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Job Title:  Accountant – TLC   

Organisation: VVOB International

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

VVOB is an international NGO with Programmes and projects in 10 countries worldwide. Our head office is based in Brussels, Belgium. When you join VVOB, you become a key player in VVOB’s mission to ensure quality education as a key enabler for achieving the sustainable development goals. We implement our programmes and projects with one shared passion: to ensure the improvement of quality education. Our teams of national and international experts achieve this by providing technical assistance to governmental and other education actors. In doing so, worldwide we ensure capacity building of governmental and other education actors.

Job Summary:  As an Accountant you contribute to this ambition and these values by ensuring the implementation, management and improvement of a high-quality accounting system and processes at the WOB country office. The Accountant reports to the Operations Manager. You are part of the operations department and work closely with your direct colleagues. Furthermore, you work closely together with all other departments within your country and the finance department at HQ.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure proper and timely use and update of the accounting system and timely collection of good quality accounting documentation according to the latest financial guidelines.
• Provide pro-actively information and support to the program team and relevant partners to improve the accounting system and to develop the capacity of them in the field of accounting and accounting requirements.
• Ensure, coordinate and supervise the compliance and correct implementation of financial guidelines and procedures.
• Be responsible for informing the management on the status of the accounting system, including critical issues, and you identify areas for improvement in the accounting system and processes.
• Examine and analyse financial records, prepare financial documents, reports, budgets and calculate tax information according to VVOB and donor guidelines.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Finance, Business Management or other relevant field or equivalent experience
• In depth understanding of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial market; banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Excellent computer skills in MS office and affinity with accounting and financial analysis software.
• Fluent in English both verbal and written.

Matching competences

VVOB core competences:

• Results and goal oriented
• Lifelong learning and improvement
• Cooperation within a team and with other stakeholders

How to Apply:

All candidates should upload their motivation letters detailing your match with the profile as well as your motivation behind applying for the vacancy and a detailed CV. Please use the webform to apply for this vacancy at the link below.

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Deadline: 22nd September 2024

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for a written test (home assignment), and selected candidates will be invited for a face-to-face interview. Reference checks will be conducted before a final offer of employment.

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