Finance Manager or Finance Manager or his/her designate.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a degree in accounting or equivalent, with a partial professional accounting qualification (CPA, CIMA, ACCA).
• Three years of experience in financial Management in a large and busy Work environment with vast experience in handling project Implementation/reporting for various donors (EU, US government, BFTW, UNHCR, etc.) including management of Consortia
• Able to communicate effectively (written and verbal) in English with all staff.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in finance software systems (Sage ERP 300 is a MUST) and MS Office (Windows, spreadsheets etc.)
• Able to participate and contribute as a team member, with proven ability to work under pressure and manage the workload to complete critical deadlines.

NB: LWF/WS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation. LWF/WS is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for humanitarian agencies. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries.

Only Shortlisted Applicants will be contacted!

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 18^th July 2023

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