Programme Accountant - Financial Accounts NGO Careers - WaterAid

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head of Finance

WaterAid’s

Vision is of a world where everyone has access to safe water and sanitation.

Our mission is to transform lives by improving access to safe water, hygiene

and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities, WaterAid works with partners

to maximize its impacts for policy change/influence.

                                               

WaterAid

works through supporting local organizations and government authorities to

design low cost sustainable projects using appropriate and affordable

technologies that can be managed by the community itself.  WaterAid also seeks to influence the policy

change through government and other key international organizations to secure

and protect the right of poor people to safe, affordable water and sanitation

services.

Job Summary: The Programme Accountant – Financial Accounts

will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of accounting and financial

control including processing and recording all transactions on the system and

supporting period end processes. The incumbent assists the Head of Finance to

implement effective and efficient financial controls within the context of the

country strategy as well as the global finance team objectives in a bid to

efficiently manage all finances.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct routine financial accounting
  
  functions including processing and recording all transactions on the
  
  system in line with organizational policy, international accounting
  
  standards and local GAAP. Ensuring timeliness, efficiency and
  
  completeness.


• Ensure the safety and effective use of WAU
  
  financial assets and inventories. This includes monitoring of vehicle fuel
  
  consumption, ensuring accurate recording and updates, recovery information
  
  and performing periodic cash counts and stock counts


• Follow up and monitor staff cash floats and
  
  loans to ensure that the advances are liquidated in line with
  
  organisational policies and procedures.


• Prepare and submit of accurate schedules of
  
  statutory deduction and accounts, within government timelines.


• The incumbent will support the Country
  
  Finance team in any other finance function as assigned from time to time
  
  like producing donor reports to which you are the finance lead as per the
  
  Restricted Income Project


• Maintain gratuity fund records and update
  
  staff and fund managers of the position of affairs of the pension fund on
  
  a regular basis


• Provide relevant information for the monthly
  
  cash flow forecasts as well as support the Head of Finance in ensuring a
  
  successful, and timely Sun systems month-end and year End closing process
  
  by ensuring that the Balance sheet, trial Balance, Income and expenditure
  
  are accurately reflected.


• Actively participate in internal, external
  
  and other audits as commissioned by WAU and be part of implementing
  
  recommendations from the audit action plan.


• Lead or support in improving the financial
  
  accounting processes and systems to contribute to maintaining and
  
  enhancing their efficiency and effectiveness.


• Provide support to other teams in the country
  
  program, passing on or escalating issues appropriately to facilitate
  
  compliance to organizational policies.


• Develop and maintain effective working
  
  relationships across the finance team and other stakeholders to ensure an
  
  integrated approach, mutual learning and effective use of resources.


• Routinely monitor the running cash and bank
  
  balances to ensure efficient management of the cash resources and
  
  organization liquidity.


• Occasionally with the Partner support
  
  officers will visit partners and work in the field


• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Head
  
  of Finance.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Handling queries on financial matters from
  
  programme and finance staff.


• Supervise day to day transaction processing
  
  ¡V problem solving.


• Build financial management Capacity of
  
  finance staff at transaction processing


• Contributes to effective project expenditure
  
  monitoring and consistency


• In expenditure coding.


• Undertakes quality control checks.


• Provide on the job training.


• Manages own time effectively to achieve
  
  departmental solutions.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant for the WaterAid Programme
  
  Accountant – Financial Accounts career opportunity should hold Level 2
  
  /skills level part qualified with CA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or a Bachelor’s
  
  degree in a Finance field


• Quality and relevant experience in finance
  
  and accountancy in a senior position in a major organisation


• IT literate and excellent knowledge and
  
  skills in using computer based Accounting systems and Microsoft Excel and
  
  Word packages.


• Previous experience in preparing and
  
  monitoring budgets & developing monitoring and reporting systems.


• Demonstrated ability to provide financial
  
  analysis and interpretation to Country Management Team for
  
  decision-making.


• Knowledge of government policies and
  
  regulations on financial management and taxation


• Knowledge of international donor reporting
  
  requirements


• Risk analysis and risk management experience


• Excellent (proven) interpersonal both oral and
  
  written communication skills.


• Highly numerical skills


• Ability to think strategically with excellent
  
  planning and prioritisation skills


• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.


• Successfully leading, managing, building high
  
  performing teams and developing capacity in professional finance teams.


• Strong knowledge of fund accounting regulations
  
  for non-profit organisations is desired


• Prior experience in using SUN systems and
  
  vision excel is desired


• Past experience of designing, co-ordinating
  
  and delivering training programmes is an added advantage


• Self-motivated person, able to work without
  
  close supervision


• Show commitment to WaterAid’s values and ways
  
  of working.

• Highly creative and proactive.


• Able to work effectively in a diverse team
  
  environment


• Good motivator of others


• Willing to work additional hours at crucial
  
  times


• Willing to travel at short notice nationally
  
  and internationally.


• Commitment to equality and diversity
  
  (including sensitivity to HIV/AIDS).


• High degree of personal integrity.

All

suitably qualified and interested with a desire to work with WaterAid should

endeavor to send a filled application form, download

here, to: wateraid@nftconsult.com

Deadline: 15^th April 2016