Jobs in Finance – Accountant at Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC)

Job Title: Accountant
Organisation: Economic
Policy Research Centre (EPRC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Finance Manager
About EPRC:
The Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) is Uganda’s leading
economics research institution. Its mandate is to provide research and other
forms of analytical support to Uganda’s development process. EPRC uses
resources from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Government of
Uganda and Think Tank Initiative (TTI) under the International Development
Research Centre (IDRC).
Job Summary: The Accountant
will be responsible for the preparation and the provision of financial
information to management as per the international Accounting Standards and
EPRC’s accounting policies and procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Preparation of payment and cheques for
    approved outstanding obligations
  • Prepare accounting evidence to support
    each and every transaction, capture and verify transaction data
  • Verify that expenses and receipts are
    allocated to their right accounts and cost centre as per EPRC chart of
    accounting in the financial manual:
  • Reconcile the Centre’s bank accounts and
    other financial records of the Centre in accordance with the requirements
    of various funding agencies and International Accounting Standards:
  • Preparing schedules of sundry debtors, as
    well as creditors, and reconciling them with respective control accounts.
  • Ensure activity advances to staff are
    accounted for in time including reviewing field activity reports;
  • Ensure statutory expenses are recorded appropriately
    and data posting into Palladium Enterprise system for review by the
    Finance Manager;
  • Keep an updated assets register of all the
    EPRC assets and make a physical checkup to see whether all assets in the
    register are in place;
  • Help in the preparation of monthly,
    quarterly and annual accounting reports and submit them to management in
    line with the International Accounting Standards and the Centre’s report
    writing policy.
  • Assist in the preparation timely and
    accurate financial reports in line with narrative reports that meet the
    different requirements;
  • Assist in the preparation of quarterly
    consolidated  financial reports and
    ad hoc financial reports as required by Management
  • Send monthly reports to the’ Finance
    Manager of assigned, delegated and designated duties;
  • Perform any other duties as may be
    assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s
    Degree in Commerce, Business administration and Accounting and Finance) or
    a relevant field.
  • Full professional or partial qualification
    of ACCA or CPA is a requirement.
  • A Postgraduate qualification in Business
    Administration or Finance accounting will be an added advantage.
  • Considerable experience of at least three
    (3) years in accounting for donor funded projects in a reputable
    organization
  • Practical experience in use of accounting
    packages (Palladium Enterprise, PASTEL): Excellent interpersonal (team
    player/ability to work cross functionally) skills, written and oral
    communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively
    within all levels in the organization
  • High degree of integrity and
    professionalism
  • The candidate should be highly motivated
    to drive self and others to the highest levels of individual and team
    performance
  • Ability to work independently requiring
    minimum supervision
  • Ability to withstand stressful work
    situations and have willingness to work for long hours and under tight
    timelines
Age:  30-45 years
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications, including detailed
curriculum vitae; names and addresses of three (3) referees (at least one of
whom must be a current/former employer), and photocopies of academic
credentials should be sent to the address below. Board members and staff
of EPRC are not accepted as referees. Applicants should indicate clearly on the
right hand corner of the envelope the position they are applying for. The
Chairman, Board of Management Economic Policy Research Centre 51 Pool Road,
Makerere Campus P.O. Box 7841, Kampala, Uganda Tel: 0414-540141/540159 Fax:
0414-541022 Email: eprc@eprc.or.ug 
Deadline: 23rd August, 2013 by
4PM
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