Accounts Officer Grants job at Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health

Accounts Officer Grants job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 07 October 2022

Hiring Organization: Ministry of Health

Job Details:

Main purpose of the job:
The Accounts Officer Grants is the focal person at the Regional Referral Hospital, prepares monthly fund accountability reports, monitor the MoH-CDC RRH budget, prepares MoH-CDC RRH CoAg budget and work plans for new and continuous applications

Key Duties and Responsibilities
Finance and Accounting
• Preparing payment vouchers for grants all CDC CoAg RRH payments
• Preparing Monthly Bank reconciliation for RRH CDC CoAg designed bank account
• Reviewing activity requests received from the community Head of department and submitting them to the RRH senior accountant and Director for approval
• Following up accountabilities for fund advanced to implementers of activities
• Maintaining ledgers and cashbook for the CDC CoAg RRH.
• Preparing and submit tax deductions like WHT to URA through the RRH main TIN/URA account.
• Ensuring that VAT suppliers are registered in IFRIS before their payments are processed.
• Preparing quarterly VAT schedules and submit them to Senior Grants and Contracts Officer for consolidation and onward submission to CDC
• Supporting the RRH procurement officers in procurement of supplies and logistics for the CDC CoAg RRH mechanism
• Preparing and submit monthly budget analysis (Income and Expenditure analysis) to the Senior Grants and Contracts Officer
• Acting as a bank agent for the MoH-CDC CoAg at RRH delivering and picking banking documents and withdrawing cash where necessary as well as being in charge of petty cash for MoH-CDC CoAg/ RRH office
• Maintaining an updated asset register and ensuring it is incorporated in the main register of the RRH.

Minimum
Qualifications
• Must have a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Commerce or related courses with a bias in Accounting.
• Third level of ICPAU course or an equivalent of the same level offered by any other recognized professional accountancy body.
• A minimum of 2 years’ hands on and verifiable prior experience working in Finance, Accounting or grants position in a busy grants funded organization or research projects.

Experience, skills and other requirements
• Good computer skills with good knowledge of excel and spread sheets.
• Excellent in communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent in report writing skills.
• Have an analytical mind.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and observe deadlines.
• Prior experience working in a busy research/ grant’s office will be an added advantage.

Application procedure

Handwritten applications should be Delivered to the Reception Desk, Ground Floor, Wing A-AIDS Control Program Offices, Lourdel Towers, Plot 1, Lourdel Road Kampala, MOH HeadquartersKampala between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Wandegeya
Tel. +256414-697366/0414-697367/0414-664469
Please include your telephone number and email contacts on the application. Applicants should attach the following:
• Recent passport-size photograph.
• Copy of the National Identity Card.
• Detailed curriculum Vitae.
• Certified copies of the academic certificates and transcripts.
• Two recommendation letters from two of the most recent supervisors/employers.
• A photocopy of your appointment letter for your most recent position.

Deadline for receiving applications is: Friday October 7, 2022; 5:00Pm
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The list of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the MOH Noticeboard Salary and Benefits The position has attractive salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience