Vacancy title:
Accounts Officer

Jobs at:
United Nations Staff Savings and Credit Co-operative Organization ( UNS-SACCO )

Deadline of this Job:
5.00p.m 09/07/2017

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Job Title: Accounts Officer
Reports to : General Manager

Background:
United Nations Staff Savings & Credit Cooperative Society Limited (UN SACCO) is a member »based organization registered under the Cooperative Societies Regulations 1992 and one of the leading institutional SACCOs in Uganda. Our vision is to be a leading SACCO promoting prosperity of members through enhanced savings and access to convenient credit.

Job Purpose :
The role of the Accounts officer will be to manage financial transactions including income and expenditure accounts, ensuring accountability, preparing reports in line with financial regulations.

Key Result Areas:
The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Advising on financial decisions of the SACCO.
• Managing the financial resources, including advising on income and expenditure.
•  Providing technical support in the SACCO planning and budgeting process.
•  Furnishing management with accountabilities for all financial transactions.
• Providing management with monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for decision making.
• Ensuring that all financial records and boo of accounts, including bank reconciliation statements are regularly updated.
• Maintenance of the SACCO asset register.
• Ensuring timely payments for goods and services provided to the SACCO.
• Any other duties as assigned from time to time, in relation to the position.

Person Specifications
Qualifications:

The incumbent should have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (with a bias in Accounting).
• Computer knowledge of Accounting or Econometric packages.
•  Membership with either ACCA, CPA or ICSA will be an added advantage.
  Experience :
  5 years working experience with a Banking institution or a Microfinance.
  Key Competences:
• Good interpersonal skills,
• Analytical skills and ability to write concise report,
• Ability to summarize large amounts of information into simple reports,
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions
•  Able to meet strict deadlines

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications to: recruitment2017@uns-sacco.org  by 5.00p.m 09/07/2017
More information about the vacancy can be accessed on our website: http://www.uns-sacco.org