Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 24, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Government of Uganda (GoU) has received a loan from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) towards financing a ten-year National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP).
The Project is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) as the Lead Project Agency, in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government(MoLG) other agencies, the private sector and farmer Organizations. The Project will be implemented in six area-based hubs: West Nile, Gulu, Lira, Karamoja, East and Mid-Western Uganda.
The project goal of the NOSP is: 'inclusive rural transformation through sustainable development of the oilseeds sector, while the Programme Development Objective is to 'to accelerate commercialization in key oilseeds value chains and thereby improve the livelihoods and resilience of the smallholders engaged in oilseed production and marketing
According to the Financing Agreement with IFAD, MAAIF is expected to set up a Project Coordination Unit (PCU) for the day-to-day management and implementation of the NOSP.
Applications are therefore, invited from suitably qualified and experienced Ugandans to apply for the following positions existing in the National Oil Seeds Project Coordination Unit

Post: Project Accountant
Reports to: Financial Controller
Duty Station: Lira
Contract Duration: Two-year contract renewable based on satisfactory performance against agreed targets and deliverables

Financial Controller in performing the following duties;
• Follow-up the districts and other implementing agencies for expenditure justifications
• Review eligibility of expenditure in accordance with the financing agreement
• Report on the operation of internal control including budget controls and report any deviations
• Prepare project reports to enable the withdrawal of funds from financers and manage the overall treasury/ cash flow planning aspects of the project.
• Assess compliance with Uganda laws and regulations governing the operation of the implementing institutions including accountancy standards and the requirements for audits and financial reporting.
• Review external auditor's reports (Audit Opinions and Management Letters), including any qualifications and whether any concerns raised by auditors have been adequately addressed.
• Review reports of IFAD/GOU supervision or review missions and follow-up on the implementation of agreed to actions.
• Examine the financial management information provided to Project Manager, MAAIF and IFAD, in terms of its adequacy and timeliness.
• Evaluate programme/project accounting procedures including the adequacy of financial reports in terms of accountability to multiple funding sources.
• Evaluate systems for asset management, provision for asset maintenance and replacement.
• Review documented accounting procedures and accounting manuals in terms of their adequacy, and correspondence between actual and documented procedures.
• Evaluate annual work plan and budgeting procedures, and budgetary control systems applied to monitor actual expenditures versus budget including commitment controls to avoid commitments beyond available resources.
• Review other aspects of the accounting and financial control systems including: cash management and banking: procurement of goods and services; advances and acquittals; authorisation of expenditure and budget/actual comparisons.

Minimum Academic Qualifications:
The candidate must be a certified public accountant, duly registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).
Working experience;
A minimum of 4 years relevant working experience
Relevant working experience on a donor funder project is of added advantage

Competencies:
• Knowledge of work planning, budgeting and reporting;
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills;
• Computer literate including accounting packages and well versed in the use of Excel, Word and basic data base set ups
• Knowledge of IFMS and mapping of the system desirable.
• Review documented accounting procedures and accounting manuals in terms of their adequacy, and correspondence between actual and documented procedures.
• Evaluate annual work plan and budgeting procedures, and budgetary control systems applied to monitor actual expenditures versus budget including commitment controls to avoid commitments beyond available resources.
• Review other aspects of the accounting and financial control systems including: cash management and banking: procurement of goods and services; advances and acquittals; authorisation of expenditure and budget/actual comparisons.

Minimum Academic Qualifications: The candidate must be a certified public accountant, duly registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).
Working experience;
A minimum of 4 years relevant working experience
Relevant working experience on a donor funder project is of added advantage

Competencies:
• Knowledge of work planning, budgeting and reporting;
• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills' Computer literate including accounting packages and well versed in the use of Excel, Word and basic data base set Ups
• Knowledge of IFMS and mapping of the system desirable.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48 

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All candidates should send their written applications with copies of identification documents, academic credentials, testimonials and detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), indicating contact details of (03) referees addressed to
The Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries,
P.O. Box 102 Entebbe,
Uganda or hand delivered to the Ministry Registry located at Plot No. 14 Lugard Road, Entebbe
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Submission deadline: Friday 4th November 2022

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