Vacancy title:
Accountant
Jobs at:
Fundi BotsDeadline of this Job:
Thursday, August 24 2023
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, August 10 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Reporting to the Operations and Finance Manager, an Accountant will make critical financial decisions by collecting, tracking, and reviewing the company’s finances. He/ She will handle most of the administrative and transactional activities in the department.
KEY RESULT AREAS
General
• Consolidate all requisition accountabilities to the General Ledger.
• Capture all General Ledger entries on the Electronic Accounting Tool.
• Perform monthly & quarterly accountability reviews & reconciliations.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations.
• Prepare monthly payroll schedule.
• Prepare information for donor reporting on request and assist in the donor reporting process.
• Provide back-up for team members within the finance department.
• Participate in the budget monitoring process by preparing monthly periodic statements and up-to-date accounts with relevant schedules indicating actual against budget and variance explanations if any.
• Maintain historical records by microfilming and filing documents.
• Adhere to internal controls and compliance with financial accounting procedures.
• Costing of products made by the organization.
• Post customer payments by recording cash, checks, and credit card transactions.
• Oversee the invoicing process, and ensure invoices are prepared and shared in a timely manner.
• Make a monthly report on revenues received from the different centers.
• Update receivables by totaling unpaid invoices.
• Post revenues by verifying and entering transactions.
• Summarize receivables by maintaining invoice accounts; coordinating monthly transfer to accounts receivable account; verifying totals; preparing report.
• Maintain a register of all invoices received from suppliers.
• Review all supplier invoices that have been captured and raise any concerns observed.
• Review and validate supporting documents for all transactions captured.
• Support the preparation of URA tax returns and NSSF.
• Support the preparation of the payments schedule with the Finance and Operations Manager
• Prepare payment requisition schedules.
• Disbursement of petty cash.
• Process supplier payments and ensuring proper reconciliations to customer accounts.
• Process supplier payments at agreed dates and closely monitor all bank accounts.
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of all payment transactions for periodic reporting.
• Verify vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
ABOUT YOU
Education:
• A Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional Certificate in CPA/ ACCA is preferred.
Experience:
• 3 Years of experience in Finance
• Experience working in an NGO/ Nonprofit Organization
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Skills:
• Communication and collaboration skills
• Business Acumen
• Technological savvy
• Critical Thinking
• Analytical skills
• Collaboration skills
• Organization skills
• Additional Notes
• Applicants should reside in Kampala.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Send CV and Application letter to careers@fundibots.org
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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