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JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Accountant
Position Ref No: EUL/SS/04
Department: Finance
Closing Date: 20 September 2022
Location: Kampala
Direct Manager: Finance Manager

Job Purpose
• To assist the Financial Manager in preparing weekly forecasts, budgets, monthl management accounts as well as financial interpretation of results.
• To reconcile and balance income statements and balance sheets and process and maintain intercompany and treasury accounts.

Educational Qualifications
• Relevant Accounting qualification

• Experience Requirements
• 3 to 6 years experience in accounting.
• Experience in budgets & forecasting.
• Must be proficient in Excel and preferably have experience in working on Great
• Plains.
• Knowledge
• Knowledge of Accounting Practices.
• Proficiency in Accounting Software.
• Ability to Prepare Financial Statements.
• Knowledge of General Business Practices.
• Ability to Analyze Data.
• Critical Thinking Skills.
• Accounting Organizational Skills.
• Time Management Skills

• Key Job Responsibilities
• Monthly reconciliation and revenue reporting - cash streams - ensuring all the cutoff for revenue
• Financial reporting, Financial Pack, Tax Pack, Flash reports, Consolidation reports.
• Ensure internal control systems are in place - policies and procedures, IT developments together with internal control developments
• Compile accurate forecasts and budgets
• Prepare Annual financial statements
• Ensure effective functioning of the financial staff.
• Contract management - supplier and customer contracts
• Authorisation of payments
• Current asset management - debtors and creditors
• Capex review
• Input for RPP's and budgets - into the Great Plains system
• Prepare all the monthly journals for processing by the cashbook clerk
• Assist the financial manager with monthly pack input, copying and binding of the pack
• Check and release all the EFT's relating to wages (together with Financial
• Manager)
• Check and sign cheques
• Allocation of revenues to relevant disposal lines
• Assist managers with cost queries
• Assist the financial manager as required

Key Competencies
• Assertive
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work under pressure
• Honesty and integrity
• Self-motivation
• Self-disciplined and organized
• Logical thinking
• Continuous improvement
• Sense of responsibility

JOB DETAILS:
Accounts Assistant

Terms of Appointment: Contract (Renewable subject to satisfactory performance)

Duties
• Receive and receipt payments into the Ministry Accounts.
• Post all payments, receipts and invoices into the Ministry books of accounts and computerized programs.
• Prepare payment vouchers and checking that in process vouchers are verified and authorized.
• Ensure that payment vouchers are supported by required attachments e.g. GRN, invoices, timetable etc.
• File vouchers and ensure that they are kept safely.
• Initiate local purchase orders in line with Ministry procedures.
• Maintain the petty cash and imprest system.
• Receive and receipt all revenues into the Ministry books.
• Issue acknowledgement receipts for all revenues received on behalf of the Ministry.
• Prepare bank reconciliation statements.
• Perform other accounting and financial functions as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification
• A minimum of a Diploma in Business Administration with a bias in Accounting or equivalent
• Should be proficient in using word processing, spreadsheet as well as computerized accounting systems software.
• Should have two years relevant experience from a recognized institution.

JOB DETAILS:
Accounts Assistant

Terms of Appointment: Contract (Renewable subject to satisfactory performance)

Duties
• Receive and receipt payments into the Ministry Accounts.
• Post all payments, receipts and invoices into the Ministry books of accounts and computerized programs.
• Prepare payment vouchers and checking that in process vouchers are verified and authorized.
• Ensure that payment vouchers are supported by required attachments e.g. GRN, invoices, timetable etc.
• File vouchers and ensure that they are kept safely.
• Initiate local purchase orders in line with Ministry procedures.
• Maintain the petty cash and imprest system.
• Receive and receipt all revenues into the Ministry books.
• Issue acknowledgement receipts for all revenues received on behalf of the Ministry.
• Prepare bank reconciliation statements.
• Perform other accounting and financial functions as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification
• A minimum of a Diploma in Business Administration with a bias in Accounting or equivalent
• Should be proficient in using word processing, spreadsheet as well as computerized accounting systems software.
• Should have two years relevant experience from a recognized institution.

JOB DETAILS:
Grants Management Coordinator

Essential Responsibilities
Grants Management:
• Coordinate across program, Program Performance and Quality (PaQ), finance and support functions, as well as HQ offices throughout the grant cycle to ensure appropriate set up of new grants, ongoing reporting and close out of grants.
• Coordinate the preparation of accountable donor and internal reporting in compliance with internal and donor requirements, ensure timely inputs from program, PaQ, finance and operations teams, and ensure review and signoff processes are thorough and adhered to.
• Maintain an up-to-date grant filing system that meets minimum PM@MC and donor standards.
• Update project management tools, including funding trackers, grant trackers and dashboards.
• Work closely with the Senior Program Development and Quality Manager on effective coordination and management of grants to ensure they remain on time, on scope and on budget. This includes:
• Providing regular information on project progress and burn-rates;
• Working closely with the program managers, to ensure accurate forecasting, flagging challenges and opportunities;
• Coordinate and document all program kick-off, review and close-out meetings, track action points for follow-up and record/document all lessons learned;
• Coordinate monthly budget vs actual (BvA) and quarterly grant management meetings including updates from PMs, CARM, MEL, and support departments.
• Ensures compliance with Mercy Corps’ and donor branding guidelines.

New Business Development:
• Lead the development of concept notes and proposals, coordinating across departments, with the region and HQ, engaging particularly with the Program Performance and Quality (PAQ) team, technical advisors, program leads and finance to ensure the production of high-quality proposals that are reflective of Mercy Corps and donor strategic objectives, are operationally viable and accurately reflect the cost of doing business.
• Ensure proposals and concept notes are developed in a timely manner and with realistic deadlines, and that these are communicated and understood by stakeholders both internal to the office as well as the region and HQ.
• Coordinate both internally and externally, to ensure that prior to submission all proposals are reviewed and approved by management and HQ, as appropriate.
• Lead on modification of programs in response to changing contexts and implementation realities.
• Support the Senior Program Development and Quality Manager in tracking funding opportunities, including calls for funding progress of proposals, submission deadlines, financing available. Ensure all appropriate donor and Mercy Corps proposal formats are available in country.
Finance & Compliance Management:
• Ensure programs are executed in alignment with the donor agreement and the applicable donor regulations, staying abreast of changes in the regulatory environment related to donor/grant compliance.
• Ensure that key contributing staff and partners have a clear understanding of donor requirements and expectations at all stages of the grant cycle.
• Provide support and training to the field teams to ensure that PM@MC minimum standards for program management, including complex program management, are met.
• In coordination with the Program Leads and Finance, coordinate monthly BvA meetings and quarterly grant review meetings presenting up to date information, identifying issues to be addressed and following up on action points.
• Support the finance team with proposal budget development and ensure consistency with program planning.

Other tasks:
• Produce other information and communications products for both internal and external audiences as required.
• As delegated, act as focal point for all queries and information requests from Mercy Corps and donors.
• Represent Mercy Corps to donors and other key stakeholders, as required.

Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field. Masters or equivalent in a field related to International Development is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience providing coordination or management support to program implementation.
• Successful track record in supporting/leading proposal development and fundraising.
• Excellent writing and communication skills required.
• Ability to produce and edit documents under deadline pressure.
• Experience working with key institutional donors (USAID, FCDO, etc) preferred. Ability and willingness to learn and follow donor reporting and compliance requirements.
• Ability to coordinate funding proposals and progress reports from key institutional donors (USAID, FCDO).
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation and other learning efforts.
• Demonstrated flexibility and creativity in planning and problem-solving.
• Ability to efficiently deal with competing priorities.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to Mercy Corps project sites and field locations, including traveling to insecure environments, is required.
• Experience working in a multicultural setting.
• PM@MC and/or PMD/ProjectD Pro certified preferred.
• Fluency in English is required.

JOB DETAILS:
Assistant Accountant

Purpose of the position:
To assist in providing financial technical support to the programme/cluster in accordance with World Vision accounting policies and procedures and the Acceptable International Financial Accounting standards.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Financial management
• Allocate various expenses to cost center accounts made on vouchers in compliance with WV Cost Allocation Methodologies
• Prepare and file supporting documents for all accounting transactions in compliance with WVU financial guidelines and manual
• Accuracy of expense coding and cost allocation
• Clean Balance Sheet items, no account to be overdue more than 30days- ( Account allocation)
• 100% transactions filed on daily basis
• Initiate and prepare Mobile Money transactions (using Voucher Interface) and submit to the cluster Program Accountant for upload to Share point daily
• 100% approved mobile money transactions initiated on daily basis for disbursements

Financial planning & budget management:
• Assist in developing programme/AP/cluster budgets in compliance with the programme / cluster/APs’ Plan
• 100% Projects Budgets in Horizon and Sun systems
• Zero project with True Overspending at end of the FY.

Financial reporting:
• Prepare and participate in discussion of the financial report with programme/AP team on 12th every month.
• Monthly financial reports and minutes of FFR discussions signed off by all staff
• 100% completion of LDR.

Risk management:
• Support the Programmes /cluster during the internal and external auditing
• Maintain completed/updated stores records and items (stock cards, bin cards, good received notes, stores requisitions and returns books, delivery notes and way bills in accordance with WVI/WVU policy.
• No Repeated Audit Findings
• Quarterly AP monitoring visits
• Well management Inventory system in place

Capacity building:
• Train and upgrade skills and knowledge of the programme/cluster staff and partners on accounting policies and procedures.
• Hands on support to non-finance staff.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• A university degree, with a major in Accounting/Finance/Auditing
• A minimum of three years’ post qualification experience.
• Extensive Computer knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Vision Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is required.
• Must have proven knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Internal Control Procedures.
• Written and Oral Communication skills are essential, and the incumbent must be a team builder, who is able to work successfully in a multicultural environment.
• A high level of integrity is required.
• At least 3 years relevant technical and business work experience.
• Partial professional qualification in A.C.C.A, CPA, CA, CIA or CMA or equivalent.
• Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
• Experience of working in the field(communities) Previous working knowledge and experience of SUN accounting software Knowledge of project management and project cycles Additional professional qualifications

JOB DETAILS:
Equity Bank is one of the region’s leading banks whose purpose is to transform the lives and livelihoods of people of Africa socially and economically by availing them modern, inclusive financial services that maximize their opportunities. With a strong footprint in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Southern Sudan and DR Congo, Equity Bank is now home to more than 15 million customers, the largest customer base in the eastern African Region. Currently the Bank is seeking additional talent to serve its customers in the roles below,
Job title: Head of Debt Collections & Recoveries
JOB REF: CRED/EQUBL 09/2022/1
Reports to: Head of Credit
Job Purpose
To provide strategic leadership to the Collections & Recoveries team in the effective and efficient management of delinquent & NPL accounts & customers in line with Equity Bank's Debt Management strategy and Credit Policies & Procedures.

Desired knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• A Bachelor's degree in Business related field, from an accredited institution.
• At least 10 years of working experience in credit or collections with at least 5 years in special assets and bad debt management in a financial institution.
• Good knowledge and understanding of relevant banking and regulations on asset quality/credit legislation.
• Knowledgeable with local legal system/framework, corporate finance, insolvency law and security/collateral issues.
• Proven track record at Senior Management Level with experience of applying sound judgment in credit decisions in all parts of the credit cycle.

JOB DETAILS:
Caritas Belgium is an international NGO registered (more information here) since 15 January 1949.
Caritas Belgium is looking for a highly qualified Regional Administration and Finance Coordinator for its Regional office in Kampala, Uganda.
Job location: Initially based in Hoima and then (early 2023) transfer to Kampala.
Job type and duration: 1 year contract, renewable, open for Uganda nationals only.
Overall purpose of the role: Provision of financial and administrative support and services in Caritas Belgium Regional office in Kampala.
Caritas team globally: More than 300 people currently work for Caritas Belgium, in Belgium and abroad.
Countries where we work: Burkina Faso, Niger, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Haiti, Ukraine, Jordan, Palestine, Ukraine.
The work we do: globally covers both humanitarian and development activities: rapid response to crises, IGA, agriculture, disaster preparedness, SGBV, protection, etc.
Caritas Belgium in Eastern Africa is currently working in Uganda and Ethiopia
We do both humanitarian and development activities and key thematic areas are humanitarian protection and livelihoods. Candidates are expected to travel in these 2 countries.

Functional and hierarchical links:
• He/she reports to the Regional representative of Caritas Belgium and to the Finance cell in Brussels.
• He/she manages and collaborates with partners’ project accountants, and administrators
• He/she works in close collaboration with the project coordinators in Uganda and Ethiopia.

Job summary
The RAF is responsible for ensuring the efficient application of financial and administrative systems and controls which support the implementation of all projects within the region. He/she ensures that the regional office and all implementing partners adhere to the set accounting and financial management policies and procedures in accordance with the CI.be management framework, donors and local legislation.
1. Budget management and Reporting
1. Coordinate the development of annual budgets and cash flows, and manage the same throughout the year;
2. Produce management and donor financial reports within the set deadlines and formats.
3. Be the focal point for donor audits at the mission level in conjunction with CI.bes’ internal audit department.
2. Accounting
1. Ensure the existence of and compliance with financial and accounting resource management rules in each country
2. Supervise and oversee the accounting system to ensure transparency, completeness of financial information, compliance with procedures and legibility of expenditures.
3. Ensure that the partners’ accounting systems meet the minimum standards, and that their accounting information can be relied upon.
3. Cash management
1. To ensure that the necessary and sufficient level of cash is always available for the smooth running of operations with maximum control of security and operational risks
2. Ensure the archiving of the mission’s accounting documents, according to the CI.be guidelines, donor and local laws.
4. General management or resources
1. Put in place the necessary controls and tools to monitor the use of resources efficiently and effectively, including assets and inventory.
2. Participate in the development of the mission’s procurement framework (procurement plan), and ensure adherence to the procedures.
5. Administrative management of the mission, legal watch
1. Ensure the updating of legal documents for the proper functioning of CI.be in collaboration with the other members of the coordination team, notably Regional Rep, ensure the annual registration of lease agreements and the terms of contracts for coordination offices and projects
2. Ensure the legal monitoring of the mission by creating and maintaining a network of relevant information, in particular on labor and tax legislation
3. Ensure compliance with laws and regulations for each country in its areas of responsibility (labor law, social and tax legislation, etc.)
4. Contribute to the development of a competitive remuneration package and incentives to motivate staff.
6. Administrative Management of Human Resources
1. Ensure the proper management of the mission’s human resources in accordance with Caritas Belgium Human Resource Policy Manual and local legislation.
2. Act as Caritas Belgium representative to the administrative authorities (Labor Inspectorate, Lawyer, Social Security, Taxes, etc.)
3. Ensure adherence to the recruitment policy and maintain complete personnel files for each staff, in both hard copy and electronic copy.
4. Facilitate the induction of all new staff in collaboration with all relevant managers.
5. Prepare the monthly payroll for all staff and ensure that it is accurate.
6. Ensure that all staff have set objectives, and appraisals are undertaken in accordance with the HR policy manual
7. Ensure that each staff has a clear job description, which they understand and sign for.
8. Contribute to the identification of training and capacity building needs and compile an annual training plan for the mission
This job description is not exhaustive and may be modified as the mission evolves.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications & Work Experience:
• BA/BS in finance, business administration, public administration, economics, or other relevant field is required
• Minimum 4 years significant related work experience in NGO industry
• Financial skills and experience are essential

Skills and competences:
• Strong organization skills, attention to detail.
• Excellent writing, editing, and formatting skills
• Ability to work independently as well as virtually with team members in a global environment
• Ability to balance multiple priorities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite is essential and Winbooks is an asset.

Languages
• Fluency in English is essential
• French (oral and written) is an asset