Project Accountant job at EDUKANS International Uganda
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Project Accountant
2025-05-29T07:02:40+00:00
EDUKANS International Uganda
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FULL_TIME
 
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Education, and Training
Accounting & Finance
UGX
 
MONTH
2025-06-10T17:00:00+00:00
 
Uganda
8

The postholder will be responsible for: 

Ensuring the efficient financial management of LIT Programme, including budget monitoring, reporting, and compliance with contractual obligations; Project Implementation Unit guidelines; and overall donor demands.

Key areas of accountability:

Budgeting: Provide timely project budget implementation feedback to partners’ senior management, and support in the monitoring of projects, while ensuring that the Project Team is informed of programme planning; Prepare monthly Budget Vs Actual report for the budget holder.

Project Financial Management & Compliance: Reviewing financial documents (e.g., partners Financial & Procurement Checklists) for approval by critically analysing financial processes and procedures for compliance;  Documenting the key highlights noted in the financial monitoring reports and reporting on the progress of the implementation of recommendations;  Review periodical programme funds reconciliation statements, fixed asset register and financial reports of partners in coordination with the partners’ finance team to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reports; Assist in financial training of partners’ staff, contributing to training materials and resources, organizing and facilitating partners’ finance workshops; 

Controls and Reporting: Ensure clear audit trail of processed transactions and their linkage to the accounting system; Implementation of any accounting and financial audit recommendations; Support and sustain a high quality and timely documentation culture including financial supporting documents and financial reports; Prepare project monthly fund requests;

Account Payables: Review and register the completeness of documents received from the field; Prepare payment vouchers for all payments received and ensure that they have been signed-off as per EDUKANS’ standards;

Internal reporting and accountability:  

  • Preparation of documents for internal and external communication which give oversight of LIT programme (including annual report);
  • Ensuring accountability and transparency in Grants management, as well as seeing to it that the information is always up to date;
  • Identifying areas of organizational development to improve projects and grants management
  • Collecting information for monitoring purposes.

Desirable qualification: 

  • Relevant degree/ A bachelor’s degree in accounting, (Bachelor Level or Equivalent). Professional
  • Accounting Qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) desirable but not essential; Knowledge of Accounting and not less than 3 years eexperience in accounting in non-government organizations, Familiarity with project accounting, Strong understanding of donor compliance requirements.
  • Knowledge of project management, planning & control, administrative processes, donor requirements; Knowledge of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) or generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); Understanding of local tax regulations and statutory requirements.
The postholder will be responsible for:  Ensuring the efficient financial management of LIT Programme, including budget monitoring, reporting, and compliance with contractual obligations; Project Implementation Unit guidelines; and overall donor demands. Key areas of accountability: Budgeting: Provide timely project budget implementation feedback to partners’ senior management, and support in the monitoring of projects, while ensuring that the Project Team is informed of programme planning; Prepare monthly Budget Vs Actual report for the budget holder. Project Financial Management & Compliance: Reviewing financial documents (e.g., partners Financial & Procurement Checklists) for approval by critically analysing financial processes and procedures for compliance;  Documenting the key highlights noted in the financial monitoring reports and reporting on the progress of the implementation of recommendations;  Review periodical programme funds reconciliation statements, fixed asset register and financial reports of partners in coordination with the partners’ finance team to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reports; Assist in financial training of partners’ staff, contributing to training materials and resources, organizing and facilitating partners’ finance workshops;  Controls and Reporting: Ensure clear audit trail of processed transactions and their linkage to the accounting system; Implementation of any accounting and financial audit recommendations; Support and sustain a high quality and timely documentation culture including financial supporting documents and financial reports; Prepare project monthly fund requests; Account Payables: Review and register the completeness of documents received from the field; Prepare payment vouchers for all payments received and ensure that they have been signed-off as per EDUKANS’ standards; Internal reporting and accountability:   Preparation of documents for internal and external communication which give oversight of LIT programme (including annual report); Ensuring accountability and transparency in Grants management, as well as seeing to it that the information is always up to date; Identifying areas of organizational development to improve projects and grants management Collecting information for monitoring purposes. Desirable qualification: 
 
Desirable qualification:  Relevant degree/ A bachelor’s degree in accounting, (Bachelor Level or Equivalent). Professional Accounting Qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) desirable but not essential; Knowledge of Accounting and not less than 3 years eexperience in accounting in non-government organizations, Familiarity with project accounting, Strong understanding of donor compliance requirements. Knowledge of project management, planning & control, administrative processes, donor requirements; Knowledge of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) or generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); Understanding of local tax regulations and statutory requirements.
bachelor degree
No Requirements
JOB-683806902a1fd

Vacancy title:
Project Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
EDUKANS International Uganda

Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, June 10 2025

Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The postholder will be responsible for: 

Ensuring the efficient financial management of LIT Programme, including budget monitoring, reporting, and compliance with contractual obligations; Project Implementation Unit guidelines; and overall donor demands.

Key areas of accountability:

Budgeting: Provide timely project budget implementation feedback to partners’ senior management, and support in the monitoring of projects, while ensuring that the Project Team is informed of programme planning; Prepare monthly Budget Vs Actual report for the budget holder.

Project Financial Management & Compliance: Reviewing financial documents (e.g., partners Financial & Procurement Checklists) for approval by critically analysing financial processes and procedures for compliance;  Documenting the key highlights noted in the financial monitoring reports and reporting on the progress of the implementation of recommendations;  Review periodical programme funds reconciliation statements, fixed asset register and financial reports of partners in coordination with the partners’ finance team to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reports; Assist in financial training of partners’ staff, contributing to training materials and resources, organizing and facilitating partners’ finance workshops; 

Controls and Reporting: Ensure clear audit trail of processed transactions and their linkage to the accounting system; Implementation of any accounting and financial audit recommendations; Support and sustain a high quality and timely documentation culture including financial supporting documents and financial reports; Prepare project monthly fund requests;

Account Payables: Review and register the completeness of documents received from the field; Prepare payment vouchers for all payments received and ensure that they have been signed-off as per EDUKANS’ standards;

Internal reporting and accountability:  

  • Preparation of documents for internal and external communication which give oversight of LIT programme (including annual report);
  • Ensuring accountability and transparency in Grants management, as well as seeing to it that the information is always up to date;
  • Identifying areas of organizational development to improve projects and grants management
  • Collecting information for monitoring purposes.

Desirable qualification: 

  • Relevant degree/ A bachelor’s degree in accounting, (Bachelor Level or Equivalent). Professional
  • Accounting Qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) desirable but not essential; Knowledge of Accounting and not less than 3 years eexperience in accounting in non-government organizations, Familiarity with project accounting, Strong understanding of donor compliance requirements.
  • Knowledge of project management, planning & control, administrative processes, donor requirements; Knowledge of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) or generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); Understanding of local tax regulations and statutory requirements.

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience: No Requirements

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Tuesday, June 10 2025
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 29-05-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 28-05-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 28-05-2068
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