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Job Title:    Assistant Quality Assurance
Officer (2 Fresher Jobs)

Organization: Institute
of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Manager
Quality Assurance and Regulation

Ref: AQAO01/08/19

About US:

Institute of
Certified Public Accountants (ICPAU) is the national professional accountancy
body in Uganda, established by The Accountants Act.  It has the legal mandate to regulate and
maintain the Standard of Accountancy in Uganda; to prescribe and regulate the
conduct of accountants and practising accountants in Uganda; as well as conduct
professional accountancy examinations in Uganda.

Job Summary:   The Assistant Quality Assurance Officer
ensures that the requirements set by Statement of Membership Obligation 1 (SMO
1): Quality Assurance are complied with. The Assistant Quality Assurance
Officer will also be responsible for Licensing, Inspections and CPD compliance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Quality Reviews

• Participates in Quality Assurance Reviews of Accounting Firms.
• Manages the administrative process for quality reviews.
• Prepares Quality Review reports.
• Manages the post-review activities including obtaining responses and
  feedback.

Licensing and
Inspections

• Undertakes inspection of Accounting Firms.
• Manages the administrative process for firm inspections.
• Prepares inspection reports.
• Receives and analyses firm annual returns in order to produce an
  annual firm return report.

CPD Compliance

• Supports the Quality Assurance (QA) Officer with evaluation of CPD
  compliance. 
• Supports the QA Officer with the preparation of the CPD annual
  compliance report.

Others

• Participates in training and research on assigned standards and
  other topics.

• Responds to inquiries regarding licensing, inspections, quality
  reviews and CPD compliance.
• Participates in Financial Reporting Awards evaluation process.
• Reviews practical experience training records.
• Carries out any other duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance
  Officer.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate must hold a Degree
• Certified Public Accountant
• Two years of experience in any of the following fields: auditing,
  quality assurance, inspection, education, accounting, finance or taxation
• Excellent technical skills
• Planning and organization skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Good numerical skills and an understanding of statistics
• Confidence
• Problem-solving skills
• Team working skills
• IT skills
• Have a good command of the English language (both spoken and
  written).
• Have excellent communication and computer skills.
• Have good interpersonal skills.
• Have analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Be creative, innovative, adaptable and have a passion for quality.

Competency Levels:

• Organising and execution of work (II)
• Analysing and interpreting (II)
• Supporting and co-operating (II)
• Organization awareness (III)

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested applicants should write to the address below
describing how they qualify for the position quoting the Job Reference Numbers
above.  Only selected candidates will be
contacted. Your application should include a detailed curriculum vitae, copies
of certificates,   and functioning
telephone numbers/e-mail addresses.  Send
your application with all the necessary documents quoting the job reference
number to the address below.

The Secretary/CEO,

Institute of
Certified Public Accountants of Uganda,

42 Bukoto Street,
Kololo,

P. O. Box 12464,
Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline: Friday, 26^th July 2019

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