Job opportunities for Accounts Assistant at Kilimo Trust

Job Title:   Accounts Assistant

Organisation: Kilimo Trust

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Kilimo Trust is an independent organization working on agriculture for development across the East Africa Community (EAC) Region in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and more recently in the new Republic of South Sudan.

The organisation promotes regional solutions to local problems. The aim is to make agricultural markets work better for the reduction of poverty and elimination of hunger. We bring a commercial mind-set and market understanding to agricultural development within the EAC Region.

Job Summary:  The Accounts Assistant will provide the required support in finance and administration unit for the Kilimo Trust.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Receive and review invoices/payment requests submitted for payments.
• Prepare payment vouchers in accordance with laid down procedures for services received by the Trust.
• Update and maintain a filing system relating to all financial and administration information/ documents of the Trust.
• Ensure payment documents are properly stamped as PAID.
• Support the Accountant to record financial transactions in an IT based accounting software
• Support Team Leaders in preparation of budgets for projects and project activities
• Support the preparation of project financial reports
• Assist the accountant in preparation of bank reconciliations
• Support the accountant in reconciling supplier and customer accounts
• Offer logistical support to the Trust’s program activities including booking venues for workshops, conferences, following up with facilitators, resource persons and participants.
• Work closely with the administration officer organize and maintain Kilimo Trust Store.
• Work with the IT service Provider to ensure that IT to ensure functioning of the IT system
• Carry out any other duties as shall be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should have at least two years’ experience doing accounting work
• Practical experience in the use of use of spreadsheet
• Broad knowledge and understanding the application generally accepted accounting principles and financial reporting standards
• Ability to prepare financial statements & financial reports
• Skills in Basic Accounting and bookkeeping
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality in performing the Finance duties
• Be honest and trustworthy

How to Apply: 

All candidates must send an application letter plus the following:

• An up-to-date CV, highlighting relevant skills and experience (presented in relation to each of the Responsibilities and each of the experience areas listed above);
• Copies of evaluation report of at least two of main project tasks you have managed;
• The names and contacts of three referees, and a daytime contact telephone number of each of them;
• Copies of Academic Certificate and Transcripts for O’ level, A’ level, Under-Graduate and Post-Graduate qualifications
• The names and contacts of your immediate supervisor(s) in the current job and two of your immediate previous jobs;
• Your daytime contact telephone number; and
• A statement and proof of current remuneration package

Please send your application electronically to:

The Human Resource & Administration Manager,

Kilimo Trust,

Plot No. 42, Princess Anne Drive Bugolobi,

P.O. Box 71782, Kampala, Uganda

Email to: sgyera@kilimotrust.org

Deadline: 23^rd October 2015

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