Accountant NGO Jobs – Community Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI)

Job Title:  Accountant
Organisation: Community
Integrated Development Initiatives (CIDI)
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda
About US:
Community Integrated
Development Initiatives (CIDI) is a National NGO that coordinates and
implements several projects in Uganda. CIDI works at the vanguard of community
development focusing on four thematic areas; water and sanitation promotion,
sustainable agriculture for food and incomes, health promotion, conflict
prevention and peace resolution. CIDI with branches across the country works
amongst the poor and vulnerable communities in both rural and urban areas to
improve their livelihoods.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Tasked with developing and maintaining good financial discipline in
    financial management and 
    accountability of the CIDI operations.
  • In charge of planning and producing budgets to the organization and
    advising CIDI management and on budget implications.
  • Making pay rolls and checking all payments before authorization for
    payments.
  • Ensure that all requisition procedures are followed and according to
    specified budget lines at all times.
  • Apply your computerized accounting knowledge to keep all project and
    organizational accounts and be able to retrieve reports any time they are
    demanded.
  • Ensure that all books of accounts are properly recorded and kept up
    to date and that all accountabilities and back up  documents for expenditures of all monies
    are properly filed. All monies expended in all projects must be fully
    accounted.
  • Tasked with compiling and consolidating the financial reports of the
    projects and be responsible for Financial Audits.
  • Carry out periodic monitoring visits to the field and ensure value
    for money.
  • Ensure transparency and accountability in the use of program funds.
  • Keeping a register of all organizations assets in the branch.
  • Actively participate in ongoing fundraising activities of the
    organization through writing proposals or any other activities that you
    may from time to time be called upon to participate.
  • Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by
    CIDI. Authorized management for furtherance of organizational goals.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must hold a Degree in Bachelor of commerce or
    Business Administration with accounting option or equivalent qualification
    from reputable and credible University/institution.
  • Diploma in Accounting.
  • Additional qualification in ACCA/CPA or related field is an added
    advantage.
  • Good financial management & accounting skills.
  • A minimum of four to five years of experience in handling donor
    funds and office administration.
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to determine priorities
    and meet multiple deadlines.
  • Must have good working knowledge of modern computer applications,
    computerized accounting software & emails/internet skills.
  • Highly professional and ethical behavior and conduct when dealing
    with official work.
  • Computer knowledge and skills on word, excel, power point with good
    typing speed is a must coupled with documentation skills.
  • Maintenance of confidentiality at all times.
  • Knowledge of office management and supervision, including office
    practices, procedures and equipment.
  • Ability to plan, install, review, refine and maintain office systems
    and practices.
  • Ability to assign, supervises, and review work of subordinates.
  • Willingness to work/ relocate to any office and to work long hours
    with minimum supervision and take on extra duties.
  • Good interpersonal relationship with all CIDI clients and staffs at
    all times.
How to Apply:
All interested and
suitably qualified candidates should hand deliver to CIDI offices at the
Kampala Head office with detailed updated CVs together with copies of academic
documents, recent passport photograph, with at least three referees with
day-time telephone number/email addressed to;
Human Resource
Manager,
Community Integrated
Development Initiatives,
P.O Box 692 Kampala
Plot 2809 Tankhill
Road Muyenga
Email to:
cidi@cidiuganda.org
NB:  Please attach CERTIFIED copies of Academic
Documents (Transcript). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline:  26th
September 2018
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