JOB DETAILS:

Job Summary
The person will be responsible for accounting duties such as ensuring that funds expended are in accordance with accepted accounting principles. They will be responsible for recording all financial transactions for the institute into the accounting system, assisting in the preparation of budget forecasts for projects, ensuring prompt fees payments, computation of taxes and preparation of tax returns, reconciling accounts, among others, and performing any other duties as assigned from time to time.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Ensures that funds expended are in accordance with “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”, and LGIHE policy, donor regulations and requirements, Ugandan law, standard operating procedures, and best business practices.
• Record all financial transactions for the organization into the accounting system
• Assist in the preparation of budget forecasts for the institution’s activities
• Ensure promptly bank payments and to reconcile accounts payable and receivables periodically
• Ensure that every financial transaction is properly approved by a budget-holder signatory, is properly documented, files are complete and demonstrates evidence of compliance with the organization’s policy, donor requirements, and standard
operating procedures
• Ensure that transfers to Mobile Money service providers are done in a timely manner, and that MM payments are done in an efficient, timely manner
• Review all costs and travels have adequate prior authorization and approval prior to payment remittance and to follow up on all discrepancies identified
• Ensures that all payments for purchases of goods and services are made according to organization’s regulations
• Receive, review, and liquidate petty cash promptly in accordance with the organization’s policies and to conduct cash count reconciliations at least once a week.
• Perform bank reconciliations on a monthly basis
• Prepare and submit Monthly Financial reports to the supervisor
• Process withholding tax payments & prepare withholding tax certificates for all appropriate payments and distribute these accordingly
• Computation of taxes and preparation of tax returns
• Maintain good working relationship with the organization’s stake holders
• Provide training to staff on accounting procedures & policies as and when required
• Identify and submit documentation to the auditors as needed
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time-to-time

Required Minimum Education, experience, knowledge and skills:
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting Option
• Partial or complete professional qualification in ACCA or CPA will be an added advantage
• Over five years of hands-on experience in accounting in a reputable organization
• Knowledge of Manager.io accounting system will be an added advantage
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and fluency in English
• Capacity to deal with multi-tasks and be able to adhere to deadlines in a busy environment, and good time management skills