FIDA Career Jobs - Senior Accountant ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

Reports

to: Director Finance

& Administration

FIDA (The Uganda Association of

Women Lawyers) was established in 1974 by a group of women lawyers with the primary

objective of promoting their professional and intellectual growth. FIDA Uganda

established its first legal aid clinic in Kampala in 1988, with the objective

of providing legal services to indigent women to enable them access justice.

Job

Summary: The Senior

Accountant will be responsible for assisting the Director Finance &

Administration (DFA)  in areas of

Budgeting, Preparation of cash flows, Financial Reporting in Donor formats and

upholding the International Accountings Standards, Donor Requirements as well

as country Regulations.

Key

Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Technically support the DFA in

ensuring the financial viability of the organization:

·        
Keep

updating the financial status of the organisation; noting any problems, threats

or funding gaps and recommending appropriate corrective action

·        
In

charge of preparing the account balances to ensure that sufficient funds are

available for discharging forthcoming payments; ensuring that appropriate

action is taken if necessary

·        
Prepare

budget vs actual expenditure and reporting to the Director Finance &

Administration  concerning progress;

highlighting any problems or concerns with recommendations for appropriate

action

·        
Critically

reviewing requests for expenditure and managing budgets in order to ensure

sufficient funds before forwarding to the DFA for signing approval

2. To support the DFA in the Preparation

of Budgets:

·        
Responsible

for preparing donor budgets within the required timelines to support narrative

funding proposals whenever the organisation is responding to any call for

proposals

·        
In

charge of preparing of the annuals budgets that reflect the organisation

forecasted activities in liaison with other organisation departments.

·        
Technically

support other members of staff in the development of departmental budgets to be

consolidated into the Annual Budgets.

3. Support the DFA Reporting:

·        
Prepare

Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual Donor Reports in the specific Donor reporting

formats and as per their specific guidelines/ requirements and timelines.

·        
Support

the DFA in the management of the weekly cash flows

·        
Continuous

posting / updating/ postings of payments in the donor reporting format/

templates to aid assessment of budget vs Actual and resulting variances before

additional expenditure on activities can be approved

·        
Prepare

weekly cash flows and cash position to aid weekly expenditure approval against

different donor activity budget lines

4. Support the internal and External

Audit process; including but not limited to:

·        
Actively

participate in the external audit by providing necessary documents in your

custody as required by the Auditors

·        
Support

by answering some audit queries as may be necessary.

·        
Support

other staff members in observing control environment to enable smooth audits.

5. Participate in the preparation of

Annual Statutory Accounts:

·        
Take

part in the Annual Statutory Reporting. 

·        
Prepare

relevant statutory Reporting schedules as necessary

6. Oversee and support subordinate staff

in delivering on their deliverables:

·        
Support

the accountant in the performance of her duties

·        
Perform

any other duties as requested by the Director Finance & Administration

Qualifications,

Skills and Experience: 

·        
The

ideal applicant should hold a relevant university degree

·        
CPA

or equivalent professional accountancy qualification

·        
A

minimum of three years’ experience in a senior management position

·        
Detailed

knowledge and understanding of accounting and financial reporting in the not

for profit sector

·        
Strong

conceptual and analytical thinking

·        
Proven

track record in managing complex budgets and reporting systems

All interested candidates should send

their application and attach their detailed curriculum vitae giving three

referees and copies of academic and professional certificates to:

Certified Public Accountants

Tel: +256 741 392 610 or +256 755 831 298

Softcopy email applications can be sent

to: jobs@osillocpa.com with the job

title in the subject of Email.