Accounts Assistant Finance Careers at Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI)

Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Organization: Medical
Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) Uganda
Duty Station: Entebbe,
Uganda
About MRC/UVRI:
The Medical Research Council/ Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI)
Uganda Research Unit on AIDS based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute,
Entebbe is a bilateral multi-disciplinary research organisation funded by the
Medical Research Council (UK), DFID (UK) and other donor organisations.
Job Summary: The Accounts Assistant will give financial support to various aspects in
the accounts department to include Petty cash management and cashiering, to
assist in producing monthly cash and bank reconciliations, entering mileage
returns onto the Dynamics system for the fleet and producing fuel
reconciliation reports for review by senior management in finance and
operations
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Makes petty cash payments, checks
    claims, files receipts, checks accountabilities and imprest reimbursement
    and balances the cash daily.
  • Enters journals in the accounting system
    (Dynamics) and ensures that entries are correctly coded using the Unit
    expense code and cost centres.
  • Updates fuel disbursed on the Dynamics
    system and makes monthly reconciliation of fuel stocks for fleet and
    generators.
  • Enters mileage recharges for the fleet
    across different projects
  • Monthly reconciliation of Bank and petty
    cash accounts balances.
  • Maintains and ensures the safe custody
    of financial records and documents.
  • Deposits bankings and collects cash.
  • Observes compliance with accounting
    SOP’s in all accounting entries.
  • Raises invoices and follows up to ensure
    payments are made and receipted in the specified timelines, and chases up
    outstanding balances.
  • Enters mileage recharges onto the
    Dynamics system and prints off monthly fuel reconciliations for review by
    the fleet supervisor and SME, for final review by DOP
  • Assists resolve any general accounting
    queries on request by sourcing information from the system
  • Provides support during internal and
    project audits by availing requested documentation
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The job holder must hold a Bachelor’s
    Degree in Business Administration or Accounting, Commerce or a related
    field.
  • A minimum of two years’ experience
    working in a busy accounts environment in an international or research
    organization.
  • Working knowledge of MS Dynamics
    Navision ERP packages is desirable.
  • People and financial management skills
    and a high degree of numeracy is required
How to Apply:
All candidates should send
their applications including copies of academic qualifications, curriculum
vitae and names plus telephone contact details of three (3) referees should
either be addressed to: The Human Resources Manager MRC/UVRI Uganda Research
Unit on AIDS, Uganda Virus Research Institute, P. O Box 49 Entebbe, Uganda or
send by email: mrc@mrcuganda.org
NB: Only
short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews
Deadline: 24th January, 2014

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