Fresher Assistant Accountant Job Opportunities – Plan International

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Job Title:    Assistant Accountant

Organisation: Plan
International

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to: Programme Area Accountant

 

About US:

Plan International
is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances
children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential
of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion
and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

 

Job Summary:  The Assistant Accountant mainly contributes to
this goal by providing timely and reliable information, maintains accurate
records of financial transactions through establishing accounts and posting
transactions in the accounting system for the designated Programme Area. The
incumbent is responsible for capturing financial data into the system

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

Cash
Disbursement

·       
Reconcile the receipt record with cash receipts and the
bank deposit slip

·       
Prepare and enter Journal entries into SAP for cash
receipts and inter-company charges

·       
Prepare cheques, mobile money and Business on line
payments

·       
Stamp payment vouchers and all supporting documents as
’paid’ as per the Uganda operation Manual.

·       
Enter all transactions into SAP as per Plan
International’s financial procedures

·       
Prepare fund transfer request for the Program area

·       
Create new vendor bank account details on business online

Record
Management

·       
Maintain payment Voucher files in numerical order.

·       
Keep proper custody of the embossing machine and paid
stamps

·       
Prepare sampled audit vouchers for review and file back

Reporting

·       
Generate detailed transaction report (smart list) for
program staffs to support review of payments on their projects.

·       
Reconcile inter-company charges with finance at country
office

 


Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
ideal candidate for the Plan International Assistant
Accountant job must hold a Bachelors
(Hons) degree in Commerce or Business Administration with accounting major

·       
Part professional qualification in accountancy e.g. CPA or
ACCA,

·       
Two years of working experience as an Assistant Accountant
in a busy organization

·       
Computer literate with ability to work with spreadsheets

·       
Experience working with an NGO will be an added advantage

·       
Knowledge of an accounting software package such as SUN,
Tally, Sage desirable

 

Behaviors

·       
Interest in addressing children, family and community
development issues

·       
High level of integrity and accuracy

·       
Committed to meeting deadlines

·       
Team player

 

How to Apply:

All candidates
should apply online at the link below.

 

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Here

 

Deadline: 22nd January 2021

 

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