Accountant Job Vacancy at EngenderHealth in Kampala, Uganda

Job Title: Accountant

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.

Jobs at NC Bank Uganda-Head of Corporate Banking

Job Title: Head of Corporate Banking

Organisation: NC Bank Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Business

About NC:
The principal mission of NC Bank Uganda Limited is to be the leading financial services provider to our target market whilst being committed to the highest standards of service and exceeding our stakeholder's expectations. The Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIC Bank Limited, Kenya; it started operations in June 2012 as a fully licensed commercial bank.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

=The Head of Corporate Banking will be charged with ensuring NC Bank’s corporate banking activities sore beyond its competitors.
=Take lead of a team of Relationship Managers in serving corporate customers.
=Offering customers with competitive products and services so as to make NC Bank their preferred Bank of choice.
=Ensuring strict adherence to credit policies, KYC/AML requirements and all relevant banking regulations
=Responsible for ensuring that the business unit's performance is in line with budget expectations.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

=The applicant must hold a good bachelor’s degree from a recognised university. An MBA will be an added advantage.
=Possess a good understanding of lending principles, regulations and the inherent risks in advancing various types of credit facilities both in theory as well as from practical experience.
=Must have a commanding knowledge of the requirements of businesses and companies operating in Uganda
=Possess at least five years’ experience in commercial banking three of which must have been at management level in Corporate Banking.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who match the above competencies should please send their applications together with updated CVs indicating 3 key references, academic transcripts and testimonials to the: Human Resource Officer at NC Bank Uganda Limited, Plot 4/6 Rwenzori Towers P.O. Box 28707, Kampala, Uganda or via email: HR@nc-bank.com

NB: Only short listed candidates shall be contacted.

Deadline: Friday, 14th February, 2014.

Monitoring & Evaluation Manager Vacancy at VSO in Kampala, Uganda

Job Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Organisation: VSO
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Programmes

About VSO:
VSO is an international development agency whose work revolves around four development areas, linked to the priorities of our partners, international development targets and our areas of expertise. These are health, HIV and AIDS, participation and governance, secure livelihoods and education. We're committed to gender equality in all our work so that men and women have equal opportunities to realise their potential.

Job Summary: The M&E Manager will develop, implement, lead and manage the country office monitoring and evaluation systems, providing guidance and support to employees and volunteers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

=Responsible for strategic M&E development to enhance impact and effectiveness
=Steer organizational knowledge management
=Responsible for programme development
=Internal and external reporting and research management
=Financial and resource management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

=The applicant should possess a good bachelor’s degree in related field
=Three years’ hands-on M&E experience at management level.
=Proven ability to work on complex development programmes with strong research skills - qualitative and quantitative.
=Practical experience within development context desirable.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified applicants with a desire to work in one of the world’s prestigious non-profit organisations, VSO should  apply by sending their updated CVs (maximum 3 pages) and a cover letter to VSO recruitment at vsouganda@vsoint.org adding: Application - (insert job) - (your name)

Deadline: 14th February 2014