Accounting Jobs at Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development

Job Title: ACCOUNTANT
Qualification

The position of an Accountant requires some one with 3 years' experience in managing finances of a Prominent Organization preferably a Government Ministry or Project. He or she should possess a Qualification majoring in Accounts or Finance.

Duties and Responsibilities

Aside from being asked to perform other official functions as required by the Finance and Administration manager

He/she shall perform the following duties and responsibilities:

Duty No. 1 Accounting and Financial Management

Responsibilities:

1. Managing ongoing cash and liquidity needs.

2. Designs and co-ordinates accounting, billing and payment systems for BOD - approved Annual Work and Financial Plan;

3. Assists in the conduct of annual external audit preparation and serves as primary staff liaison with auditor;

4. Manages payroll and benefits administration, including those of the branch offices;

5. Develops and updates Financial Management and accounting manuals as needed.



Duty No. 2 Financial and Management Report Production and Co-ordination




Responsibilities:




1. Co-ordinates the preparation of monthly internal statements and other management reports including preparation of analysis, interest earnings, loan portfolio schedules and other materials for book keeping purposes;




2. Prepares the Annual Financial Accomplishment Report for submission of FC and verification by the Internal Auditors;




3. Manages funder reporting requirements for foundation, corporate and government grants and investments;




Duty No. 3 Planning, Budgeting and Internal Controls

Responsibilities:

1. Establishes and maintains adequate treasury control system to handle any fund need.

2. Ensures that all requests for disbursements are within the approved budgets

3. Ensures that all liquidation of expenses are appropriate and properly documented

Duty No. 4 Acts as disbursement officer for all approved payables of the head

Responsibilities:

1. Releases payments, to the TBI and field stations..advances and cash advances to payees, vendors or employees and ensures that payees sign the voucher to acknowledge receipt of cash or cheque;

2. Stamps all disbursement vouchers and supporting documents "PAID" as soon as payment is made and disbursement voucher signed by payee;

3. Enters the transaction into the disbursement ledger;

Duty No.5 Handles collection of whatever payment is due from the Funders,branch offices, employees or other payers

Responsibilities:

1. Receives all cash and cheques from Funders, Field offices, employees or other payers

2. Issues official receipts (OR) for all payments and collections from groups/individuals

3. Deposits payments/collections received as soon as possible and

4. Maintains record of all collections received.

Duty No. 6 Takes custody of all funds (cash/cheques) of the Head Office

Responsibilities:

1. Maintains petty cash fund and follows all related imprest fund procedures for proper handling and maintenance of petty cash including the preparation of fund replenishment summary report

2. Prepares necessary bank slips/forms for cheque deposit/encashment and submits them together with supporting documents for approval for authorized signatory;

3. Keeps custody of un claimed salaries or un released cheques;

4. Prepares daily cash position report for submission to the finance manager

5. Performs and submits to Finance Controller monthly bank reconciliation report;

6. Maintains and regularly updates the cash book; and

7. Ensures that safe is properly handled

Minimum Competencies Required

1) Basic accounting/Financial management skills

2) At least a B.Com(Accounting) graduate

3) Ability to work under pressure

4) Incorruptible, of high integrity and;

5) Very honest, dependable and trustworthy

How to Apply:
Interested applicants to submit applications in both hard and electronic copies addressed to : The Director, Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development PIBID) P.O.Box 35747. Kampala. Plot No.26A,Lumumba Avenue, Kampala. or Email to:officeofdirector@pibid.org Plot 26A, Lumumba Avenue,
P. O. Box 35747 Kampala, Uganda

Deadline: 16th March 2012