Accountant The AIDS Support Organization (TASO)

The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), an organization contributing to a process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality of life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and disease, requires the services of the following personnel to fill up the available vacancies in order to step up on the quality of service provided:
3. Job Title: Accountant (2)
Reports to: Chief Accountant
Immediate Subordinates: Accounts Assistant
Main Purpose of the Job:
To ensure that all financial records within the given areas of responsibility are accurately written, properly maintained and regular/periodic returns properly compiled and submitted to the Head, Finance.

Key Outputs:
• Established internal controls implemented.
• Organize and supervise receipt and disbursement of funds for the implementation of the programs: payments, planning, programs budgets, developing budgets of costs and incomes
• Accounting and Financial management reports prepared on time.
• Adequate technical support to SRs provided
• Budgets for the SRs are properly coded and posted.
• Funds remitted reconciled with funds received at the SRs
• SR accounts consolidated and periodical financial statements produced
• SR financial control systems monitored
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Ensure that established internal controls are implemented.
• Ensure that monthly, quarterly, annual and other necessary financial reports are prepared and submitted in time.
• Proper and timely bank reconciliations prepared and presented to Head finance for review
• Perform periodic and surprise cash counts to ensure the petty cash system is properly maintained.
• Review all Payment requests for completeness and adequacy of supporting documentation.
• Ensure that activity funds advanced (contingency funds) are accounted for within 48hrs after the completion of such an activity.
• Prepare monthly payrolls in accordance with individual staff appointment letter.
• Ensure that statutory deductions are properly accounted for and remitted to the relevant authorities within the required dates.
• Assist the Head Finance in process of the consolidation of financial statements
• Prepare and submit Variance and other management reports as required.
• Provide technical financial management support to CSO Accountants.
• Ensure proper utilization and timely accountability of funds by all CSO under your jurisdiction.
• Ensure that the CSO manual records are up to date and reconciled with the computerized information, where such information exists.
• Monitor CSO expenditure against budgets to ensure adherence to set financial policies.
• Reconciling funds disbursed to CSOs with actual receipts in the CSO’s Records
• Review all CSO reports (monthly, quarterly, annual and others periodical financial management reports) before being submitted to the Head, Finance.
Requirement:

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS: Accountant
Minimum Academic Qualifications:
1st degree preferably in B.Com (Accounting) or BBA, and a professional qualification; such as 2nd stage ACCA or 3rd stage CPA
Minimum Experience and Exposure:
4 years in a position with heavy accounting responsibilities in a reputable project or organization preferably an NGO Special Knowledge
• Knowledge of financial accounting procedures
• Knowledge of planning, budgeting, reporting and auditing
Key Skills:
• Supervisory skills
• Organizing skills
• Hands-on-computer skills in MS Word, Excel and relevant accounting packages (including NAVISION)

Other Qualities/Attributes:
• Strong integrity
• Team work
• Sense of self-respect
• Strong personality
• Honesty
Salary: - USD/month
How to apply:

Candidates who meet all the above requirements apply, enclosing a detailed CV, copies of academic certificates, testimonials and three referees. Please firmly staple your papers together and specify the position applied for on the top right corner of the envelope.

Note: only short listed candidates will be contacted. CLOSING DATE: 18th November 2011.

Please forward your applications to:

The Human Resource & Administration Director P.O. BOX 10443. KAMPALA

“OR hand deliver your application to TASO HQ level II, located at Old Mulago Hospital.