Accountant job at CESVI

PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Overall is to collect, analyse, record and report the financial data ensuring that complies with
rules and regulations of CESVI accounting policies and procedures

KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Key Responsibilities
Office management
• Ensure the proper office management and organization of the Kampala office
• Maintaining proper stock sheets for office consumables and ensure their security
• Checking CESVI’s general mail on a daily basis and managing incoming and outgoing mails

Human Resource Management
• Support in the renewal of work permit/visas/insurance for the staff
• Support HR team in checking contract renewal, preparation of payroll and payslips, payment of taxes

Administrative management
• Prepare payment vouchers, cheques EFT requests
• Make copies of all signed cheques
• Ensure all monthly bank statements are received by the CESVI administration office;
• Ensure timely and safe cashing of cheques
• Verifying supporting documents from the field
• Filling and Photocopying all the accountability documents
• Preparation of monthly accountability, updating Prime Entry for each on-going project and share with line manager/HQ
• Verify cash availability for each on-going project and link with line manager/HQ in case of need of funds
• Draft of donor’s reports and share with line manager/HQ
• Preparation of Audits
• Support the line manager/HQ to ensure the compliance with any national regulations

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• A University Degree in quantitative disciplines (Preferably Economics, Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting , Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting or Finance or Taxation or statistics)
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in accounting in NGO operations
• Computer proficiency, including use of MS Excel, Word, and statistics packages
• Excellent interpersonal skills, teamwork, and mentoring skills
• Excellent writing, oral and organizational skills

Job application procedure

All qualified and interested candidates should send their Updated resume, Cover letter and mentioning 3 (three) professional referees’ contacts by email to: hrofficer@cesvioverseas.org mention the position applied for in the email subject line. Send as single PDF file. Do not attach academic certificates while applying this will be requested from contacted candidates later. NB: Only electronic applications will be considered. Deadline of receiving applications is Thursday 7/March /2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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