Project Accountant, ICYD USAID Project Jobs – Youth Alive Uganda

Project Accountant, ICYD USAID Project Jobs – Youth Alive Uganda

 

 

 

Job Title:    Project Accountant, ICYD

Organisation: Youth Alive Uganda

Project Funding Source: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports: Finance and Compliance Manager

 

About US:

Youth Alive Uganda is the leader in innovative children, adolescents and youth integrated

development programming since 1993. Youth Alive Uganda is a registered youth led and

children/youth focused NGO that implements children and youth integrated development

programs across the country in four thematic areas; Health, Livelihood, Education, Human

rights and skills Development and Mentorship.

 

About USAID Project:

Youth Alive Uganda is an Implementing Partner on the five-year, USAID-funded Integrated

Child and Youth Development (ICYD) Activity in partnership with World Education Bantwana Initiative and Education Development Centre. The goal of (ICYD) Activity is for Ugandan children and youth, especially the most vulnerable, to receive the support and services necessary to lead resilient, healthy, and productive lives. The USAID ICYD activity aims to improve learning outcomes, advance HIV epidemic control in Uganda and ensure that children and youth have the opportunity to lead resilient, healthy and productive lives. The USAID ICYD Activity will deliver critical HIV/GBV/violence prevention and response services to children and youth and their families in communities, clinics, and schools.

 

Job Summary:  The Project Accountant will provide proactive, efficient and effective management support for the ICYD Activity. The Accountant will ensure financial integrity of the project, assist the project manager and the entire project team in Finance related tasks and ensure accountability, and compliance with donor and YAU rules and regulations. S/he will play a pivotal role in ensuring adherence to financial policies, activity policies and procedures, regulations, controls, and reporting systems.

 

The Project Accountant will provide accounting and financial analysis support to the project and will ensure submission of financial reports based on internal deadlines. S/he will work with guidance from the Finance and Compliance Manager to ensure compliance of all contractual, accounting and financial reporting functions. Responsible for recording costs and day to day general accounting, accounts receivable/payable, payroll, ensuring proper documentation, and troubleshooting accounting issues.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Financial Management of the project and providing follow – up at a regional level.
• Ensure consolidation, control, reporting and analysis of financial and accounting data for the project.
• Work closely with procurement management team for all approvals and purchasing of equipment and supplies
• Prepare monthly bank and mobile money account reconciliation statements for review by the Finance and Compliance Manager
• Manage mobile money and Bank transactions and cash flows.
• Review monthly fuel consumption reports, vehicle repairs and maintenance and asset registers
• Prepare staff payroll and remitting statutory deductions on a timely basis
• Prepare project documents/ Cash forecasts to disburse funds and prepare reports.
• Support project manager and officers with project narratives in relation to expenditure and financial risks.
• Conduct budget monitoring and provide monthly and quarterly updates on budget utilization and performance.
• Develop financial performance measures in liaison with Finance and Compliance Manager
• Ensure that project cash flows are managed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Manage the day to day finances, including processing invoices and following up on recharges and payments in collaboration with Finance and Compliance Manager
• Risk analysis and recommendations of risk management strategies.
• Manage the external audit and ensure audit requirements are monitored throughout the project.
• Work with the Project team to ensure that audit recommendations are fulfilled
• Ensure that all financial documents are properly stored and archived for referencing and verification during internal and external audits
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reports as required by the Project management team
• Submit reports to the Project Manager team responsible for oversight to ensure adherence to international finance and donor requirements.
• Be responsible for monitoring the budget utilization and communicate any issues to the project management team.
• Guide the Project Manager on financial monitoring issues, expenditure and alignment with targets and overall implementation plan.
• Any other duties that may be deemed appropriate to this role

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the Youth Alive Project Accountant – USAID ICYD job opportunity must hold a degree in Finance and Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration,
• Accounting and other related discipline with at least Level three professional Accounting qualification (ACCA, CPA, CFA, CIA, CIMA).
• At least three (3) years of experience in finance and accounting in an NGO setting preferably working on USAID-funded activities preferred.
• Excellent Accounting skills
• Good level of competence in Excel, Word and Outlook and computerized accounting software
• Experience in using Quick Books Accounting package.
• Good communication and listening skills
• Excellent knowledge in financial Reporting,
• Pays Attention to Detail and Deadline-Oriented.
• Training and capacity building skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet targets and deadlines Able to work in a busy office environment that often demands high levels of concentration
• Able to manage high volume workload
• In-depth knowledge of USAID contracts management and financial management rules and regulations.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team

 

How to Apply:

All interested candidates should send their application letters and resumes (no academic

documents) in a SINGLE PDF DOCUMENT to careers@youthaliveuganda.org. Subject of the email should contain job title, district(s) applied for and name of the candidate.

 

Note: Hand-delivered applications will not be considered.

 

Deadline: 2nd March 2021 by 05:00pm Ugandan time.

 

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