Vacancy title:
Accountant

Jobs at:
World Education inc. /Bantwana ( WEI/B )

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, August 25th 2017 by 5:00pm.

Duty Station:
Jinja, Uganda

Job details:
World Education inc. /Bantwana ( WEI/B ) is a Non-Government. Organization that helps children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV/ AIDS to access the comprehensive support and care they need to grow into healthy adults. Learn more at bantwana.org World Education inc. IBantwana (WEIIB) is implementing a five-year USAID funded BETTER OUTCOMES Project for Children and Youth in Eastern and Northern Uganda. The goat of the project is to improve the wellbeing of children and youth orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and other adversities in Eastern and Northern Uganda. BETTER OUTCOMES is implemented by a consortium of five partners, namely: WEI/B as the prime partner; Mercy Corps, Uganda Women's Efforts to Save Orphans (UWESO), Youth Alive and Friends of Christ Revival (FOC-REV); each responsible for specific technical aspects of the project. The project is being implemented in 20 districts.

As an equal opportunity employer, WEI/Bantwana is seeking to hire qualified persons to fill the following position;

Position: Accountant
Reports to: Assistant Finance Manager
Duty Station: Jinja Uganda

Job Summary:
Under the general supervision oi the Finance Manager, the Accountant will assist in instituting accounting controls, recording and reporting oi assets, liabilities and income and the monitoring oi disbursements of donor funds in support oi the country program.

Major Responsibilities:

• Maintains general ledger accounts by reconciling accounts receivables and control accounts, analyzing and reconciling payable ledgers
• Handling day to day accounting transactions
• Preparation of staff payroll and payment of staff salaries
• Responsible for preparation of monthly accounts to head office including updated QuickBooks database and supporting documents for all transactions.
• Preparation and submission of monthly Statutory returns lo o relevant government Agencies (PAYE, NSSF and other taxes)
• Timely submission of monthly budget and Cash requests to Head Office to avoid disruption oi project activities due to in sufficient cash balances on a monthly basis
• Reconcile bank accounts timely on a monthly basis
• Provides financial status information to management for decision making whenever required.
• Corrects errors and prepare adjusting journal entries.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups;
• keeping information confidential
• Maintains internal accounting controls by following policies and procedures of the organization, complying with USAID and local financial legal requirements. prepare journal entries
• complete general ledger operations
• monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements
• Assist with year-end close outs
• administer accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Support in Planning and budgeting
•  Assist with preparation and coordination of the audit process
• Assist with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls and procedures

Qualification, Knowledge, Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• A degree in Business Administration with accounting finance major from a recognized institution, or related field; a professional accounting qualification will be an added advantage
• At least 6 years of increasingly responsible experience in Financial Management,
• Vast experience finance and accounting work with a reputable international NGO.
• Experience in using Quickbooks
• High level oi attention to detail, ability to multi-task and work well under pressure
• Strong analytical and inter-personal skills
• Ability to prioritize, meets deadlines and work on multiple tasks

Job application procedure

Interested applicants with the required Qualification, Knowledge. Skills, Attributes and Abilities should send their applications and CVs (detailing responsibilities carried out in previous positions) to the Human Resource Manager, World Education inc. Bantwana through the following Email: wei_recruitment@ug.worlded.org . indicate clearly on the application subject line the position applied for and the location/Duty station for easy reference. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.