Accountant AVCP Project Jobs – Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Organization: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Project: Agriculture Value Chain Development Program (AVCP) Project 1
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Financial Management Officer
About US:
The Mission of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is to “Transform Subsistence Farming to Commercial Agriculture”. The Government of Uganda has received credit from the African Development Bank towards financing the Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVCP 1). The main goal of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction and economic growth in Uganda through enhanced productivity and commercialization of agriculture.
Job Summary: The Accountant will be responsible for providing effective support for maintaining an efficient and accurate accounting function.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the preparation of Annual Work Plans and budgets (AWPBs).
- Participate in the preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
- Prepare monthly reconciliations of the Bank and Cashbook.
- Prepare monthly accountability schedules of individual advances.
- Make appropriate accounting entries for PMU payments in the accounting system.
- Receive and review accountabilities for funds advanced to officers to carry out Project activities.
- Carry out proper filling of all accounting documents.
- Maintain an accurate fixed asset register.
- Prepare payment vouchers according to the approved AWPBs.
- Follow up daily payments between PCU and MAAIF.
- Help in the reconciliation of the Special Account.
- Ensure all payments and related transactions are kept up to date on computerized accounting system.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisors.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold an Honors Bachelor degree in Finance and Accounting Or any other Bachelor Degree (Hons) with a bias in accounting option obtained from a recognized Institution
- A professional accounting qualification like ACCA, CPA, will be an added advantage.
- A minimum of five years of relevant working experience, 2 years of which should be in donor funded projects
How to Apply:
All candidates should fill the Public Service Form 3, Download Here, to be submitted to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, P.O. Box 102, Entebbe, Uganda
Deadline: 31st December 2019.