Accountant Non-profit Jobs – Impact and Innovations Development Center (IIDC)
Organisation: Impact and Innovations Development Center (IIDC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
About Impact and Innovations Development Center (IIDC) is a not- for- profit organization incorporated in the republic of Uganda. The organization seeks to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable groups in Africa through promoting evidenced and impactful socio-economic development interventions and innovations.
Job Summary: The Accountant will be responsible for performing accounting and financial reporting functions to support the management team in ensuring the efficient and effective management of IIDC financial resources.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Efficient and careful input of data into the accounting system, including the efficient and organized filing of transaction vouchers and support documents and receipts for easy retrieval;
- Maintaining up-to-date ledgers for all projects and ensuring that all transactions are posted on a daily basis and are reconciled to correctness as per projects and expenditure codes in order to facilitate efficient and timely reporting to management and development partners;
- Preparing financial reports and submitting to management for approval as per agreed reporting schedules;
- Cash management: Ensure efficient and careful handling of the organization’s cash, making approved payments by both cash and cheques. Ensuring that there is proper maintenance of cash books and that cash at hand is always reconciled with the book records;
- Carrying out monthly reconciliations of debtors, creditors, bank accounts, and cash accounts and follow up the discrepancies;
- Reviewing petty cash account and conducting spot-checks to ensure compliance with procedures. Ensure that a petty cash count acknowledgement certificate is signed and enter the transactions into the accounting system;
- Preparing the payroll and ensuring that the staff salaries and related statutory deductions are paid;
- Keeping up-to-date with the tax regulations and ensure that IIDC is complying with all the applicable tax obligations;
- Receiving invoices and cash requisition forms after approval from the Executive Director; verifying the payment vouchers and preparing the cheques for signing;
- Making payments that are fully authorized and have all supporting documents attached before filing;
- Accountability for activity cash advances: Ensure that staff sign for cash advances; follow up staff who have taken a cash advance for an activity and ensure that receipts are provided for all cash spent and balances returned to the accountant;
- Stock control: conducting regular spot-checking to ensure that stock is well managed.
- Updating the organizational fixed asset register tracking acquisitions, disposals and write offs and computing depreciation charges;
- Cooperating with external auditors and spearhead the implementation of audit recommendations; and
- Building the capacity of partner organizations: support program staff to address project partner training needs relating to accounting and financial management when required.
Other Duties
- Providing mutual support to colleagues organizing events and activities when required
- Taking part in resource mobilization initiatives of IIDC; and
- Undertaking any other official responsibilities as may be necessary for the growth and development of the organization.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting, Commerce or related field
- ACCA / CPA qualification
- At least four (4) years working experience in Accounting & Finance within the not-for-profit sector;
- Proficiency in Quick Books;
- Presentation and communication skills;
- Ability to train and facilitate learning;
- Demonstrated organizational, analytical and leadership skills; and
- Demonstrated ability to achieve strategic goals in a fast-paced environment.
- Diplomacy;
- Creative;
- A learner for self and others;
- Committed;
- Analytical;
- Passionate about growth; and
- Good interpersonal skills.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 30th April 2019
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