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Job Title:  Senior Accountant

Organisation: Dairy Development Authority (DDA)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Principal Accountant

About US:

Dairy Development Authority is a semi-Autonomous Agency under Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries (MAAIE). Dairy Development Authority was established under the Dairy Industry Act of 1998. Dairy Development Authority’s Mission is “To provide dairy development and regulatory services that will ensure increased production and consumption of milk, sustainable and profitable dairy industry sector that contribute to economic development and improved nutritional standards in Uganda.”

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the integrity of financial accounting systems required to ensure that financial management and accounting systems are maintained.
• Participate in planning and budgeting processes to ensure that clear guidelines are available to the budget holders.
• Ensure that accounts are accurately charged and coded to respective cost centers.
• Ensure collection of Non-Tax Revenue (NTR) and reconciliation with URA system.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and other periodic accounts required giving recommendations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports as may be required by the supervisor.
• Ensure proper maintenance of all ledger Accounts.
• Ensuring that all financial transactions are processed in timely manner and that expenses are adequately budgeted and accurately coded.
• Prepare monthly Bank and Treasury General Account (TGA) reconciliation statements.
• Administer an effective control system to ensure timely returns and reports.
• Prepare commitment requisitions as transactions occur and instant updating of the vote book among others.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.
• Ensure the integrity of financial accounting systems required to ensure that financial management and accounting systems are maintained.
• Participate in planning and budgeting processes to ensure that clear guidelines are available to the budget holders.
• Ensure that accounts are accurately charged and coded to respective cost centers.
• Ensure collection of Non-Tax Revenue (NTR) and reconciliation with URA system.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and other periodic accounts required giving recommendations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports as may be required by the supervisor.
• Ensure proper maintenance of all ledger Accounts.
• Ensuring that all financial transactions are processed in timely manner and that expenses are adequately budgeted and accurately coded.
• Prepare monthly Bank and Treasury General Account (TGA) reconciliation statements.
• Administer an effective control system to ensure timely returns and reports.
• Prepare commitment requisitions as transactions occur and instant updating of the vote book among others.
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.

 




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Honor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting) or an Honor’s degree of Science Accounting & Finance or an Honor’s of Business Administration (Accounting) from a recognized University.
• Level 11 professional training in Accounting Qualifications of ACCA/CPA.
• Hands on experience with the Government of Uganda Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS)
• Three or more years of related working experience.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit hand written applications, up to date curriculum vitae and photocopies of certified academic credentials and three referees to the address below.

Executive Director

Dairy Development Authority (DDA)

Plot 1, Kafu Rd. Kampala

P.O. Box 34006, Kampala

Deadline: 24^th July 2023 at 5:00pm

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