Vacancy title:
Project Accountant

Jobs at:
Ministry of Health

Deadline of this Job:
not later than 5pm, 31st March, 2017.

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Title: Project Accountant (1)
Reports to: Assistant Commissioner Accounts (MoH)
Salary Scale: Competitive,
Age Limit: 39-40 yrs.; demanding high energy and expeditious delivery of targets within assigned timelines.

Job purpose:

• He she will be responsible for all aspects of project financial management, administration, accounting and reporting for the grant.
  
• He she will work closely with the Fiduciary Management Agent in the execution of his duties and responsibilities.

Academic qualifications:
The applicant should be in possession of an Honors Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields; Commerce (Accounting), Finance, Business Administration (Accounting) or any other related field majoring in Accounting, a registered member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (Accountants Act Section 34 (2), a Post Graduate Diploma or a higher qualification in the relevant field above will be an added advantage.

Working experience:.
A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the field of accounting finance in: projects programs, public sector and private sector.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The Project Accountant will take operational responsibility for the following duties:

• Ensure compliance with Government laws, rules and regulations and other financial management guidelines, and donor _ requirements including the Partnership Framework Agreement;
  
• Preparation of project budgets, processing of payments and accurate recording of all financial transactions in the financial management system;
  
• Maintain an updated advance register and follow up to ensure that all advances to districts, MoH officials and other sub recipients are accounted for in a timely manner;
  
• Prepare timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports;
  
• Support the internal, external and any other audit reviews;
  
• Provide administrative support to the Project:
  
• Performing any other duties as assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Competences and other requirements:

• Knowledge of the GOU laws, procedures, rules and regulations;
  
• Experience in Financial Management in the public sector or donor funded environments.
  
• Integrity and ethical conduct; well-developed organization, planning, interpersonal and communication skills;
  
• Strong skills including use of automated financial management systems, spread sheets, word processing and presentation skills.

Job application procedure
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, wishes to invite suitably qualified Ugandan citizens (candidates) to fill the positions of Grant Co-coordinator, Procurement Specialist and Project Accountant at the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization Unit. Applications should be hand delivered to the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, P.0. Box 7272, Kampala, not later than 5pm, 31st March, 2017.

Please attach a Curriculum Vitae and copies of all your academic qualification plus other relevant supporting documents. Applicants who will not hear from the Ministry on completion of the recruitment and selection exercise should consider themselves unsuccessful. All jobs are on contract basis for a period of two years, renewable up to the end of the project based on satisfactory performance and include a six month probationary period.

Note:
Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Any form of canvassing shall automatically lead to disqualification of a Candidate.