Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Project Accountant Jobs in Uganda

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Project Accountant Jobs in Uganda

Reports to: Financial Controller

Duty Station: Lira

Contract Duration: Two-year contract renewable based on satisfactory performance against agreed targets and deliverables.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Accountant will report to the Project Financial Controller in performing the following duties:

Follow-up the districts and other implementing agencies for expenditure justifications

Review eligibility of expenditure in accordance with the financing agreement

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.

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.

Examine the financial management information provided to Project Manager, MAAIF 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.

Minimum Academic Qualifications

The candidate must be a certified public accountant, duly registered with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).

Working Experience

A minimum of 4 years relevant working experience

Relevant working experience on a donor funder project is of added advantage ;

Competencies

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 data base set-ups;

Knowledge of IFMS and mapping of the system desirable.

How to Apply

All candidates should send their written applications with copies of identification documents ,academic credentials, testimonials and detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), indicating contact details of (03) referees addressed to the

Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries,

P.O. Box 102 Entebbe,

Uganda

Or hand delivered to the Ministry Registry located at Plot No.14 Lugard Road, Entebbe

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted Submission deadline: Friday 4th November 2022

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