Accounts Assistant Job at Lutheran World Federation (LWF) - Career Opportunity in Uganda

Vacancy title:
Accounts Assistant

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Accounting & Finance ]

Jobs at:

Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

Deadline of this Job:
04 December 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Uganda , Kampala , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 01, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is part of the Lutheran World Federation Department for World Service (LWF-DWS), an international humanitarian and development agency. LWF Uganda works to reduce people's vulnerability, supporting them to realize their potential, to build on their assets, and to respond to their own problems and needs. LWF Uganda is currently operating in Pader, Kitgum, Lamwo, Adjumani, Moyo Luuka, Kamwenge, and Kampala Districts. Please check https://www.lutheranworld.org for more details The LWF Uganda Program is looking for mature, qualified and experienced persons to fill the following positions: .

Job summary
The Accounts Assistant substantially contributes to the effective management of LWF Accounting and ensures that the implementation of financial related activities and maintaining accounting records, is handled in accordance with established LWF Uganda guidelines and procedures.


Duties and responsibilities
: • Maintains up to date and orderly record of all accounting and financial transactions as well as all other
• Makes a proper record of cash received and paid out through the evidence of receipts and payment vouchers which are duly authorized by all the relevant signatories;
• Prepares cash payment batches daily, and ensures that vouchers are presented to the Sub Program Accountant.
• Checks all payment vouchers to assure that all payment requisitions are genuine and that all properly authorized supporting documents have been attached;
• Maintains a cash book/cheque register and produces monthly reconciliation statement for each account, ensuring the cashbook balance agrees with the bank statement
• Maintains a cash book/cheque register and produces monthly reconciliation statement for each account, ensuring the cashbook balance agrees with the bank statement
• Prepares ban Ucash reconciliations; writes cheques and ensures they are duly signed/endorsed prior to payment, accurate while maintaining an cheque register of cheque stubs, current bank balances and records;
• Ensures that the daily cash balance form is verified and endorsed by the sub program Accountant;
• Prepares and processes journal vouchers to post the bank and cash transactions into sAGE system
• Compiles a monthly summary/analysis of staff timesheets to allow sub program Accountant produce the monthly journal of staff recharges to projects;


Education. Experience. Skills & Technical Competencies
• Bachelor Degree or, Diploma in Accounting and knowledge of accounting software packages • At least two (2) years, experience in a similar position; computer literacy and proficiency in accounting software package(s); • 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, supervisory, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication as well as team building and negotiation skills.


Job Education: Not Specified


Job Experience: Not Specified


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job application procedure
Application Procedure: Candidates who are interested in the above positions should submit an updated CV and Application letter giving a day time telephone contact and email addresses of 3 (three) work related referees only through our recruitment email recruitment.uqa@lutheranworld.org  
Please use the full iob title of the position vow are applying for as the subject line Deadline for receiving applications is Friday 04. December 2020 bv 5:00pm LWF/DWS is an equal opportunity employer, irrespective of gender, race or religious affiliation. Persons with disabilities and Female candidate’s possessing the above requirements are encouraged to apply.
LWF/DWS is a signatory to the Code of Conductor humanitarian agencies. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect the organization's commitment to the prevention of abuse and exploitation of beneficiaries. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted


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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Uganda
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 04 December 2020
Duty Station: Uganda
Posted: 01-12-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 01-12-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 02-12-2065
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