Job Title:    Accounting Officer (Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: GiveDirectly

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

GiveDirectly is driving a re-evaluation of the assumptions underlying international philanthropy with a provocative model: we deliver donations directly to the extreme poor and let them decide what to do with them. This approach builds on two converging trends: the rapid spread of electronic last-mile payments solutions in the emerging markets, and the large body of experimental evidence showing that direct transfers are as or more cost-effective at reducing poverty than more traditional, top-down approaches. GiveDirectly’s field operations utilize state-of-the-art technology and business processes to deliver transfers securely, efficiently, and transparently. Our unorthodox approach – allowing the poor, and not the donor, to choose where they invest – has prompted debate in the popular press and among policy makers.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Accounting

• Documenting transactions in accordance with GD’s global bookkeeping standards in GD’s accounting software
• Reconciling bank statements
• Participating in financial audits and in special reporting to donors and regulatory bodies (immigration, NGO regulator, etc.)
• Implementing payment and procurement protocols, including ensuring proper documentation and adherence to controls
• Implementing asset management protocols including asset verifications and reconciliations
• Preparing and presenting budget to actual reports
• Implementing compliance requirements from tax regulators and donors
• Assisting in budget preparation and management activities
• Assisting on other monthly and periodic close tasks as assigned with time

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional experience in accounting or finance is an added advantage.
• On track to complete a professional qualification (CPA/ ACCA).
• Working language competence in English.
• Competence in advanced excel is required.
• Alignment to GD values (listed below).
• Bonus: Ability to work in a fast-paced, start-up, or matrix work environment.

GD Values:

• Recipients first – We prioritize recipient preferences over those of donors or ourselves.
• Team next – We do what’s best for organizational – not individual – success.
• Be proactively candid – We say what we believe, and are honest in sharing information.
• Create positive energy – We strive to be a source – not drain – of energy for our colleagues.
• Think rigorously; act quickly – We are intellectually rigorous with a drive towards action – not debate.
• Accept reality. Propose solutions – We do not dwell on problems. We work actively to create solutions.
• Be productively ambitious – We take the risks to pursue industry-changing success, not incremental progress.
• Know yourself and grow – We recognize and accept our imperfections with a focus on growth.