Project Accountant job at Youth Alive Uganda

Position: Project accountant

Reports to: YAU Senior Accountant

Supervises: None

Duty Station: Kampala-Head Office

Role Summary

The Project Accountant will ensure financial integrity of the project, assist the GYSI advisor and Director programs and business development and the entire project team in finance related tasks and ensure accountability and compliance with the donor and Youth Alive rules and regulations. The Project Accountant will provide support to the finance department by managing daily accounting tasks, preparing financial statements and report as part of day-to-day work. The role holder must be well-versed in accounting principles and able to work comfortably with numbers and pay attention to detail.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Preparation of monthly financial reports in compliance with donor guidelines
• Preparation of annual, quarterly and monthly project budgets.
• Preparation of monthly funds requests
• Timely reparation of and monthly and annual Financial Statements using the quick books accounting package
• Preparation of monthly bank and mobile money reconciliation statements
• Preparation of monthly project payrolls
• Support the senior accountant to ensure the project PAYE, NSSF and WHT returns are Filled, payments registered and payments processed.
• Review the project staff timesheets to ensure accuracy
• Support the finance manager during internal and external audits to ensure project related support documents are submitted.
• Processing payments for Staff and Service providers
• Support the community team on the Urban Health Activity to review activity requests and accountabilities
• Support to oversee functionality and verification of facility-based telephones used to follow up any Urban Health Activity beneficiaries.
• Oversee submission, completeness and quality of community structures deliverables and timesheets monthly.
• Act as a liaison between YAU staff and Finance and Administration department of Urban Health Activity to ensure YAU staff concerns are raised, followed up and addressed
• Perform Other Duties as Assigned

Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• A Degree in any Business-related field

• The job holder is required to have at least Level two professional Accounting qualification (either ACCA or CPA)

• Good understanding of bank products and services
• Proactive and self-starter.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and high levels of team work;

• Excellent Accounting skills
• Good level of competence in Excel, Word and Outlook and computerized accounting software
• Experience in using Quick Books Accounting package.
• Good communication and listening skills
• Excellent knowledge in financial Reporting,
• Pays Attention to Detail and Deadline-Oriented.
• Training and capacity building skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet targets and deadlines Able to work in a busy office environment that often demands high levels of concentration
• Able to manage high volume workload
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team

• Computer knowledge and skills