Accounting Clerk Job In Uganda ( Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) - 2015

Job Title:  Accounting Clerk
Job Category: Accounting/Economics/Finance/NGO/Management
 Posted Date: 17.12.2014
Date of Expiry: 21.02.2015
Organization:  Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA)
Job Location: Kampala, Uganda

Job Details

About Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA):

The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa – SIHA Network – is a coalition of civil society organisations from Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Somaliland and Uganda. Founded in 1995, the organisation advocates for social change and gender equality in the Horn region and works specifically on protecting women’s human rights, promoting women’s access to justice, supporting economic empowerment and activating women’s political participation. SIHA’s secretariat/HQ is located in Kampala, Uganda and SIHA maintains field offices in Sudan and South Sudan.

Responsibilities: 

• Send open emailed invoices daily and date stamp


• Manage SIHA petty cash and prepare and review petty cash receipts and books


• Maintaining and manage SIHA accounts under the supervision of SIHA head of finance and to follow the guidance of SIHA financial  policy


• Regularly review invoices approved daily and scan into Capture system


• Follow up on inaccurate invoices in a timely manner


• Enters various data into appropriate database system to complete or update spreadsheet information


• Responsible for the preparations of SIHA projects financial  statements and reports  for the SIHA head of finance and the regional director and SIHA  program team


• Provide a regular analyses of the SIHA expenses and bank statements


• Maintains integrity of database accounting systems by regularly updating files, reports and spreadsheets. May include tenant, client, and vendor lists, purchase order account balances, time sheet data, billings or similar information


• May prepare various spreadsheets, reports and data lists as assigned


• May support others with account reconciliation functions


• Quickly responds to tenant, vendor, and staff requests for account information


• Performs other accounting clerical and administrative tasks which may include word processing, emails, preparing bank transactions, fund transfer checks,, handling the finance mail, etc


• Assist on any additional projects assigned by Senior Accountant or Director

Qualifications: 

• A four-year college degree in Accounting is required or an equivalent


• One year of basic accounting or bookkeeping experience is desired


• Three years’ experience in the field, preferably with an NGO.


• Knowledge of accounting and finance rules and regulation and strong working knowledge of account payables, receivables, budgets, and expenditure control is essential.


• Experience with QUICKBOOKS or a similar accounting system is a plus.


• Strong and proven professional integrity and work ethics is a must.


• Must be computer literate, including knowledge of word processing (Word), mail merge, scheduling (Outlook), spreadsheets (Excel) and other data base applications

To Apply: 

All candidates are encouraged to send their updated C.Vs, contact details for three professional references, and application/cover letter to mayada@sihanet.organd copy jemimah@sihanet.org