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Job Title:  Accountant

Organisation: Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

Duty Station: WHH Karamoja/Moroto office, Uganda

Duration: One year contract

About Organisation:

Welthungerhilfe (WHH), founded in 1962, is one of Germany’s largest non-governmental aid and development agencies. We have worked in Uganda since 1986, in partnership with the Government of Uganda, national and local NGOs, jointly improving the livelihoods of the most vulnerable population in rural areas through interventions that increase their Food and Nutrition Security, improve sustainable access to WASH services, innovative youth skilling and women’s empowerment programs in five regions of Uganda.

As a politically and confessionally independent organization, our value-oriented actions are always based on ethical principles and all our work is led by six core values: Accountability, Courage, Respect, Transparency, Commitment and Curiosity. WHH has an exciting opening for an individual interested in becoming part of our global mission to end hunger around the world.

Job Summary:   The accountant will manage the project’s / programme’s accounting and financial controlling.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties with own area of responsibility

Manage the project’s/program’s accounting.

• Maintain accounting related data on the basis of the current accounting software.
• Fill up the check-book form as required per deadline.
• Prepare vouchers for book-keeping and (where responsible) indicate their cost classification.
• Verify correctness of vouchers, including supporting documents
• Check receipts and balance the field offices’ cash sheets.
• Prepare and control the monthly project journal/balance sheet and send it to the Welthungerhilfe office.
• Follow up on the arrange for a/c receivables and payables settlement (e.g. payment of utilities)

Control financial transactions

• Verify the correctness of the cash book (petty cash and bank transactions) and report results.
• Verify the numerical correctness of contracts and execute payments.
• Provide necessary documents and reports for internal controlling.

Assist in the project’s /program’s financial management.

• In the absence of an HR Officer, prepare monthly payment sheets for staff (salaries and calculate daily allowances and overtime payments
• Process claims for travel expenses.
• Prepare financial declarations to the authorities.
• Provide necessary documents for the project’s / program’s financial planning.
• Maintain the office inventory list online.
• Immediately report all problems involving finance and regulations
• File all important documents regarding the project’s /program’s accounting and finances.

Duties without own area of responsibility

• Fulfillment of any other tasks which are assigned by the management and correspond in general with the character of this position.

Specific activities and duties of the position / Position specific qualifications

• Upload online bank payments
• Verify the adequacy of cash kept in the office through leading cash counts as mandated by the applicable policy.
• Prepare office running cost share documentation for onward review by Finance Officer
• Support partner initial and ongoing assessments and support project compliance reviews
• Assist the responsible Finance Officer during internal and external audits as well as donor spot checks.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the accountant position must hold a minimum of a bachelor’s a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration. An equivalent, from an accredited institution, is essential.
• Membership of or studentship towards professional bodies such as CPA, ACCA, CIMA and any similar bodies will be an added advantage.
• At least 3-4 years professional experience in a similar position preferably with international NGOs.
• Good working experience of financial software and Office 365
• High integrity and willingness to conduct her/himself transparently.
• Self-evident interpersonal skills that cause senior managers to seek their help & counsel in resolving financial/ administrative issues maturely.
• Self-organized & flexible, creative, initiative & good team player.
• Ability to establish & maintain effective working relations with people in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity & respect of diversity.
• The position holder should work in a client and team oriented manner and adhere to standards as described in the “WHH/GAA Code of Conduct

How to Apply:

Qualified and interested applicants should submit via email their application letter and detailed curriculum vitae (max. 3 pages) containing contact details and telephone numbers of 3 work related reference persons to uga.kampala.office@welthungerhilfe.de

Files should be submitted in single email with standard file types like MS Word(.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and should not exceed 2MB.

Please indicate the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your E-mail. Do not attach any scanned certificates to your application.

Deadline: 3rd February 2025 at 5:00 pm.

Note:

• Welthungerhilfe values diversity and ensures an inclusive, non – discriminatory working environment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.
• WHH takes the protection and safeguarding of the people it works with and for very seriously. All staff and others associated with WHH are expected to sign and abide by WHH’s Code of Conduct and related policies (e.g. Safeguarding, Conflict of Interest, Anti-terrorism and Fraud, etc.). Background checks may be part of the recruitment procedure.
• Kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Job applicant’s privacy notice: All the information you provide during the process will only be used for the purpose of progressing your application, or to fulfil legal or regulatory requirements if necessary. We will not share any of the information you provide during the recruitment process with any third parties outside of this purpose.

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