Vacancy title:
Project Accountant

Jobs at:
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Deadline of this Job:
12th October 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 21st September 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

JOB DETAILS:
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a global conservation organization that operates in over 100 countries around the world, Uganda inclusive. The mission of WWF is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future where humans live in harmony with nature by; counseling the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. WWF Uganda Country Office (WWF UCO) wishes to recruit suitable and highly qualified and motivated individuals to take up the position cl Project Accountant. The Project Accountant will provide financial management support for projects implemented by the Uganda Country Office, including budget development and monitoring, producing donor reports and reconciliation of projects and their close out. He/She will also ensure projects are Implemented in compliance‘ with both country and WWF regulations as well as donor requirements.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Planning and Budgeting

• Provides support to the development of budgets (proposals and projects), ensuring all requirements for the project implementation are covered and ensuring appropriate cost recovery.
  
• Assists with preparation of incoming and outgoing contracts and monitors compliance with contractual terms.
  
• Establishes quarterly forecasts in collaboration with Project Managers.
  
• Attends projects inception meeting and ensures that all financial donor requirements are adequately communicated to Project Managers.
  

Project Implementation:

• Timely submission of call of funds for all projects.
  
• Supports and trains project managers in tracking their budgets to ensure there is no overspend. Monitors burn rates and verifies budget availability for any commitment.
  
• Reviews fund requests and programme work advances by field offices to ensure timely transfers.
  
• Supports Project Management in developing partner /sub-grantee budgets and agreements, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance.
  
• Maintains a schedule of payments to partners I sub-grantees to ensure timely transfers and maintains accounts reconciliation.
  
• Review partners accountability reports, and supports partners to ensure compliance with donor regulations and timely reporting.
  
• Participates in project review meetings to highlight finance related matters and provides advice on financial matters.
  
• Participate in training and capacity building activities for partners and non-finance staff.
  

Reporting:

• Account coding to ensure proper capture of financial information in the accounting software.
  
• Prepare timely and accurate financial reports as per donor requirements to donors and managers‘
  
• Ensure that financial information is complete and accurate, and provides regular financial analyses to Project Managers and the Finance Manager as and when required.
  
• Ensure the reports are reconciled with the accounts.
  
• Monitors individual project cost recovery, provides monthly reports on cost recovery and advises on areas that need addressing.
  

Audit, closing end others:

• Works with Project Managers to ensure proper closure ot projects. final reports submitted. and all income collected ensuring all donor requirements on assets are followed.
  
• Work closely with the Finance Managers to plan and coordinate project specific audits. Ensure recommendations are implemented in a timely manner. Also supports the Office in internal and external audits.
  
• in coordination with Financial Analyst, Finance Manager and M&E, participates in field visits to review the financial management of the project and train field staff as required.
  
• Provide training to Project Managers in financial matters.
  
• Performs any other duties assigned by the Finance Manager and Financial Analyst.
  

Required Qualifications:

• A university degree in Commerce, Accounting, Business Administration or related field.
  
• At least level 2 Professional accounting qualification i.e. CPA/ACCA
  
• At least three years of working experience in finance/accounting field 4 (NG0 experience would be an advantage) .
  
• Good knowledge of accounting including reporting requirements of major Bi-lateral Aid Agencies;
  
• Experience of working with accounting software Enterprise Reporting Systems
  

Other Skills and Competencies

• Good written and spoken English skills.
  
• Strong work ethic and proactive ability
  
• Ability to work in a team as well as in a multi-cultural work environment;
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills
  
• Good administrative skills with and ability to work well under pressure;
  
• Must be committed to equal opportunity employment policies;