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| Save the Children |
Accountant job Post
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2021 - 2022
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 08 March 2022
Hiring Organization: Save the Children
Job Details:
Overview
The job holder is responsible for providing support to the assigned office through managing the payments to suppliers, staff advances and liquidation, petty cash management and budget control support to budget holders. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.
Experience and skills
Essential
1. A background in Accounting and at least a year’s experience as a practicing accountant.
2. Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
3. Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
4. Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
5. Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
Desirable
6. Audit experience a and knowledge of tax regulation is desirable.
7. Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
8. Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
9. Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
10. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
11. Excellent time management and planning capacity
The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
Application procedure
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.uganda.savethechildren.net/careers
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Date Posted: 2022-03-03
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