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Monday, October 25, 2010

BRAC Uganda: Senior Accountant

BRAC, a leading non-governmental development organization is working h a number of countries in Africa and Asia with a view to alleviate poverty. The organization implements integrated development approach combining Education, Health, Agriculture, Livestock, Adolescent Empowerment and Micro Finance. For more information please visit BRAC's Website: www.brac.net

BRAC Uganda invites both male and female professionals who are qualified, experienced, skilled, and motivated, to fill up the following vacant positions in the Organization immediately. Ugandans living Abroad are also invited to apply)

Post: Senior Accountant
Job Purpose:
This is primarily a Financial based role, focusing on ensuring that Financial Information from the field and Head office is prepared according to the Organization policies and procedures. Also ensure that Internal and external Reporting deadlines are being met. Job location:
The staff will be based in Kampala, with frequent travels to the field to support field programs. Staff will report to the Head of Accounts and Finance.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide relevant, useful and timely financial information to Senior Management,
• Coordinate the compilation of all internal and external financial reports.
• Posses experience as a qualified Accountant in an environment that shows initiative, problem solving and good decision making abilities.
• Train field staff in principles of financial reporting and administrative control for field operations.
• Invoke in identifying and facilitating the improvement of internal systems and procedures within the finance
• Posses good organizational and communication skills and the ability to design and execute planned

Qualifications and Experience:
• Honors' bachelor's degree in commerce, or Business administration, or Finance, or its equivalence.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CPA and or ACCA, is A MUST from a recognized institution,
• Must have a minimum of 03 years work experience in management of financial systems and budgets, financial reporting and data analysis, auditing, taxation and providing financial advices-preferably in NGO's.
• Should be stress tolerant.
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication skills.
• Applicant must not be above 40 years of age

To Apply:
All interested candidates are encouraged to send in their application letters together with their up-dated CV's indicating date of Birth, with at least 02 References, 2 colored passport size photographs, recommendation letter from LC 1 (original copies), Photocopies of all Educational Certificates with full transcripts and NOT testimonials, photocopies of National and University IDs, and day time contact numbers.

Applications should not be submitted after the 07.11.2010. (Those who applied before need not to apply again).

Apply to
BRAC Uganda,
Human Resources Department,
P 0 Box 31817 (clock Tower),
Kampala, Uganda

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