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Job Title:     Accountant
Organisation: RTI International
Funding Source: USAID and DFID
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director of Operations         
About US:
RTI
International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to
improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of
more than 3,700 provides research and technical services to governments and
businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and
pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced
technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and
the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.
About USAID GAPP Project:
RTI
is the prime contractor for USAID funded GAPP program. The goal of this seven
year program is to increase participation accountability and local governance
for effective service delivery. To achieve this goal, GAPP will focus on three
components: (1) Support and strengthen national level government accountability
institutions in their interaction with local governments; (2) Strengthen local
government revenue, procurement, financial and planning systems; and (3)
Strengthen civil society organizations (CSOs) and other non-state actors (NSAs)
to improve voice and accountability. GAPP will work at the national level and
in at least twenty-five districts in northern Uganda, the Albertine region of
Bunyoro, and central Uganda.
Job Summary: The Accountant will be responsible for ensuring
appropriate systems and procedures (payroll, cash management, vendor payments,
budgeting and other related expenditures) are followed to properly disburse,
account, budget and report project funds which are cost effective, timely, have
proper internal controls and comply with the terms of the agreement
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Offer functional support for RTI’s finance
    and accounting function, ensuring compliance with USAID and RTI financial
    procedures;
  • In charge of accounting/keep track of
    expenses and other financial transactions, mainly involving expense entry,
    tracking, and record keeping
  • Reconcile AP & AR advances accounts.
  • Support team leaders on forecasting monthly
    cash requirements and monitoring expenditure.
  • The incumbent will be responsible for
    managing petty cash accounts.
  • Render support in the review of grantee
    financial documents.
  • Work in liaison with the Office Manager to
    ensure contractual and financial integrity of project’s procurements,
    inventory control and tracking of project equipment.
  • Follow up with field offices and review
    expenses to ensure weekly expense reporting is submitted within the
    deadline
  • Ensure all payments transactions are fully
    documented, filing and management of finance documents
  • Recommend necessary ideas based on the review
    findings to Finance Manager to improve quality of reporting.
  • Perform any other tasks as assigned by
    his/her supervisors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s
    degree in a related field
  • At least three years of related work experience;
  • Previous accounting experience, preferably on
    a USAID/USG or other donor-funded project;
  • Broad working knowledge of institutional
    accounting and budgeting practices, especially those used by USAID/USG;
  • Audit experience is an added advantage
  • Excellent computer skills including Word,
    Excel, and Access; and knowledge of QuickBooks is preferred.
  • Previous experience with handling grants is
    preferred
How to Apply:
All
applicants should send an updated CV including three work related referees and
cover letter to the Human Resources Manager via E-mail to: recruitment@uganda-gapp.rti.org.
Emails should not exceed 2MB. The applicants must include the POSITION TITLE
and PREFERRED REGION in the subject line of their email.
Deadline: 11th May, 2016
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