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13 Sep 2022

Assistant Accountant at World Vision Uganda (WVU)

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Job Description


To assist in providing financial technical support to the programme/cluster in accordance with World Vision accounting policies and procedures and the Acceptable International Financial Accounting standards.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.
Financial management
• Allocate various expenses to cost center accounts made on vouchers in compliance with WV Cost Allocation Methodologies
• Prepare and file supporting documents for all accounting transactions in compliance with WVU financial guidelines and manual
• Accuracy of expense coding and cost allocation
• Clean Balance Sheet items, no account to be overdue more than 30days- ( Account allocation)
• 100% transactions filed on daily basis
• Initiate and prepare Mobile Money transactions (using Voucher Interface) and submit to the cluster Program Accountant for upload to Share point daily
• 100% approved mobile money transactions initiated on daily basis for disbursements

Financial planning & budget management:
• Assist in developing programme/AP/cluster budgets in compliance with the programme / cluster/APs’ Plan
• 100% Projects Budgets in Horizon and Sun systems
• Zero project with True Overspending at end of the FY.

Financial reporting:
• Prepare and participate in discussion of the financial report with programme/AP team on 12th every month.
• Monthly financial reports and minutes of FFR discussions signed off by all staff
• 100% completion of LDR.

Risk management:
• Support the Programmes /cluster during the internal and external auditing
• Maintain completed/updated stores records and items (stock cards, bin cards, good received notes, stores requisitions and returns books, delivery notes and way bills in accordance with WVI/WVU policy.
• No Repeated Audit Findings
• Quarterly AP monitoring visits
• Well management Inventory system in place

Capacity building:
• Train and upgrade skills and knowledge of the programme/cluster staff and partners on accounting policies and procedures.
• Hands on support to non-finance staff.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience.
• A university degree, with a major in Accounting/Finance/Auditing
• A minimum of three years’ post qualification experience.
• Extensive Computer knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Vision Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is required.
• Must have proven knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Internal Control Procedures.
• Written and Oral Communication skills are essential, and the incumbent must be a team builder, who is able to work successfully in a multicultural environment.
• A high level of integrity is required.
• At least 3 years relevant technical and business work experience.
• Partial professional qualification in A.C.C.A, CPA, CA, CIA or CMA or equivalent.
• Preferred Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
• Experience of working in the field(communities) Previous working knowledge and experience of SUN accounting software Knowledge of project management and project cycles Additional professional qualifications

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Closing Date : 30th September, 2022




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