Fresher Accounts Assistant NGO Job Opportunities – InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Organization: InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Financial Accountant or Management Accountant
About US:
InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) is a non-governmental humanitarian national organization established in 1988, and duly registered with the NGO Board and NGO Forum. IAU is actively involved in programs geared towards the protection and improvement of lives of disadvantaged people living in urban and rural areas in Uganda and in the Great Lakes Region. InterAid Uganda is focused on its thematic areas of Rights Protection, Education, Livelihood & Food Security, Health (HIV&AIDS; Malaria; Maternal and Reproductive Health), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), Environment and Disaster Management and good Management and Governance systems.
Job Summary: The Accounts Assistant will mainly plan implement, control & optimize IAU financial resources in line with finance policies and procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic Direction
- To provide financial support services to the project through performance of professional accounting.
- Assist the Accountant in running of day to day accounting activities in the section.
Stakeholder Management
- Manage relationships with NSSF, Banks, suppliers etc.
- Prepare & provide audit information to facilitate performance of statutory audits on a timely basis.
Process Management
- Manage Office imprest and petty cash transactions.
- Review payment requisitions against supporting documents (supplier invoices, purchase order, goods received notes etc.)
- Ensure correctness of approvals and computations.
- Preparation of payment vouchers and coding expenditure as appropriate before payments.
- Payment of monthly caseload allowances and updating the records
- Ensure that advances and imprest are fully accounted for with supporting documents.
- Maintenance of the staff advance ledger.
- Ensure that staff salaries are remitted to the respective banks in time.
- Prepare periodic financial reports as per the departmental guidelines.
Assets Management
- Ensure all financial assets are tagged and capitalised and updated in the asset register
- Monthly review register and report on assets ready for disposal.
Support to staff & other Managers: Provide technical support to staff in line with finance policies and procedures to ensure adherence.
Risk Management
- Continuously assess risks inherent to the Finance and Accounting section
- Implement mitigation measures to curb the risk inherent in the accounting process.
- Review the effectiveness of the mitigation measures on a continuous basis
- Compliance
- Assist the Accountant to ensure that donor compliance is adhered to.
- Ensure that policies and procedures are in compliance with relevant legislation.
- Ensure statutory deductions are remitted on time to relevant authorities
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the InterAid Uganda Limited (IAU) Accounts Assistant job opportunity should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting or any business related program with a bias in accounting from a recognized institution
- Full or part Professional qualification with ACCA, CPA (U) or any equivalent is an added advantage
- A minimum of two years’ relevant work experience
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their cover letters, updated CVs and photo copies of their professional qualifications including three referees via E-mail to both recruitment@interaiduganda.org and iaurecruitment@interaiduganda.org addressed to:
The Executive Director,
InterAid Uganda,
Plot 1102 Block 8, Kabala Anjagala Road,
P.O. Box 737 Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 25th June 2018 by 5:00 PM
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