Accountant NGO Careers - Oxfam

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Oxfam

is an international confederation of 17 affiliates networked together in more

than 90 countries committed to ridding the world of poverty and injustice. To

achieve this, we support local projects in developing countries, we lobby

governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest

people and we campaign to involve citizens in our work. We implement our

programs by working with local NGO partners and civil society organizations and

engaging with private sector and governments. Oxfam employs over 6,000 people

worldwide in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our program is anchored on

three broad themes deliberately focused on Women’s Rights: Resilient

Livelihoods, Governance and Accountability and Humanitarian Preparedness and

Response.

Job Summary: The Accountant will be in charge of capturing and

processing of accounting data to generate monthly and annual financial reports

of the organisation in accordance with the Oxfam financial manual and generally

accepted accounting principles using the Pastel software.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The jobholder manages financial data entry in
  
  the pastel accounting software and production of monthly financial reports
  
  for submission to the Hague.


• Prepares the monthly payroll in consultation
  
  with the Human Resource and FOM;


• Conducts the administrative organisation of
  
  all data on payments and receipts of the office running costs, keeping
  
  records of all financial transactions.


• Manages cash transactions in the office and
  
  maintains contact with the bank and HQ regarding financial transactions.
  
  Calculates currency conversions, records cash movements and prepares bank
  
  reconciliations;


• Maintains financial records through filing,
  
  retrieval, retention, storage, compilation, coding, updating and purging
  
  in Pastel;


• In charge of the production of management
  
  accounts from pastel


• Key contact both in internal and external
  
  audits


• Supports the program finance officers in
  
  preparation of donor reports;


• Supports the FOM & PFM by participating
  
  fully in relevant funding activities, and assists in the development of
  
  donor proposals, budget submissions and other necessary activities to
  
  secure funding for program objectives


• Performs any other relevant duty at the
  
  request of the line manager.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The applicant for the Oxfam Accountant
  
  vacancy should hold academic qualifications in Accounting, financial
  
  management, commerce, economics or related field (B.Com/BBA) and
  
  professional accounting qualifications CPA/ACCA.


• Significant knowledge and experience of all
  
  core financial management activities, including accounts payable, cash
  
  management, budget development, statutory requirements (particularly
  
  related to Ugandan standards) and standard accounts


• Proficiency in numeracy skills and experience
  
  using a computerised financial management information systems preferably
  
  Pastel and good computer skills (Excel especially, Word)


• Demonstrated ability to prioritise work
  
  issues to meet deadlines with minimal supervision and adjust to constantly
  
  changing situations while maintaining focus on delivery and follow-through


• Excellent analytical and conceptual thinking
  
  skills with a proven proactive approach to identifying and resolving
  
  problems and suggesting improvements that continuously seek to provide a
  
  better service to Oxfam.


• Excellent personal communication skills, in
  
  written and verbal English


• A high level of self-awareness, personal
  
  energy, stamina and flexibility. Ability to work creatively, effectively
  
  and under own initiative


• Keen attention to detail


• Show commitment to Oxfam’s overall aims and
  
  policies and experience of promoting women’s rights and the interests of
  
  marginalized people in all aspects

Behavioural Competencies:

• Humility: We put ‘we’ before ‘me’ and place an
  
  emphasis on the power of the collective, nurture the team and play to the
  
  strengths of each individual. We are not concerned with hierarchical
  
  power, and we engage with, trust and value the knowledge and expertise of
  
  others across all levels of the organization.


• Relationship Building: We understand the importance of
  
  building relationship, within and outside the organization. We have the
  
  ability to engage with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders in
  
  ways that lead to increased impact for the organisation.


• Listening: We are good listeners who can see
  
  where deeper levels of thoughts and tacit assumptions differ. Our messages
  
  to others are clear, and consider different preferences.


• Mutual Accountability: We can explain our decisions and how
  
  we have taken them based on our organizational values. We are ready to be
  
  held to account for what we do and how we behave, as we are also holding
  
  others to account in a consistent manner.


• Self-Awareness: We are able to develop a high degree
  
  of self-awareness around our own strengths and weaknesses and our impact
  
  on others. Our self-awareness enables us to moderate and self-regulate our
  
  behaviors to control and channel our impulses for good purposes.


• Enabling: We all work to effectively empower
  
  and enable others to deliver the organizations goals through creating
  
  conditions of success. We passionately invest in others by developing
  
  their careers, not only their skills for the job. We provide freedom;
  
  demonstrate belief and trust provide appropriate support. We give more
  
  freedom and demonstrate belief and trust, underpinned with appropriate
  
  support.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online at

the web link below.

Deadline: 22^nd April 2016