Accountant NGO Jobs – Mityana Uganda Charity (MUC)



Job Title:      Accountant  
Organisation: Mityana Uganda Charity (MUC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Country Coordinator
About US:
Mityana
Uganda Charity (MUC) is an indigenous registered non-for-profit making
Christian based organization affiliated to “The Mityana Charity”, a registered
Charity in the United Kingdom responsible for supporting MUC development
projects in Uganda. MUC currently operates in four districts in Uganda that
include Mityana, Mubende, Kiboga and Kyankwanzi. 
The
program areas of focus of Mityana Uganda Charity over the years include; Human
Rights, Water Hygiene and Sanitation (WASH), Agriculture, Education and Health.
With funding from IDF for the Human Rights Project, Mityana Uganda Charity
(MUC) is implementing the Reduced Incidences of Women Vulnerability to Land
Rights Abuse and Related Violence in Mityana District” project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • The Accountant will oversee the Finance
    Function of the Organization and ensure adherence to Generally Accepted
    Accounting Principles as required by the Government and Donors,
  • Maintain up-to-date financial entries in a
    computerized accounting system.
  • The incumbent will prepare monthly bank
    reconciliations, payroll and staff terminal benefits.
  • Prepare accounts and audit reports for the
    project.
  • Keenly monitor financial operations of
    subsidiary projects linked to the main project.
  • The incumbent will also manage and control
    projects expenditures, analyzing expenditure against budget and give explanation
    for variances, if any,
  • Prepare quarterly and annual budgets,
    financial reports for submission to donors.
  • Maintain financial security by following
    internal controls.
  • Compute and ensure all relevant taxes and
    social benefits are paid to relevant institutions.
  • Maintain accounting controls by preparing and
    recommending policies and procedures.
  • Ensure financial forecasting and risk
    analysis.
  • Keenly verify completeness, existence and
    accuracy of all accounting information.
  • Perform any other duties as may be required
    by the management.
     
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should hold a University
    degree in Commerce, Business Administration or any related discipline.
  • A minimum of three years’ experience in a
    reputable NGO is a pre-requisite.
  • Previous experience in QuickBooks accounting
    system highly required
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an application letter,
updated CV with at least three professional referees and relevant academic
credentials addressed to: The Human Resource and Admin Officer, Mityana (U)
Charity, P.O. Box 289, Mityana Uganda. All the application documents should be
zipped in one folder not exceeding 2MB. Applications should be sent to:
mityanaugcharity@gmail.com, Copy to florencenabuk@gmail.com and
nabukaluflo@mityanaugcharity.org
Deadline: 10th July 2016
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