Job Title: Accounting Specialist – Country Office
Organisation: GIZ Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a Federal Enterprise and part of the German Development Cooperation. GIZ-REALPU is a global project commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Job Summary: GIZ Uganda is recruiting an Accounting Specialist to support the implementation of its programmes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The Accounting Specialist will be in charge of:
- Dealing with all questions arising in this area.
- Identifying relevant problems and issues and assisting in formulating implementation-oriented solutions.
- Further developing instruments and assisting in introducing innovation and change.
- Managing knowledge by disseminating and documenting know-how, experience, and information.
Specific Tasks
- The Accounting Specialist performs the following tasks:
Journal bookings.
- Journal entries (bookings) of vouchers in WINPACCS accounting software daily for the assigned projects.
- Producing monthly end-of- period reports before set deadlines.
- Ensuring that vouchers booked in journals conform to P+R standards and requirements e.g. use of proper original vouchers, proper cost category allocations and proper assignment of accounts i.e. costs, receivables and clearing accounts.
- Checking whether submitted vouchers comply with laws, regulations and Generally Accepted Accounting Standards and inform the head of department immediately on suspected diversion for further action.
- Review of vouchers to confirm compliance with internal controls to avoid possible cases of fraud and collusion.
- Giving monthly feedback to projects on the quality of vouchers submitted and supporting them to improve on their quality of work.
- Monitoring of unsettled items (receivables and liabilities) in their respective journals and project numbers monthly and give support in following up of the unsettled items.
- Properly filing and achieving booked vouchers according to P+R requirements and in compliance with the local laws.
- Responsible for bookings for projects journals assigned by the supervisor.
Verification of payment requests and accountabilities from partners (Local Subsidies).
- With a high degree of prudence, the accounting specialist,
- Is responsible for checking for conformance to P+R standards i.e.
- Checks for adherence to internal control procedures.
- Check for proof of delivery of goods and provision of services as per procurement requirements.
- Checks for proper authorisations and segregation of duties.
- Performs arithmetical checks
- Confirming that all documents submitted are in original and the required regulations have been met in case copies are submitted.
- Checks for compliance with contractual obligations.
- Checks for compliance with local laws and regulations e.g. deduction and submission of taxes to the relevant authorities.
- Checks for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Giving support to other staff and partners regarding accountability requirements were necessary.
- Following up with projects on long overdue receivables and liabilities arising from local subsidy contracts on a quarterly basis.
Other Duties/Additional Tasks
- Standing in for other accounting specialists while they are away.
- Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Accounting, Commerce, Economics or related field
- Professional certifications (ACCA, CPA, etc.) is an added advantage.
Details of experience
- 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position in the area of Accounting.
Knowledge, skills and competences
- Willingness to up-skill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.
How to Apply:
Applications and CVs should be in one document and a maximum of 5 pages only and sent electronically, quoting the position and reference number.
Please include name and contact of three references. One official reference from your current workplace is a MUST.
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply to the Head of Human Resources by email to [email protected]
Deadline: 14th July 2025.
Please note: This is a national position. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60