Uganda: Africa Support Accountant

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Contract: 1 year renewable

Salary: $42,240-$47,520

Closing date: 13th July 2014

We have currently got an opening for an Africa Support Accountant to join our Regional Finance Team. The Regional Office based in Kampala, Uganda provides support to the Africa country offices. The Regional Finance team is responsible for overseeing the finances of the country programmes including donor reporting, budget preparation and all financial and management accounting and provides a link between the country offices and the global organisation to ensure a consistency of approach and high quality standards across all of Malaria Consortium.

The role of the Africa Support Accountant is to assist the Africa Finance Manager in supporting the region’s country finance teams to achieve their objectives of timely and accurate reporting and sound financial management of Malaria Consortium’s portfolio of programmes in each country. In addition, the Africa Support Accountant will provide the financial monitoring and support for a number of Malaria Consortium’s multi country projects, which are based in the regional office in Kampala.

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified accountant in recognised global body e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA

• A bachelor’s degree from a recognised university

• Knowledge of NGO donors and their financial reporting requirements

• Minimum of 8 years accountancy experience, with at least a year in a managerial position

• Working knowledge of accounting software

• Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft excel

• Good analytical and reporting skills

• High level of English, both written and spoken

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Willingness to travel to countries within the region

For more information please visit our website http://www.malariaconsortium.org/ where you will have access to the full job description. Please send your CV, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your current salary information, to Human Resources at HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org

Malaria Consortium thanks you for your application. However, due to the volume of applications received, only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks of the closing date.