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| Design without Borders Africa |
Accounts Assistant Job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: January 10 2024
Hiring Organization: Design without Borders Africa
Job Details:
Design without Borders Africa (DwB) is looking for an organised, critical and trustworthy individual with legal working status in Uganda, experience in accounting, bookkeeping, and financial reporting with a willingness to get immersed into the practice of human centred design.
The Accounts assistant will contribute to the day-to-day implementation of the company’s accounting and finance systems, policies and procedures. He/ she will participate in project budget preparation and review alongside ensuring compliance with accounting and financial legal requirements. He/she will also participate in the management of the financial bookkeeping - ensuring financial efficiency through maintaining records of expenditures and profit. The financial assistant will report directly to the Finance Manager.
Qualifications
• Applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, accounting, commerce or similar from a recognised institution.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) at level 1 or 2 is an advantage.
• Two (2) years of relevant experience in the accounting or finance field.
• Proper understanding of office administration and management functions.
• Exceptional ability to prepare financial reports, project budgets and record maintenance.
• Proficient in application of Quickbooks accounting software.
• An analytical mindset with problem-solving skills and organisational skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
Additional Information
The role will include the following roles and responsibilities:
• Reporting to the Finance Manager or other project managers as required.
• Reviewing budgets, including staffing, work plans, and fee structures.
• Providing project managers and clients with timely financial reports and budgets, as well as project forecasts.
• Proper management of project expenses, and maintenance of relevant records such as updating the ledgers, support receipts, LPOs, invoices and other relevant documentation.
• Maintaining complete and proper records of revenue, accountability, expenditure, assets and liabilities and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial information.
• Monitoring receivable income and supporting project managers with collections and follow-ups
• Issuing invoices and purchase orders, as well as paying consultants, subcontractors, vendors, and supplier bills.
• Ensuring proper financial data entry and analysis by checking for accuracy, completeness and coding before transactions are entered into the accounting system
• Assist with preparing financial reports and coordination of the audit process with both internal and external auditors.
• Manage payments to project team, service providers, and preparation of reimbursables to staff on project programmes.
• Handle monthly reconciliations for petty cash.
• Reconciliation of client accounts and follow up on payments and effective handling of receivables.
• Ensuring all relevant documentation is on file.
• Any other tasks as assigned by the Finance Manager.
Application procedure
Interested and qualified? Click here to apply.
Date Posted: 2023-12-12
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