Programme Accountant job at World Vision Uganda

Organization:

World Vision Uganda

About the Organization:

World Vision International is an ecumenical Christian humanitarian aid, development, and advocacy organization. It was founded in 1950 by Robert Pierce as a service organization to provide care for children in Korea. In 1975, emergency and advocacy work was added to World Vision's objectives.

Job Description

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Duties and Responsibilities

Financial management:

Raise, receive and review voucher interface files and Provision requests from the programme/cluster for the completeness/accuracy of data, account codes and provide feedback on daily basis

Financial management:

Review and manage the mobile money transactions for the programme/ cluster and ensure timely and accurate mobile reconciliations by 10th following month
Financial planning & budget management: Complete and consolidate the programme/AP Budgets, upload into Horizon by August and to Share point by December each financial year
Monitor budget and cash-flows by ensuring expenditures are within the budget limits, identify and provide variances explanations for management decision making by 13th monthly

Financial reporting:

Generate and review Sun systems generated and other financial reports for the programme / cluster and share/discuss the reports with the cluster teams on 11th monthly and have final reports filed at the cluster by 15th each month

Risk management:

Take lead in the cluster internal and external audit and ensure that audit recommendations are implemented on a timely basis, that is within the 90 days
Update asset registers to monitor and manage programme/ cluster assets) in accordance with WV
Finance Manual on quarterly basis
Carry out routine field visits to ascertain value for money and items reaching correct beneficiaries
Capacity building: Provide technical financial support and hands on to programme/ cluster Assistant Accountants, Program staff and partners within the cluster

Capacity building:

Provide technical financial support and hands on to programme/ cluster Assistant Accountants, Program staff and partners within the cluster

Qualifications and Experience

A university degree, with a major in Accounting/Finance/Auditing
A minimum of three years’ post qualification experience.
Extensive Computer knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Vision Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is required