Senior Accountant Jobs – National Library of Uganda
Job Title: Senior Accountant
Organisation: National Library of Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director
Salary Scale: U3 (SC)- (14,451,457 – 16,684,564 p.a)
About US:
The National Library of Uganda was established by the National Library Act, 2003. This Act repealed the Public Libraries Act, 1964 which had established the Public Libraries Board. The Board had been charged with the responsibility of establishing, equipping, managing and maintaining libraries in Uganda. Following the enactment of the Local Governments Act, 1997, this responsibility was decentralized to the local governments.
Job Summary: The Senior Accountant heads the Accounts department and is responsible for managing all financial transactions and supervising the accounts staff
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- In charge of Board’s finances under supervision of Director
- Supervision of staff in the Accounts Section
- Control of expenditure
- Signing vouchers and cheques
- Preparation of annual estimates/Budgets
- Maintaining of Board’s fixed assets register
- Preparation of annual final accounts
- Responsibilities for Board’s Retirements Benefits schemes and insurance policies
- Any other duties assigned
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The Senior Accountant must hold a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) with a bias in Accounting OR Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a bias in Accounting OR Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance.
- Professional training in. CPA, ACCA etc is an added advantage.
- At least four years of working experience in a reputable Organisation / Institution.
- Computer literacy skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications, enclosing an updated curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic certificates, academic transcripts, and evidence of seniority and naming three referees, one of whom should be library and information professional should be addressed to:
The Chairperson National Library Board,
P.O. Box 4262 Kampala
Or E-mail to: admin@nlu.go.ug / gkmulindwa@nlu.go.ug (Applications submitted electronically must be followed by a telephone call at +256 414 233633 to ensure that they have been received.)
Deadline: 25th May 2018
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