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Finance and Administration Manager at People Perfomance
Group- Uganda
Position Title:Finance Officer.
Duty Station: Kampala
Organization:The Independent Development Fund
Employment Type:Full Time Permanent
Reports to: Finance and Administration Manager
Application Deadline:January 23rd, 2015
Purpose of the Post
To carry out the routine accounting function, prepare and
produce periodic financial reports including financial analysis for the
organisation.
About this job
The Independent Development Fund is a Ugandan non-
political, non- governmental, not for profit grant mechanism, providing support
to civil society organizations to promote human rights, access to justice and
social accountability in Uganda. We seek to recruit a qualified individual to
fill the position of Finance Officer.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
General
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Process IDF
accounts, including grantees’ and ensure that all financial transactions are
accurate and properly documented and posted on IDF software system
·
Prepare
accounting reports in a timely manner in compliance with established procedures
·
Receive and
review financial accountabilities of grantees on a regular basis
·
Check accuracy
of the grantees financial reports and that the grantees financial performance
is in adherence to IDF’s policy provisions of the agreements
·
Generate
monthly reports on grantee accountability status
·
Maintain
records of financial documents
·
Prepare payroll
and arrange payment of salaries to staff
·
Maintain the
fixed assets register.
·
Participate in
mid-year and annual stock counts and spot checks
·
Participate in
the annual external audit
·
Follow up of
all tax issues and other statutory obligations
·
Assists FAM in
preparing quarterly and annual reports.
·
Analyse
vehicles fuel consumption on a monthly basis
·
Contribute
actively in the development of mechanisms which ensure that operations of IDF
are implemented in a cost effective manner.
·
Prepare monthly
Accounts Report for IDF and bank reconciliation statements
·
Reconcile and
submit reconciliation statements of IDF grantees and update Management on the
status of individual grantees’ financial position on a regular basis
·
Produce budget
vs actual expenditure report
Person Specifications
·
Bachelors of
Commerce or Bachelor of Business Administration degree
·
At least
partial completion of ACCA or CPA
·
At least three
year’s (3) hands-on all round experience working in an accounting environment,
preferably in an NGO operating nationwide.
·
Experience in
financial monitoring of grantees would be an advantage.
·
Exposure to one
or more computerised accounting packages or experience in using Sage/Pastel
would be an added advantage.
Contact
Please send your application to application@ppg.co.ug.
E-mails must not exceed 2 MB.
The Closing date is 5pm on the 23rd of January 2014.
While we thank all applicants for your interest, only
those selected for interviews will be contacted.
To see the full job description, please visit www.kazijobs.com.
