Voucher Examiner job at U.S. Mission
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Vacancy title:
Voucher Examiner

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Public Administration, and Government , Category: Teachers & Education ]

Jobs at:

U.S. Mission

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, October 27 2024 

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 17 2024, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Summary:
The U.S. Mission in Uganda is seeking eligible and qualified applicants for the position of Voucher Examiner in the Financial Management Office.

The work schedule for this position is:

Full Time, 40 hours per week

Start date:
Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time (4 weeks) following receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Supervisory Position: No.

Duties:
• Responsible for the complete voucher examining process (except final review and certification) of a considerable variety of average to moderately complex administrative type of vouchers invoices and claims.
• Prepares non-cash vouchers and requests payments in US, local and third currency for goods, services and other expense transactions while ensuring that payment is proper, legal and correct in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Contacts vendors, payees if additional information and clarification is needed.
• Incumbent is responsible for the voucher throughout the entire process up to certification by the Certifying Officer.
• Orders EFT payments in US, local and third currency through RFMS/M (disbursing system).
• Will also be required to handle Value Added Tax (VAT) reporting, control, and voucher processing.
• Incumbent must possess or gain specialized knowledge of host country VAT regulations and procedures in order to advise employees and post management on VAT issues.

Qualifications and Evaluations
EDUCATION:
• Completion of two years of general college or university studies is required.

Requirements:
EXPERIENCE:
• Two years of progressively responsible experience in accounting, auditing, cashiering, bookkeeping, or voucher examining is required.

JOB KNOWLEDGE:
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and concepts, financial management and reporting as well as office operations is mandatory.
• Familiarity with handling vouchers, VAT and/or cashiering transactions with public offices/large government institutions is required.

LANGUAGE:
• Good English working knowledge; written and spoken.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Must possess considerable skills in articulating complex issues orally and in writing, (e.g., to explain disallowance of claims or deductions in vendor invoices) through comprehending and properly applying technical regulations and requirements to the voucher examining process.
• Must be skilled in using the computer (MS Word, MS Excel and MS Access) to process transactions in a financial data base.
• Must possess considerable skill (tact and diplomacy) in interacting with customers, vendors and host government officials as it relates to processing various types of vouchers and backing up the cashier. Incumbent must have ability to establish priorities, organize a large and varied workload in an efficient and timely fashion, and develop procedures for the successful implementation of work assignments.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified, Click here to apply.


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Job Info
Job Category: Education/ Academic/ Teaching jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 27 October 2024
Duty Station: Kampala
Posted: 17-10-2024
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 17-10-2024
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 17-10-2068
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