DEADLINE: 31/05/2024
Accounts and Administration Assistant (2)
Full-time
Job Summary: The Accounts and Administration Assistant will provide day to day financial management and administrative services.
Duty station: Field Based and ready to work in hard to reach areas
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare and submit payment vouchers for processing.
- Prepare and submit revenue and expenditure returns as per the stipulated timelines.
- Help clients to generate payment registration slips, receipt and bank all revenue collected.
- Participate in updating licensees’ register in Central Forest Reserves.
- Maintain books of accounts and update payables and receivable ledgers.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls.
- Maintain and update the fixed asset register.
- Prepare and maintain stores records.
- Prepare work plans and budgets.
- Compile and submit timely monthly fuel utilization reports.
- Supervise and manage activities and payments of casual workers.
- Support Human Resource, procurement and disposal functions.
- Contribute to the revenue generation and sustainability initiative of NFA.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- A Bachelor’s Degree (Honors) in Commerce, Business Studies/Administration with a bias in accounts/finance or full professional qualification in accounting.
- Minimum of two (2) years working experience performing accounting or auditing functions in a reputable organization.
- Minimum of twenty-five (25) years of age.
- Good decision making and leadership skill.
- Critical thinking and attention to detail.
- Analytical and good communication skills.
- High level of integrity, resilience and reliability.
- Management, team building and organizational skills.
- Computer proficiency.
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications, certified copies of academic certificates, transcripts and curriculum vitae giving full details of applicants’ education, qualifications, experience (with evidence), present salary, three referees with their full postal address, e-mail and telephone contacts as well as the candidate’s full address and e-mail to the address below or send soft copies to [email protected]
Applications should be addressed to:
The Executive Director
National Forestry Authority
Plot10/20 Spring Road, Bugolobi
P.O. Box 70863, Kampala-Uganda
Tel: 0312 – 264035/6; 0414-360400
Deadline: 31st May 2024
