Finance and Administration Officer/ Project Accountant at Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda, Kampala

Job Description

Tasks and Responsibilities
 Perform routine financial administration support and transaction processing tasks
 Developing detailed project budgets, work plans, including cost breakdowns for different components and activities.
 Monitoring budget execution against approved plans, identifying potential cost overruns and proposing corrective actions.
 Conducting regular financial analysis of project expenditures to assess efficiency and effectiveness.
 Preparing financial reports highlighting key performance indicators and the financial health of the project.
 Overseeing the process of disbursing funds to implementing partners, ensuring compliance EU special conditions.
 Reviewing and approving payment requests from project contractors and
suppliers.
 Overseeing the process of disbursing funds to implementing agencies,ensuring compliance with EU special conditions.
 Reviewing and processing payment requests from project contractors and
suppliers.
 Make available auditable documents such as book of account financial Statements, project documents and annual work plan to be provided to external auditors.
 Facilitate the work of external auditors and make a follow up action to rectify the audit finding and take adequate correcting measure in subsequent periods.
 Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Requirements
 An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in Accounting, business administration, finance or related field is required.
 A first level university degree in the above-mentioned fields with a combination of relevant academic qualifications (certification/training in
finance/Accountancy)
 Professional certification/accreditation as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant or by a similar professional body is a MUST
 International Public Sector Accounting standards (IPSAS) is required. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is required.
 Five years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, cash management and related support work.
 Experience with implementing EU funded programs is an added advantage.
 A national of the republic of Uganda