JOB PURPOSE:

To provide technical expertise and guidance on the management of all financial-related matters of the UVTAB.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

1.    Verifying completeness of payment requisitions, justification and documentation of financial transactions;

2.    Supervising periodic reconciliations of ledgers and cashbooks to account statements; non-tax revenue to URA provisional returns and providing advice on appropriate actions;

3.    Producing routine financial management information and drafting periodic financial statements and reports for management use;

4.    Preparing draft periodic statements and reports for compilation of final accounts;

5.    Coordinating preparation of draft responses to audit activities or queries and oversight issues;

6.    Preparing requests for funding;

7.    Overseeing day-to-day operations of the Accounts Unit;

 

Person Specifications:

a)   Qualifications

Either

(1)        An Honors Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting, Financial Management, Accountancy, or Business Administration (Accounting or Finance), Commerce (Accounting or Finance) from a recognized awarding Institution,

Or

For non-1st degree holders

(1)    Full professional qualification in Accountancy obtained from a recognized awarding Institution accredited by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)

 

b)   Experience

Nil

 

c)    Competences

(i)   Technical Competences

1.      Ability to plan and budget

2.      Knowledge of expenditure management and budgetary control

3.      Financial Reporting

4.      Risk management and Assurance

5.      Ability to use IT systems

 

(ii) Behavioral Competences

1.    Innovativeness and Proactive

2.    Decision Making and Problem Solving

3.    Effective communication

4.    Good planning skills

5.    Ethics and Integrity

6.    Intra-personal Management

7.    Result oriented

8.    Self-confidence