Organisation: EngenderHealth
Funding Source: USAID
Project: Fistula Care Plus
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Finance and Operations Manager
Job Code: 591
About Us:
EngenderHealth works to improve the health and well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world. We do this by sharing our expertise in sexual and reproductive health and transforming the quality of health care. We promote gender equity, advocate for sound practices and policies, and inspire people to assert their rights to better, healthier lives. Working in partnership with local organizations, we adapt our work in response to local needs.
About Fistula Care Plus Project:
EngenderHealth Uganda received an award (cooperative agreement) by USAID for a Fistula Care plus project whose objective is to strengthen health system capacity for fistula prevention, detection, treatment and reintegration. The project will strengthen environments to enable for fistula prevention and treatment, increase community awareness and support for women and girls with fistula, reduce barriers to accessing prevention, detection, and care, and improve the evidence base for approaches to improve fistula care in the districts of Hoima, Masaka, Kalungu and Kasese.
Job Summary: The Accountant is expected to offer technical support in the application of accounting principles in analyzing financial information and prepare financial reports for EngenderHealth. She/he will support operations of the office including Human resources.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
=Administration of the country program’s accounting, monitoring and reporting system, including establishing internal control systems in accordance with EngenderHealth standard operating procedures.
=Work with the management to develop and coordinate the annual budgeting process for the country program and the new project proposals.
=Review all payment vouchers for completeness and accuracy before approval for payment
=Prepare monthly financial reports (Post journals, bank reconciliations) and timey responding to queries form H/O.
=Maintaining a good Cash flow management system and prepare cash advance request to H/O.
=Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
=Reviewing the Sage X3 Uganda ledger against the Quick books ledger and reconciling where the two have differences.
=Prepare Budget vs Expense reports and monitor the office project fund balance
(Pipeline report) and other donor reports as required.
=Coordinate the preparation of the office financial year-end procedures, year- end schedules and prepare audit schedule.
=Ability to work with both external and internal audits at the country office
=Responsible for Sub-award management.
=Manage the office staff advances.
=Ensure that all office contracts are well managed and followed up including utilities, insurance for vehicles etc.
=Maintain the staff HR personnel files updated.
=Manage the monthly Payroll process and prepare the payroll allocation.
=Manage the office local statutory returns, by ensuring that returns are submitted and Paid on time (URA, VAT, WHT, NSSF and LST to KCCA).
=Ensure the compliance of the organization Standard Operating Procedure.
=Oversee and provide support to the Accounts Assistant.
=Perform any other comparable duties may be assigned to this position from time to time, in general support of EngenderHealth activities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
=The applicant should hold a good bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field from a recognized institution.
=Professional accounting certification of CPA or ACCA.
=At least five years’ experience as an accountant in an Audit Firm or commercial experience.
=Computer literacy skills i.e. excellent use of accounting packages/programs including Excel, Word and QuickBooks would be an advantage.
=Possess high degree of integrity with developed interpersonal skills and people management skills
How to Apply:
All interested job applicants should visit our website’s career page at www.engenderhealth.org or Click Here to submit your details online.
Deadline: 7th February 2014.
No comments:
Post a Comment