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Title:             Accounts
& Administration Clerk

Organisation: Uganda
Red Cross Society (URCS)

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to:
Project Manager

About US:

The Uganda Red Cross
Society (URCS) is the leading humanitarian organization in Uganda. Since its
inception in 1939 as a small women’s emergency organization, URCS has developed
over the years into a formidable well-respected humanitarian agency. In 1941,
it became a branch of the British Red Cross. The URCS was recognised by an
“Act of Parliament in 1964” and admitted as a member of International
Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent in 1965.

Job Summary:  The Accounts & Administration Clerk will
be responsible for provision of accounting and administrative services to the
project at Branch level. The position holder will also be responsible for
maintaining appropriate accounting principles, practices and procedures to
ensure accurate financial report are delivered to tight deadlines.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Follows up, receives and reviews
  accountability from the field before submission to URCS HQ, shares
  feedback with field officers immediately;
• Generates the monthly closures of the
  accounts under his/her care by the 10th 
  of each month;
• Prepares and liquidates staff working
  advances on time
• Ensures projects assigned receive clean
  audit reports
• Ensures core recharge costs are paid on
  time for all projects assigned to him/her
• Ensures the proper filing and safe
  custody of financial and administrative documents at branch level;
• Ensures a regular update of the
  inventories relating to the project at field level;
• Proactively follows up on incomplete
  financial documentation and pending settlement of advances with the
  respective officers to avoid delays in bookkeeping;
• Organizes photocopying, sorting and
  dispatching the financial documents to donor HQ;
• Manages the project field petty cash and
  monitors the office cash flow;
• Assists in procurements and
  independently processes comparative bid analysis for approval by the
  supervisor;
• Organizes stationary and other office
  supplies;
• Carries out other duties as assigned by
  your immediate supervisor. 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate must hold a
  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a finance related field from a
  recognized institution.
• One year of  experience in a similar position;
• Work experience with a donor funded
  institution will be an added advantage;
• Experience and/or working knowledge of
  an accounting software.
• Full computer literacy with proficiency
  in the application of all MS Office functions, especially Excel;
• Excellent English communication skills
  including proven proficiency in drafting official letters and other
  documents;
• A proactive approach to work, the
  ability to handle multiple tasks and to maintain a high quality standard
  when working under time pressure;
• A mature personality of high integrity
  with great team working skills, a courteous attitude and a clear sense of
  confidentiality;

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their filled application forms, Download
Here, and attach your academic transcripts and certificates. The filled
application forms and academic transcripts and certificates can be e-mailed to;
vacancies@redcrossug.org or hand delivered, and or by post to:

The Secretary General,

Uganda Red Cross
Society,

Plot 551/555 Rubaga
Road,

P.O. Box 494,
Kampala, Uganda.

Email to:
vacancies@redcrossug.org

Deadline: Monday 12th August 2019 by 5:00 p.m.

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