Job Title: Class B Cashier
Organisation: United States US Embassy, US Mission in Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Salary: UGX 70,307,688 /=
Position Number: Kampala-2023-016
About US Embassy:
The United States Embassy in Kampala, Uganda has enjoyed diplomatic relations with Uganda for over 30 years. Ambassador Natalie E. Brown currently heads the U.S Mission to Uganda. The Mission is composed of several offices and organizations all working under the auspices of the Embassy and at the direction of the Ambassador.
Among the offices operating under the U.S Mission to Uganda are:
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Peace Corps
Job Summary: This position is located in the Financial Management Center (FMC) at U.S. Embassy Kampala. The incumbent serves as FMC’s full time Principal Class B Cashier for a complex cashiering program. This includes responsibility for a full range of cashiering duties; collections, disbursements, replenishments, accommodation and reverse accommodation exchanges and more. The Cashier is responsible for a total advance of $180,000.00 equivalent, as well as entering data into COAST, RFMS and other budget and software platforms which support Mission cashier operations. This position is directly supervised by the Financial Management Officer.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
NOTE: All applicants must address each selection criterion detailed below with specific and comprehensive information supporting each item.
- The applicants for the United States US Embassy Class B Cashier job should have completed a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business. Required.
- At least two years of experience in voucher examining, accounting, cashiering or bookkeeping is required.
- Requires good working knowledge of financial transactions and accounting/bookkeeping vocabulary at a level sufficient to read and understand regulations, policies and procedures is required.
- Proven ability to work independently, high level of honesty and integrity, courtesy, promptness and deference to customers, time management, ability to maintain a well-organized office, very good computer skills, especially in the use of word processing and excel spreadsheets; must have the ability to work in a high-volume productivity environment and handle issues promptly; ability to relate and apply the basic requirements of applicable regulations and procedures to the cashiering process, and to judge when additional guidance is required. This may be tested.
- Language: Level III English (Good working knowledge) spoken/ written ability is required. This may be tested.
How to Apply:
All those interested in working with the United States Embassy, US Mission in Kampala should send their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 23rd February 2023