Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development Project Accountant Jobs in Uganda

Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development Project Accountant Jobs in Uganda

Job Purpose

The Project Accountant will assist the Financial Management Specialist to carry out financial
management (FM) work in respect to GROW Project implementation. S/He will assist in management and monitoring of all the financial activities of the project in line with the international and the Government of Uganda (GoU) financial regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Process payments to service providers and remit statutory deduction to relevant authorities in accordance with operating guidelines.

Prepare schedule of payments approved by the Financial Management Specialist (FMS) indicating period taken to complete payment process.

Perform monthly bank reconciliation and prepare reconciliation statements for review by the FMS.

Prepare staff payroll and statutory deductions for remittance to the relevant authorities

Monitor the project budgets, expenditures and costs and ensure control over project funds use.

Carry out analysis of payment requests and reconcile them with approved documentation including Local Purchase Orders (LPO) and contracts.

Process and post payment invoices into financial management system in line with approved work-plans.

Generate summary of LPO in the financial management system on monthly basis, prepare reports on outstanding payments / obligations and extract periodic commitment
control Reports.

Update expenditure control cards for contractual payments and ensure no contract overruns.

Review reimbursement claims submitted by beneficiaries and project implementation unit and process payment in compliance with operational and financial procedures.

Reviewing expenditure accountability documentation for completeness, adequacy and
compliance with financial and operational guidelines.

Perform monthly bank reconciliation and prepare reconciliation statements for review and approval.

Participate in preparation of periodic progress management reports in accordance with GoU and World Bank guidelines.

Support preparation of annual statutory financial reports and accounts.

Participate in assets verification and stock taking exercises and update the project assets register and stores records as appropriate

Any other duties as will be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

Applicants should possess an honors degree in Accounting or Finance, Commerce,

Business Administration ALL with a major in accounts.

A Professional Qualification in Accountancy (e.g CPA, ACCA) and Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU).

Experience and Competencies

Minimum six years of professional public/private sector experience in Finance and
accounting. Three (3) years of work experience with a World Bank funded project is an added advantage.

Should have working knowledge of Government of Uganda Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS), Program Budgeting System (PBS) and other financial systems (e.g Sun, Oracle Financials, Navision).

Proficient with Microsoft products (e.g. Excel, Access, word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Vision)

Excellent communication and report writing skills’

Proven high degree of honesty, integrity and versatility.

Must be prepared to work under pressure to meet tight project targets’

Good Interpersonal Skills and ability to relate well with a multiplicity of stakeholders.

Deliverables

For the reports, the accountant should be in position to prepare the draft interim financial reports (IFRs) for submission to the FMS for review.

Should be in position to prepare the draft annual financial statements for submission to the FMS for review

Monthly report on outstanding invoices and payments to service providers.

Maintained filling system of payment documentation.

Updated advance register & listing of accountability from components.

Monthly bank reconciliation statements.

Payroll and update on statutory deduction returns.

Updated Fixed Asset Register

Monthly expenditure reports on motor vehicle and telephone usage.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social Development Project Accountant Jobs in Uganda

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