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Post Title: Accountants Assistant
Organization: Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Reports to: Senior Accountant
Location: Kampala
Gross Salary: Ugx 25,700,000 million per annum
Background Information:
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was formed in 2004 to contribute to Uganda's efforts in enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support services to families with a historical focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, PREFA is looking for a competent person to fill the following position:
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Give
support to the Senior Accountant in the preparation of annual budgets for the
organization
• Prepare
periodic financial statements (income and expenditure) and support the
department to produce consolidated financial statements/reports for submission
to management, board of trustees, donors and other stakeholders.
• Oversee
the filing of all accounting records (vouchers and supporting documents) that
are in use and those forming the archives.
• Ensure
that all cash and cheque transactions are correctly recorded.
• Oversee
the preparation of journal entries and initial them before forwarding for
approval.
• Update
all books of accounts and balance them with the general ledger on a regular and
timely basis and ensure that reconciliation statements are prepared on time.
• Ensure
reconciliation of computerized records with manual records of debtors, creditors,
contingency and other liability accounts and follow up errors.
• Cross-check
all expenditure vouchers to certify their genuineness, review all project
payments and preparation of cheques and ensure proper utilization and
accountability of all funds.
• Provide
timely draft accountability statements/monthly reports for review.
• Assist
in the preparations for auditors and to provide timely and satisfactory
responses to all audit queries, comments and recommendations
Educational Qualifications and Work
Experience:
• B.Com
or BBA (Accounting), or any other relevant discipline from a recognised
institution, with at least an affiliate of ACCA, CPA.
• 3
years working experience with donor accounting.
• Proven
knowledge of financial accounting procedures, mulfi-doncr reporting, CDC/ USAID
rules and regulations and clear understanding of Government of Uganda
accounting requirements.
Key Skills Required
• Financial
management and budgeting skills.
• Excellent
computer skills with at least two accounting packages including PASTEL
• Interpersonal
skills and communication skills strong attributes integrity, exemplary
character, highly organized with a high sense of self-respect
How to apply:Interested applicants should send a letter of application, current Curriculum Vita, copies of testimonials, certificates, telephone and email contacts and 3 referees. Applications should reach not later than Friday 15th November, 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Send to:
The Executive Director
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Plot 71, Luthuli Avenue, Bugolobi, P.O Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda
Closing date: Friday 15th November, 2013.
