05 Accountant jobs at The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

05 Accountant jobs

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 05

Deadline: 16 April 2023

Hiring Organization: The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Job Details:

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established under the National Environment Act, Cap. 153 and continued under the National Environment Act No-5 of 2019 as the Principal Agency for Environment Management in Uganda with mandate to Regulate, Monitor, Supervise and Coordinate all activities relating to the environment in Uganda.

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified NEMA staff to fill the following vacant positions on the new NEMA structure.

JOB TITLE		Accountant
DEPARTMENT		Human Resource, Finance and Administration
REPORTS TO		Senior Accountant
SALARY SCALE		NEMA E5
SUPERVISES		None
NUMBER POSITIONS	OF	05

Main purpose of the job
Assist the Finance and Accounts management function at the Authority

Duties and responsibilities
1. Assist the development and implementation of division Work Plans, Budgets and timely reporting
2. Assist in the resource mobilization function
3. Assist in implementing internal financial controls
4. Assist in the budget process
5. Assist in the preparation of monthly and quarterly budget performance and accounting reports;
6. Assist in maintaining staff activity advances ledger;
7. Assist in the implementation of financial plans, policies and procedures
8. Assist in the external and internal audit function;
9. Assist in the classification of transactions as assets, liabilities, income and expenses;
10. Any other official duties that may be assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications
• An Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting/Finance), Business Administration (Accounting/Finance), Finance and/or Accounting

Competences
a) Leadership, team building and supervision skills
b) Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
c) Excellent analytical and presentation skills
d) Financial and human resource management skills
e) Excellent report writing skills
f) Resource Mobilization skills
g) Risk management skills
h) Command of excellent Information Communication Technology skills

Application procedure

Details of the Job Descriptions and Person Specifications for the above positions are available on the NEMA website www.nema.go.ug

Staff of Uganda Police Force, Uganda People's Defense Forces, Uganda Wildlife Authority and the Uganda Intelligence Services who have requisite requirements for the positions of Manager Environment Protection Force, Principal Environment Intelligence Officer, Principal Investigations Officer and Environment Protection Officer may respond to this Internal Advert for only the said positions subject to their internal clearance processes as appropriate.

Potential candidates should download an application form from the NEMA website, fill the form and attach "O" and "A" level certificates, Bachelor's and Postgraduate Degree Transcripts and Certificates, Professional certificates where applicable and Employment letters in one pdf file named: "Position-Name of Applicant".

The one pdf file should be submitted to ed@nema.go.ug not later than 16th April 2023. Applications not in one pdf file and those arriving after closing time will not be considered.

Applicants are allowed to apply for not more than two posts. Those who applied for the re-advertised jobs, need not to reapply except if they have now acquired requisite qualifications.

Only succesful candidates at any stage shall be contacted.

Any form of lobbying to Executive Director, Board or any other authority or individual will lead to automatic disqualification of the Applicant.