Organisation: Ministry of
Local Government
Funding Source: International
Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Project Name: Project for
Restoration of Livelihoods in the Northern Region (PRELNOR)
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
The Government
of the Republic of Uganda has received a loan and a grant from the
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to finance the Project
for Restoration of Livelihoods in the Northern Region (PRELNOR), and intends to
apply some of the proceeds to recruit staff to implement the project. PRELNOR
will cover the districts of Adjumani, Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Lamwo, Kitgum, Nwoya
and Pader.
The overall
goal of the PRELNOR is: Increased income, food security and reduced
vulnerability of poor rural households in the project area. This will be
through increased sustainable production, productivity and climate resilience
of smallholder farmers with increased and profitable access to domestic and
export markets.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The
Districts Support Accountant will follow-up the districts and other
implementing agencies for expenditure justifications - Regularly
review eligibility of expenditure in accordance with the financing
agreement - Routinely
report on the operation of internal control including budget controls and
report any deviations - Prepare
project reports to enable the withdrawal of funds from financers and
manage the overall treasury/ cash flow planning aspects of the project. - Assess
compliance with Uganda laws and regulations governing the operation of the
implementing institutions including accountancy standards and the
requirements for audits and financial reporting. - Regularly
review external auditor’s reports (Audit Opinions and management letters);
including any qualifications and whether any concerns raised by auditors
have been adequately addressed. - Review
reports of IFAD/GoU supervision or review missions and follow-up on the
implementation of agreed to actions. - Keenly
examine the financial management information provided to Project
Coordinator, MoLG and IFAD, in terms of its adequacy and timeliness. - Evaluate
programme/project accounting procedures including the adequacy of
financial reports in terms of accountability to multiple funding sources. - Evaluate
systems for asset management, provision for asset maintenance and
replacement. - Review
documented accounting procedures and accounting manuals in terms of their
adequacy, and correspondence between actual and documented procedures. - Evaluate
annual work plan and budgeting procedures, and budgetary control systems
applied to monitor actual expenditures versus budget including commitment
controls to avoid commitments beyond available resources. - Review
other aspects of the accounting and financial control systems including:
cash management and banking; procurement of goods and services; advances
and acquittals; authorisation of expenditure and budget/actual
comparisons.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
Districts Support Accountant should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce
or Business Administration majoring in accounting option from a recognised
University / Institution, plus professional qualifications like ACCA or
CPA. - A
minimum of five years of relevant work experience - Working
knowledge of work planning, budgeting and reporting; - Excellent
quantitative and analytical skills; - Computer-literate
including accounting packages and well-versed in the use of Excel, Word
and basic database set-ups.
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates should send their applications accompanied
with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates, transcripts
and testimonials including names and addresses of three referees to: Ag.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Worker’s House, 3rd Floor,
P.O. Box 7037 Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 14th August, 2015
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