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Job Title ⇒ Senior Accountant
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Organization ⇒ Aga Khan Foundation AKF
Duty Station ⇒ Kampala, Uganda
Reports to ⇒ Country Finance Manager
About US ⇒
The Aga Khan Foundation AKF, an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network
AKDN, was established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1967. AKF is a
private, not-for-profit international development agency that seeks to provide
long-term solutions to society’s problems. AKF brings together human,
financial, and technical resources to address challenges faced by the poorest
and most marginalised communities in the world. AKF has a special focus on
investing in human potential, expanding opportunity, and improving the overall
quality of life, especially for women and girls. AKF’s primary areas of focus
are; Education; Early Childhood Development ECD; Health and Nutrition; Civil
Society; Agriculture and Food Security; and Economic Inclusion.
Job Summary The Senior Accountant will be responsible for ensuring
that the day-to-day accounting operations and financial management functions
are performed in accordance with AKF’s policies and procedures, and in
accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAAP.
Key Duties and Responsibilities ⇒
⇗ Contribute to the overall objective of the Finance department of providing
quality support service to all sectors
⇗ Assist in implementation of finance/ grant policies and procedures in the
country
⇗ Ensure proper coding and recording of financial transactions into the
Financial Information System Business Dynamics
⇗ Review of Field finance data files for accuracy, completeness and
correctness of descriptions, amounts and coding
⇗ Reviewing completeness of documentation in all financial processes to
ensure quality and consistency with AKF and donor policies and procedures
⇗ Review all the payment requests and ensure compliance and completeness of
supporting documents before payments are made and ensuring timely payments
⇗ Preparation and management of the country’s payroll
⇗ Preparation of monthly schedules to support in monthly management
reporting.
⇗ Provide support to both external and internal audit processes that are
undertaken at the country office
⇗ Cash management including tracking of funding requests, providing cash flow
analysis while monitoring cash balances and preparation of bank
reconciliations
⇗ Ensure compliance to statutory requirements as well as applicable tax
requirements
⇗ Monitor and follow up Diplomatic VAT refunds
⇗ Participate and support in the annual budget cycle as well as donor
budgeting during proposal development.
⇗ Ensure that assets are adequately recorded, monitored, and disposed of in
the most efficient and effective manner, in order to minimize risk of loss,
mismanagement and increased cost of maintenance
⇗ Flag issues of concerns/financial nature on the programme to the Country
Finance Manager for assistance, guidance or resolutions
⇗ Regularly mentor project staff to build their capacities on financial
management and accountability to enable the team in applying such support
services as integral components, as they execute their roles and
responsibilities
⇗ Assist with other functions as may be requested by the Country Finance
Manager
⇗ Maintain financial files and records


Qualifications, Skills and Experience
⇗ The applicant must hold a Bachelors’ degree in Finance and Accounting or
other relevant field
⇗ Full professional qualification ACCA / CPA
⇗ At least five 5 years accounts, audit experience in a firm; or
⇗ At least five 5 years’ accounts/finance experience working with
international organizations and/or Non-Governmental Organizations which are
multi funded
⇗ Proficiency in using FIS, iscala / business dynamics. Knowledge of business
Dynamics will be an added advantage
⇗ Understanding of budget and cost control management essential
⇗ Ability to work under pressure and efficiently handle multiple tasks
⇗ Ability to work under own initiative or as a part of a team
⇗ Excellent written and spoken English
⇗ Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products Word, Excel and PPT and other
relevant software and tools
⇗ Strong report writing skills
How to Apply ⇒
All qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter, CV and
the names and contact information of three professional referees via e-mail to
recruitment@akfea.org with ‘Senior Accountant in the subject line.
NB Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline 20 th August 2020

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