Senior Finance and Accounts Officer - Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) - Uganda
(2023-01)
- Create and maintain close working relationships with funding organizations' finance and accounting departments.
- Ensure timely bank reconciliations.
- Exemplify professionalism, teamwork, and leadership to internal and external audiences.
- Maintain, update, and secure all financial and accounting records.
- Manage direct debit mandates.
- Monitor and ensure that payroll, tax remittances, employee health insurance schemes, annual leave schedules, and social security contributions are managed according to Uganda's laws, the Academy's operational manuals, and international accounting standards.
- Monitor expenses in line with budgetary allocations.
- Participate in regular staff and one-one meetings with colleagues and other stakeholders.
- Prepare and file annual returns to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Uganda NGO Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), and any other entities that require our returns.
- Prepare management accounts and reports for all projects every month.
- Prepare program budgets for all grant applications.
- Prepare the Academy's annual budget.
- Prepare timely and accurate financial reports according to donor specifications.
- Receive and process all invoices, expense reports, and payment requests.
- Serve as liaison to the Finance and Administration Committee.
- Serve as the liaison to the Academy's internal and external auditors.
- Supervise junior finance and accounting staff.
- Undertake appropriate continuing professional development in finance and accounting.
- Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Executive Secretary.
Internship - Corporate Reporting - Uganda Revenue Authority - Uganda
(2022-06 - 2022-06)
Attached to the Corporate Reporting in the Corporate Services Department
Internship - Directorate of Corporate Services - Uganda National Roads Authority - Uganda
(2022-02 - 2022-04)
Attached to the Directorate of Corporate Services at Headquarters and reporting to the Head of Finance and Accounts
Accounts Officer - Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) - Uganda
(2021-01 - 2022-12)
- Receive and process all invoices, expense forms, and payment requests.
- Assist the Accountant in maintaining and reconciling the Direct and Debit mandates.
- Ensure all filing of all UNAS financial documents is done in a timely and accurate manner.
- Support budget financial proposal making and ensure that funders' requirements and templates are met.
- Track project budget performance.
- Develop internal audit and control systems.
- Active participation in regular staff team and one-one individual meetings; sharing of accounting best practices, learning experiences, ideas, and expertise
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Accounts Assistant - Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) - Uganda
(2017-08 - 2020-12)
- Receive and process all invoices, expense forms, and payment requests.
- Assist the Accountant in maintaining and reconciling the Direct and Debit mandates.
- Ensure all filing of all UNAS financial documents is done in a timely and accurate manner.
- Support budget financial proposal making and ensure that funders' requirements and templates are met.
- Track project budget performance.
- Develop internal audit and control systems.
- Active participation in regular staff team and one-one individual meetings; sharing of accounting best practices, learning experiences, ideas, and expertise
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Any other duties assigned by the Administrative Officer.
Accountant - Franciscan Investment Cooperative Society Ltd - Uganda
(2013-06 - 2015-05)
- Preparation of books of Accounts, Financial and Management statements.
- Ensure strong internal controls
- Bank Reconciliations
- Manage the Payroll and pay salaries
- File PAYE Returns
- Bankings and Treasury Management
- Loan recoveries and Appraisals
- Secretary Finance and Investment Committee of the Sacco.
Audit trainee - KSK Associates CPA (U) - Uganda
(2011-02 - 2012-08)
- Posting & Totaling
- Preparing a trial balance
- Preparing Trading, Profit & Loss accounts
- Preparation of Balance Sheet
- Filling VAT returns, Income tax returns, and PAYE returns
Stores Assistant - Bobco Enterprises Limited - Kampala
(2009-03 - 2011-10)
Worked in Inventory and Bookkeeping
- Stores control.
- Receiving goods.
- Packaging goods.
- Filing stock cards.
- Regular taking of physical stock count.
- Maintaining proper records inventory.
