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Job Title ⇒ Accountant ]https//www.theugandanjobline.com/
Organisation ⇒ StrongMinds
Duty Station ⇒ Kampala, Uganda
About US ⇒
StrongMinds treats depression among women of all ages in Africa, where access
to mental health treatment is extremely limited. To date, StrongMinds has
treated more than 70,000 women with depression in Uganda and Zambia. We are
the only organization scaling a solution to depression in Africa with a
potential to serve millions in the next ten years.
Job Summary ⇒ Under the leadership of the Senior Finance Officer, the
Accountant is responsible for providing technical expertise and supporting the
financial operations of StrongMinds Uganda and ensures timely and accurate
financial reports and practices including review of cash management, financial
disbursements, ledgers and ensuring high levels of compliance for both
internal policies and statutory requirements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
Financial Systems and Financial reporting
⇗ Ensure that the QuickBooks Accounting System is accurately and timely
updated with all the financial transactions
⇗ Prepare monthly reconciliations of debtors, creditors, bank accounts, cash
accounts and other balance sheet accounts to identify differences and
discrepancies in the accounts and prepare adjusting journals to make the
relevant corrections.
⇗ Ensure preparation and timely submission of monthly funds requests for the
country program from the funding sources to ensure there’s sufficient
liquidity at all times
⇗ Manage and maintain the capitalized SMU fixed asset FA schedule tracking
acquisitions, disposals and write offs and compute monthly depreciation
charges.
⇗ As per SMU guidelines, accurately review the payroll ensuring that staff
salaries and related statutory deductions are made and paid in a timely
manner.
⇗ Prepare and share monthly financial reports with the program team
⇗ Maintain an up to date reporting matrix and ensure that the quarterly, bi-
annual and annual reports are submitted to the donors in a timely manner
⇗ Participate in periodic program review meetings
Budgeting and Forecasting
⇗ Provide technical support and guidance during preparation of the annual
budgets and mid-year reforecasts
⇗ Ensure approved and operational budgets are uploaded into the system in a
timely manner and perform quarterly revisions on the operational budget as
required
⇗ Participate in the preparation of donor proposal budgets
⇗ Liaising with department/program leads to ensure that monthly cash request
is submitted in the timely manner
General compliance and risk management
⇗ Monitor staff advance balances and ensure these are always maintained as
current, and cleared on time as per the finance policy
⇗ Conduct regular field visits and keep the finance and administration
manager informed of all situations which have the potential to negatively
impact internal controls or financial performance.
⇗ Support in implementation of internal controls of the organization as per
policies in place.
⇗ Coordinate in close contact with the Internal Audit team to ensure that the
external statutory and donor audits of SMU are undertaken and that any issues
in the management letter are followed up and resolved/implemented.
⇗ Advise both finance and non-finance staff over matters of internal control
compliance, periodically review the suitability of the existing controls to
ensure they are adequate enough to minimize the risk exposure of SMU but that
they reinforce the proper implementation of programs. Recommend to management
any controls that may be necessary to close any foreseen risks.
⇗ Prepare statutory deductions PAYE, NSSF, WHT, LST payments and submit
statutory returns to the relevant authorities within the stipulated timelines
⇗ Ensure timely filling and annual income tax returns

Qualifications, Skills and Experience ⇒
⇗ The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
⇗ Partial or professional qualification in CPA, ACCA or other internationally
recognized accounting qualification
⇗ A minimum of 5 years of working experience in the accounting/finance
department of an international NGO
⇗ Experience in financial management, finance policy implementation, budget
monitoring and financial reporting for donor grants
⇗ Familiarity with QuickBooks accounting system will be an added advantage
⇗ Good analytical skills and ability to present and report findings verbally
and in writing
The Accountant will also be expected to model StrongMinds’ core values
⇗ We are people-focused.
⇗ We think big and act fast.
⇗ We are data-driven.
⇗ We do what we say and say what we do.
⇗ We believe in collaboration, not competition.
How to Apply ⇒
Please apply online using this link by submitting the following information
a cover letter; b CV; c one-page writing sample about how you understand
the role of Accountant at Strong Minds and the three most important aspects to
remember when communicating financial information to a non-technical team.

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Deadline 31st December, 2020

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