Entry Level IFAD Project Jobs - Accounts Assistant at Ministry of Local Government ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

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.

Job Summary:  The Accounts Assistant will support the

Financial Controller in ensuring a proper accounting filing system; follow up

of accountabilities from districts, staff, and other implementers, data entry

and reconciliations.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• In
  
  charge of the preparation of source documents, e.g. payment vouchers,
  
  journal vouchers


• Chronological
  
  filing of documents with adequate cross reference to ensure ease of
  
  retrieval


• Follow
  
  up of payments within the Ministry of Local Government


• In
  
  charge of data entry into the accounting system


• Responsible
  
  for the preparation of reconciliations for review by the financial
  
  controller;


• Actively
  
  facilitate both internal and external auditors to audit the project’s
  
  financial transactions and reports to meet the required submission dates
  
  by IFAD;


• Support
  
  the financial controller in preparation, follow-up and submission of
  
  withdrawal of funds to IFAD and GoU;


• Maintain
  
  key registers such as fixed assets; inputs into the contracts register,
  
  contract monitoring forms


• Assist
  
  the financial controller in the preparation of monthly, quarterly,
  
  semi-annual and annual reports regarding aspects of project financial
  
  monitoring bringing out variances and advising implementers as to the
  
  limits of expenditure;


• Perform
  
  any other duties that are assigned by the financial controller

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The
  
  ideal candidate should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or
  
  Business Administration majoring in accounting option from a recognised
  
  University / Institution. Plus professional qualifications like ACCA and
  
  CPA.


• A
  
  minimum of two years of relevant work experience


• Excellent
  
  quantitative and analytical skills;


• Computer-literate
  
  including accounting packages and well-versed in the use of Excel, Word
  
  and basic data base 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