Job Title: Accountant
Organisation: Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU) is a Non-Governmental organization and an umbrella of all urban authorities in Uganda whose main duty is to advocate for the interests of its members aimed at achieving sustainable urban development in the country.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Verifying completeness of payment requisitions. justification and documentation of financial transactions
- Supervising periodic reconciliations of ledgers and cash books to accounts statement
- Making provisional returns to URA and advice on appropriate actions.
- Producing routine financial management information and, draft periodic financial statements and reports for management use.
- Preparing draft periodic statements and reports for compilation of Final Accounts
- Coordinating of draft responses to audit activities or queries and. oversight issues.
- Preparing requests for funding
- Overseeing day to day operations of accounts unit
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- An Honours Bachelor degree in Finance and Accounting OR Bachelor’s Degree with a Bias in Accounting
- Full Professional qualification in Accountancy obtained from a recognized awarding body
- Registered member of the Institute of Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)
Working Experience
- At least 2 years of working experience as an Accountant in Government or. an Equivalent level of Accounting work experience from reputable organization
Required Competences
Technical
- Planning and Budgeting
- Financial Record keeping
- Financial reporting
- Risk management and assurance
- Information and communication technology
- Concern for quality and standards
- Human resource management
Behavioral
- Ethics and integrity
- Innovative and proactive
- Inter personal relations
- Decision making and problem solving
- Effective communication
- Intra-personal management
- Leadership
How to Apply:
We are located at Chorley crescent Plot no 29 Luzira Applications should be submitted in triplicate to the Secretary General, Urban Authorities Association of Uganda, P.O. Box 23092 Kampala
Hand written applications with CVs should bear the Title of the post applied for and dropped in the box which will be placed at association office.
Applicants should attach three sets of certified copies of their full academic certificates, transcripts and slips. National Identifications and three recently certified passport size photographs.
Applicants who shall not hear from us on completion of shortlisting should consider themselves unsuccessful.
Deadline: 15th April 2025
NOTE:
- Women and People with Disabilities are encouraged to apply with clear disclosure of their disability
- Anybody invoked in corruption tendencies will be automatically disqualified
- Avoid middle men and agencies in this exercise
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