Fresher Finance & Administrative Assistant DFID NUTEC Jobs – Palladium

Organisation: Palladium
Project Name: DFID-funded Northern Uganda: Transforming the
Economy through Climate Smart Agriculture (NU-TEC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Finance & Administration Manager (FAM)
About US:
Palladium
develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities,
businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring
value by working with governments, corporations and non-profit organisations.
Palladium is built on the idea that progress will be supported by four key
pillars: International Development, Strategy Execution Consulting, Impact
Investment, Training and Events.
About DFID NU-TEC Program:
NU-TEC
Market Development (MD) is a five year DFID-funded programme that aims to
increase the incomes and climate resilience of poor men and women in northern
Uganda by (a) stimulating sustainable, pro-poor growth in selected agricultural
markets and (b) improving the position of poor men and women within these
market systems, to make them more inclusive for poor people. Palladium manages
the programme on behalf of DFID.
Job Summary: The Finance & Administrative Assistant will provide
support to the finance team in the management of finances and administration.
The incumbent will also be responsible for contributing toward the project’s
mainstreaming of gender and social inclusion initiatives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Finance Support:
  • Assist the FAM in all aspects of financial
    management, including carrying out banking transactions, completing bank
    account reconciliations, assisting in preparing monthly and quarterly
    forecasts;
  • Support the FAM in the process of payroll
    payments preparation;
  • Keenly verify transactions for compliance
    with Palladium International’s HR and Financial policies and procedures;
  • The jobholder will verify all payroll
    transactions are within budget and advise the FAM on any discrepancies;
  • Continuously monitor and review transaction
    flows and promote process improvements;
  • Reconcile payroll with the budgets and the
    relevant account code in the general ledger;
  • Ensure timely processing of pay slips and
    distribution to all employees;
  • Timely processing of all statutory
    requirements across the group as required;
  • Supervising petty cash expenditure;
  • Supporting with the preparation and
    distribution of cash-books;
  • Process all provident/pension/superannuation
    fund payments and withdrawals and ensuring that terminations are processed
    within the payroll system;
  • Work in liaison with the FAM to ensure that
    all increases, adjustments, leave, variable pay, bonus and commission
    provisions are accurately calculated and recorded;
  • Work closely with and regularly communicate with
    any payroll outsourcing providers that Palladium uses;
  • Ensure that data and figures provided to them
    are accurate and submitted on time.
2. Administration
Support:
  • Answer and direct phone calls;
  • Organize and schedule meetings and
    appointments;
  • Produce and distribute correspondence memos,
    letters, faxes and forms;
  • Assist in the preparation of regularly
    scheduled reports;
  • Develop and maintain a filing system;
  • Order office supplies;
  • Prepare, reconcile and submit expense
    reports;
  • Provide general support to visitors in the
    office.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The applicant for the DFID NU-TEC Project Finance
    & Administrative Assistant job placement should hold a University
    degree in finance, accounting or similar field;
  • A minimum of two years of professional
    experience in finance and/or accounting;
  • Broad working knowledge and understanding of
    professional accounting principles, theories, practices and terminology
    (private sector, governmental, and non-profit) and ability to understand
    accounting practices and procedures, to analyse data, narrative reports
    and workload flow charts;
  • Previous exposure and experience in inclusive
    development, including gender issues within an understanding of market
    systems development.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both
    verbally and in writing, with managers, colleagues and clients;
  • High computer proficiency, particularly in
    the Microsoft Office suite and accounting software programs;
  • Keen attention to detail and ability to
    effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing
    priorities often within a required timeframe;
  • Ability to respond and adapt quickly to
    changing requirements and competing demands; and
  • Professional and mature demeanour and
    conduct, especially during interactions with program team members.
How to Apply:
If
you want to work for the Palladium Group in the aforementioned capacity should
Apply Online by clicking on web link below.
Deadline: 26th May, 2016

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