Accounts Assistant job at Uganda Law Society

Uganda Law Society is hiring a Accounts Assistant with the following key duties and responsibilities;

Responsibilities or duties

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Handling the project payments and revenue;
• Preparation of Project Financial Report as guided and required by the donor
• Maintain the petty cash and other cash balances held by the finance department but in line with the financial guidelines;
• Maintaining both manual and electronic books of accounts the project and in line with financial reporting standards;
• Coordinate the signing, by authorized signatories, of all processed project payments after clearance of the HFA and CEO and within the established payment cycles unless otherwise directed;
• Promptly ensure that all signed suppliers’ checks under the Project are expeditiously paid out to the respective suppliers and within established procedures to minimize risk of loss;
• Promptly prepare weekly and monthly project reports
• Ensure timely reconciliation of the projects’ accounts and clinic accountability j) Make all the necessary preparations for the Internal and External audits;
• Any other lawful duties as may be assigned by the Head Finance and Administration and the Chief Executive Officer.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Should hold a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting option) or related field.
• CPA completed Level 11 will be an added advantage.
• NGO Experience is A MUST
• Excellent Knowledge of Quick Books, ERP based systems and Excel Experience

Experience needed

• A minimum of two years’ experience.

Key Competencies

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• High integrity, self-driven and able to set own work schedule with rigorous deadlines.
• Ability to initiate and complete assignments and to work under demanding circumstances with minimal supervision.
• Strong organization, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication as well as team building skills.

• Handling the project payments and revenue;
• Preparation of Project Financial Report as guided and required by the donor
• Maintain the petty cash and other cash balances held by the finance department but in line with the financial guidelines;
• Maintaining both manual and electronic books of accounts the project and in line with financial reporting standards;
• Coordinate the signing, by authorized signatories, of all processed project payments after clearance of the HFA and CEO and within the established payment cycles unless otherwise directed;
• Promptly ensure that all signed suppliers’ checks under the Project are expeditiously paid out to the respective suppliers and within established procedures to minimize risk of loss;
• Promptly prepare weekly and monthly project reports
• Ensure timely reconciliation of the projects’ accounts and clinic accountability j) Make all the necessary preparations for the Internal and External audits;
• Any other lawful duties as may be assigned by the Head Finance and Administration and the Chief Executive Officer.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• High integrity, self-driven and able to set own work schedule with rigorous deadlines.
• Ability to initiate and complete assignments and to work under demanding circumstances with minimal supervision.
• Strong organization, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication as well as team building skills.
• Excellent Knowledge of Quick Books, ERP based systems and Excel Experience

• Should hold a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting option) or related field.
• CPA completed Level 11 will be an added advantage.
• NGO Experience is A MUST