Project Accountant – Decide Project Non-profit Jobs – Plan International
Job Title: Project Accountant – Decide Project
Organisation: Plan International
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Finance Manager – Lira
About US:
Plan International was founded over 75 years ago and is one of the oldest and largest children’s development organizations (non-profit / INGOs) in the world. We work in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.
Job Summary: The Project Accountant – Decide Project will ensure the financial integrity of Decide – End child marriage project based in Lira, providing consolidated financial plans and reports for the project in compliance with donor and Plan financial guidelines. The role has a strong monitoring and capacity building dimension, ensuring that the partners follow accountability procedures and that their financial management capacities are strengthened. The role will directly support the Project Manager in financial monitoring and reporting and the overall capacity building strategy for the partners.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Ensure that finance and procurement procedures are adhered to by all partners and implementing staff.
- Ensure that all budget queries are responded to in time with the right and adequate information
- Support project annual audit processes.
- Support project liquidation processes and ensure Quarterly review of all project expenditure reports and correction of exceptions.
- Conduct budget monitoring and provide monthly and quarterly updates on budget utilization and performance.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
- Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
- Develop capacity building plan on financial issues and builds the financial management capacities of partners so that they can comply with donor and Plan accounting standards.
- Guide the Project Manager on financial monitoring issues, expenditure and alignment with targets and overall implementation plan.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Plan International Project Accountant – Decide Project job opportunity must hold a degree in Finance and Accounting, Business Administration, Accounting and other related discipline
- Must be certified accountant
- Holds CPA certifications
- Five years of experience in finance and accounting position with INGO.
- Excellent Accounting skills
- Demonstrated Corporate Finance skills
- Knowledgeable of accounting systems
- Excellent knowledge in financial Reporting,
- Pays Attention to Detail and Deadline-Oriented.
- Financial compliance management
- Training and capacity building skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their letters of application, together with updated CVs, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references plus salary history and send to:
The Country Human Resources and Organizational Development Manager,
Plan Uganda
Email to: uganda.recruitment@plan-international.org
Deadline: 1st June 2018
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