Accountant At Child’s i Foundation

Role: Accountant

Duration of Contract: Three (3) months

Primary Location: Kampala

Job Summary: The Accountant will provide support to the finance department in accomplishment of tasks and activities for the organization on a timely and accurate basis. These include transaction processing and bookkeeping, Statutory Compliance and ensuring internal control effectiveness

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Transactions processing and bookkeeping.

• To work in conjunction with the Finance team to prepare transactions for payment, ensure that all financial transactions for CiF are accurately posted in the QuickBooks accounting system on a timely and accurate basis, supported by properly kept files of supporting documents. Including but not limited to;
• Receiving accountabilities & raising Journal Vouchers.
• Posting petty cash payments.
• Cross Checking payment vouchers before posting
• Preparing Journal Vouchers as needed
• Preparing direct cost allocation Journal vouchers.
• Preparing donated goods & services Journal voucher.

Statutory Compliance and ensuring internal control effectiveness

• To work in conjunction with the Finance team members to ensure that the organization’s internal control and policies are complied with and that internal risks are adequately mitigated.
• Reading and being aware of relevant policy documents and ensuring policies are followed
• Supporting the monthly asset verification exercise.
• Monthly filling and remittances of PAYE, WHT, NSSF & LST returns by 15th of the following month
• Making follow-up with staff advances to ensure timely submission of accountabilities and accuracy.
• Printing and filing monthly bank statements for all bank accounts held by the Organisation
• Supplier account reconciliation.

Other

• Monthly stock counts and reconciliations with Quickbooks system.
• Updating asset register with new additions.
• Any other duties as may be required by the finance team members

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or its equivalent
• Part or completed ACCA/CPA
• At least three years of work experience in INGO
• Working knowledge of Quick books accounting software
• Knowledge in using MS-Office packages, especially Excel, Word and Gmail.
• Fluent in English, good communication skills, both written and verbal;
• Flexible in approach to tasks and working hours