Job Title: Assistant Accountant (Fresher NGO Jobs)
Organisation: World Vision International
Duty Station: Yumbe, Uganda
Reports to: Response Finance Manager
About US:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The incumbent will assist in providing financial and grant accounting support to the response in line with World Vision accounting policies & procedures and donor grants agreements. Liaise and support Response Finance Manager on all financial matters relating to the response.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide grants and financial technical support to the response/grants program staff including on-the-job training in order to maintain accurate and reliable financial information
- Prepare and file supporting documents for all accounting transactions in compliance with WVU & WVI financial policies and guidelines and coordinate banking issues
- Participate in the preparation monthly bank reconciliation with the support of the Response Finance Manager
- Manage staff travel and business advances by ensuring accuracy, authenticity, completeness and timely retirement of advances and monthly Account Allocation in SUN
- “Prepare payment vouchers (using Voucher Interface) and allocate various response and grants expenses to different cost centers/grants in compliance with WV Cost Allocation Methodologies and donor requirements and managing petty cash
- Participate in the audit processes of the projects, particularly facilitating audit team members’ easy access to the project financial records
- Code & Monitor budgets and also participate in the preparation of different project reports
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the World Vision Assistant Accountant job must hold a Degree in Business Administration/Commerce-with accounting option.
- Excellent spoken and written command of English.
- Good communication, writing, facilitation;
- Track record demonstrating high integrity, innovativeness, creativity, reliability and dependable
- Excellent computer application skills in Microsoft packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
- Team player, Self-motivator, able to work with limited supervision;
- Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
- Pursuing professional course added advantage
- Analytical skills
- Computer skills (word, Excel, power point preferred)
- Communication skill
- Reporting skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to submit your application and complete Curriculum Vitae by applying online through visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.
Deadline: 1st August 2023