Summary
Date Posted: 22nd February 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: Ush

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary
• Conducting all the bookkeeping/accounting tasks for Sawa World Uganda
• Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
• Starting salary: 900,000-1.2million gross. The range will be based on the candidate’s experience
• Deadline for submission: March 1st 2019
Experience length: 3+years minimum
About the Company
Sawa World is an international NGO that uses an innovative approach to ending extreme poverty by providing large-scale access to local solutions that are created by people living in extreme poverty. Sawa World uses an innovative approach to self-empower 1.2 billion people out of extreme poverty with their own solutions. We provide large-scale access to local solutions that are created by the very people living in extreme poverty.
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Job brief
Sawa World is looking for an experienced accountant to manage the accounting operations by verifying our financial transactions and records.
Position: Accountant/Book keeper
Reports to: Founder and Country Director
Responsibilities
Conducting, managing, and supervising all accounting tasks for Sawa World Uganda, including but not limited to:
• Conduct monthly reconciliations of all income and expenses and report these to the main offices
• Submitting specific financial reports to donors and funders
• Setting up and processing payroll and submit the required deductions and managing other payments
• Submit monthly income tax filing and other needed reporting such as to the NGO Board
• Preparing and monitoring budgets for projects on an annual, monthly and quarterly basis. Advice on budget status to Country Director and Founder
• Keeping highly organized filing system of all accurate records of all deposits and expenditures to, from, and within Sawa World
• Giving recommendations to improve the accounting systems on an ongoing basis.
• Working with the Country Director to ensure that all accounting procedures are followed correctly, and that guidelines are kept current
• Communicating on a regular basis with our international accounting representatives in Canada
Requirements
• 3+ years of professional accounting experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from any accredited university or institution of learning
• A CPA designation is a strong asset, but not absolutely required
• Proficiency with a variety of accounting software systems, including QuickBooks
• Proficiency with advanced level Excel spreadsheets
• Experience with international donor projects
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Sociable personality, enjoy working with a team of young people and being self-driven
• A passion for the vision and goals of Sawa World

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Job application procedure
Interested candidates can send their CV and cover letter to careers@sawaworld.org 
The cover letter should indicate;
1) Why you are the best candidate for the job
2) What integrity means to you and
3) Why you would like to work for Sawa World
Please note that applications without the tailored cover letter will not be considered