Senior Officer Accounting Job Placement – Microfinance Support Centre Limited (MSC)

Organisation: Microfinance Support Centre Limited (MSC)
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Manager Finance & Accounting
About MSC:
The
Microfinance Support Centre Limited (MSC) is a linchpin of Government of Uganda
(GOU)
micro credit programmes under the Rural Financial Services Strategy. MSC
facilitates access to affordable, sustainable and convenient financial and
Business Development services to active and productive Ugandans. MSC Ltd
supports legally established entities engaged in the value chain namely;
production, value addition and marketing enterprises. MSC offers affordable credit
through its network of 13 regional offices spread throughout the country. It
has so far served clients in 110 districts in Uganda. It gives priority
financing to support the agricultural production value chain namely;
production, value addition and marketing. 
Besides credit, MSC provides capacity building to its clients including
SACCOs, Cooperative Unions, MFIs and SMEs to enable them manage their
organizations sustainably.
Job Summary: The Senior Officer Accounting will be responsible
for the maintenance of management accounting information for the MSC.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The incumbent will process loan disbursement.
  • Maintain management accounting information
    for the Company.
  • Enter data for budgetary expenditure and
    producing various reports.
  • Maintain Company loans and recoveries
    ledgers.
  • The incumbent will also update the Company’s
    assets register.
  • Prepare replenishment of documents for
    funding.
  • Maintain Company loans and recoveries
    ledgers.
  • Reconcile loan disbursement and collection
    accounts.
Key Performance Indicators:
  • Ensure all monthly ledger accounts are well
    balanced and reconciled.
  • Implement all financial expenditure and accounting
    controls and procedures.
  • Ensure timely and adequate loan
    disbursements, collections and reconciliation
  • Well-updated assets register
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Microfinance
    Support Centre Ltd Senior Officer Accounting should preferably hold a Degree
    (Honours) in Bachelor of Commerce or Business Administration with emphasis
    on accounting (accounting major).
  • Professional accounting qualification.
  • A minimum of three (3) years of related work
    experience in general ledger accounting with a reputable organisation
    preferably in the financial service industry.
  • Previous experience in automated accounting
    systems.
  • Good problem solving skills.
  • Customer care/interpersonal skills.
  • High levels of integrity.
  • Ability to work in teams.
  • Ability to develop others.
How to Apply:
If
you believe you have the necessary skills and experience, please send an
Application Form Summary, download here,
 and attach a detailed CV, copies of
academic and professional certificates indicate your postal address, a daytime
telephone contact and names of three referees to the Executive Director using
the address below. The applications in properly sealed envelopes should be hand
delivered to the address given below clearly stating the job title applied for
on the top right corner.
Address
to:
The
Executive Director,
The
Microfinance Support Centre Limited,
Plot
46 Windsor Crescent Avenue Kololo,
P.O.
Box 33711, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 20th May, 2016 by 5:00PM

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