Accounts Assistant ( FULL TIME )

The National Council for Higher Education was established under “The Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001? for (a) regulating and guiding the establishment and management of Institutions of higher learning and (b) regulating the quality of higher education, equating of qualifications and for advising government on higher education issues.
The following positions are available at the National Council for Higher Education. All the positions are for a three-year contract, renewal on good performance and on mutual agreement.
Position 1: Accounts Assistant (1 post)

Duties
(i) Reports to Finance Officer;
(ii) Receive and process expense forms and requests for
payment;
(iii) Prepare cheques for payment;
(iv) Prepare staff monthly payrolls
(v) Prepare bank reconciliation statements;
(vi) Maintain the fixed assets register and inventory reconciliations;
(vii) Ensure proper arrangement of files and documents;
(vii) Carry out any other tasks assigned by management;
(viii) Carry out any other tasks assigned by the Executive Director.

Qualifications
(i) A Bachelors degree in Commerce or Business Administration (accounting option);
(ii) Partial professional qualification in CPA or ACCA;
(iii) At least three years experience in a similar role;
(iv) Excellent computer skills;
(v) Self-motivation and good organizational skills.

For all positions:
(i) Remuneration
The National Council for Higher Education pays an attractive consolidated package comparable to those of other statutory agencies.
(ii) Submission
Interested persons should personally deliver an application with all the necessary attachments of photocopies of certificates, awards, transcripts, names of three references, email and telephone contact numbers to the address below. Indicate on envelope the position applied for. Closing date is 21st May 2012.
The Executive Director
National Council for Higher Education
34 Cavers Crescent
P. O. Box 76 KYAMBOGO