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Job Title:   Accountant (Fresher NGO Jobs)

Organisation: Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to:  Finance Manager

About US:

Reach Out Mbuya Community Health Initiative (ROM) is a Faith and Community-based organization providing holistic care to extremely vulnerable people living with HIV/AIDS. ROM holistically focuses on the body, mind, family, and community wellbeing.

Job Summary: The Accountant will ensure that all financial records are accurately written, properly maintained and regular/periodic returns there from properly compiled and submitted to the finance manager. To ensure adequate liquidity for easy implementation of all planned programs and activities, reconciling bank statements, and ensuring financial records are accurate throughout the year.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement, review and drive adherence to accounting policy and ensure staff follow the procedures and guidelines.
• Maintenance of a sound financial and project management system which entails entering information on QuickBooks: checks, deposits, transfers, petty cash, bank reconciliations, Trial balance reconciliations, advances reconciliation, mobile money payment reconciliations, reallocations to ensure up to date cash book at all times and accurate and timely monthly imp rests with minimal or no queries.
• Process timely monthly payroll for approval and ensure the statutory returns are made on time and also, process the statutory payments (NSSF, PAYE, LST).
• Ensure that staff advances are paid on time and posted well in the system as well as quality accountabilities presented and liquidated and recoveries for non-performing advances.
• Check and verify documents provided by Accounts Assistant and formally post them into the financial information system.
• Ensure the organization is tax compliant, and ensure filing of the same where required and in a timely manner.
• Ensure monthly reports accurately prepared and submitted on time for review before onward discussion and dissemination. Monthly reports include the donor financial reports and organization reports.
• Prepare various monthly reconciliation highlighting concerns and ensuring the bank ones are signed and filed.
• Collaborate with the Finance and Administration Manager in preparation of statutory accounts and be the focal point during the internal and external audits.
• Support and observe the safeguarding culture in the organization regularly documenting and reporting identified and potential safeguarding issues to the HR.
• Ensure health, safety, and security in your area of operation, as you promote the vision, mission and the values of Reach Out Mbuya.
• Ensure timely filing of FIA annual returns
• Prepare timely and accurate donor reports as per donor requirements and guidelines.
• Provide sufficient and timely responses to donors, auditors and other stakeholders
• Any other duties assigned by the immediate supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), BBA (Accounting), BSc in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree
• Work experience as an Accountant
• Excellent knowledge of accounting regulations and procedures, including the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Hands-on experience with accounting software QuickBooks
• Advanced MS Excel skills
• Experience with general ledger functions
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Additional certification (CPA or CMA) is a plus
• Programme planning and reporting requirements
• Thorough knowledge of ROM financial regulations
• Thorough knowledge of the ROM chart of Accounts
• Hands-on-computer knowledge
• Financial Accounting and Budgeting skills
• Programme Accounting and reporting skills
• Skills in the application of the accounting package (Quick books) in use in ROM

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a cover letter and updated CV/resume with 3 professional referees in PDF as one document. Both Cover letter and CV/Resume must not exceed 4 pages. Please send your application to the Human Resources Manager through the email: jobs@reachoutmbuya.org with the position applied for as the Email Subject. No need to attach other documents at this level.

Note:

• ROM is an equal opportunity employer committed to having a diverse workforce and does not charge a recruitment fee at any stage of the recruitment
• Any Form of lobbying or canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
• Only shortlisted Candidates will be contacted for interviews.
• Applications beyond the deadline will not be considered.
• ROM is committed to the principles of safeguarding at the workplace and does not tolerate any form of abuse, discrimination, or harassment.

Deadline: 29^th September 2023 by 5:00pm

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