Vacancy title:
Assistant Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
Soroti University

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, August 18 2025

Duty Station:
Soroti | Soroti | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 5 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Purpose of the Job

To provide support in the development of budgets, the monitoring of expenditure, preparation of period end accounting adjustments and making input to annual reporting.

Person Specifications

1) Should have a Honors Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting or Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option) or BBA (Accounting & Finance) from a reputable organisation.

2) Being a student of Professional Accounting Qualifications is an added advantage

3) Knowledge of computerized accounting systems software.

Duties and Responsibilities

a) Processes payments and perform clerical work as assigned.

b) Maintains up-to-date accounting records and ensures safe custody.

c) Monitors revenue and expenditure performance against budget.

d) Participates in Budget preparation, monitoring and control.

e) Reconciles revenue collected to bank account.

f) Reviews accounting systems, identifies weaknesses and proposes improvements.

g) Contributes towards innovations, creativity and fund-raising strategies.

h) Performs any other official duties as may be assigned by the accountant.

Key Outputs

i Budget preparation, monitoring and control supported.

ii Accounting records are maintained and reporting done.

iii Revenue and expenditure performance against budget monitored.

iv Reconciles revenue collected to bank account.

v Accounting systems reviewed, weaknesses identified, and improvements proposed.

vi Contributes towards innovations, creativity and fund-raising strategies made.

vii Payments processed and clerical works performed as assigned

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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