Job Title: Project Accountant
Organisation: Edukans
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Edukans is an international NGO with headquarters in the Netherlands and country offices in Malawi, Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda. We provide marginalized children and youngsters around the world with basic education and vocational training. With over 30 years of experience, we built a solid theory of change that is guiding our work for quality education. Our mission is to create opportunities enabling children and young people to shape their futures with confidence and our vision is to pursue future proof quality education through a collective effort focusing on a safe learning environment, dedicated school management, quality trained teachers and home support by parents and community.
About LIT Project:
EDUKANS International Uganda will be implementing the Leaders in Teaching program supported by Mastercard Foundation in a consortium led by Luigi Giussani Foundation (LGF). Leaders in Teaching (LIT) initiative aims to transform secondary education across Africa by strengthening the capacity of teachers and school leaders to enable young people to acquire skills, knowledge, and competencies necessary to gain dignified and fulfilling employment. EDUKANS is a downstream partner under the TRAIN pillar led by British Council which will lead efforts in innovation, competency-based curriculum, gender-responsive pedagogy and career guidance.
Job Summary: The postholder will be responsible for:
Ensuring the efficient financial management of LIT Programme, including budget monitoring, reporting, and compliance with contractual obligations; Project Implementation Unit guidelines; and overall donor demands.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Budgeting: Provide timely project budget implementation feedback to partners’ senior management, and support in the monitoring of projects, while ensuring that the Project Team is informed of programme planning; Prepare monthly Budget Vs Actual report for the budget holder.
- Project Financial Management & Compliance: Reviewing financial documents (e.g., partners Financial & Procurement Checklists) for approval by critically analysing financial processes and procedures for compliance; Documenting the key highlights noted in the financial monitoring reports and reporting on the progress of the implementation of recommendations; Review periodical programme funds reconciliation statements, fixed asset register and financial reports of partners in coordination with the partners’ finance
- team to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial reports; Assist in financial training of partners’ staff, contributing to training materials and resources, organizing and facilitating partners’ finance workshops;
- Controls and Reporting: Ensure clear audit trail of processed transactions and their linkage to the accounting system; Implementation of any accounting and financial audit recommendations; Support and sustain a high quality and timely documentation culture including financial supporting documents and financial reports; Prepare project monthly fund requests;
- Account Payables: Review and register the completeness of documents received from the field; Prepare payment vouchers for all payments received and ensure that they have been signed-off as per EDUKANS’ standards;
- Internal reporting and accountability:
- Preparation of documents for internal and external communication which give oversight of LIT programme (including annual report);
- Ensuring accountability and transparency in Grants management, as well as seeing to it that the information is always up to date;
- Identifying areas of organizational development to improve projects and grants management
- Collecting information for monitoring purposes.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Relevant degree/ A bachelor’s degree in accounting, (Bachelor Level or Equivalent). Professional Accounting Qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) desirable but not essential;
- Knowledge of Accounting and not less than 3 years experience in accounting in non-government organizations,
- Familiarity with project accounting,
- Strong understanding of donor compliance requirements.
- Knowledge of project management, planning & control, administrative processes, donor requirements;
- Knowledge of international financial reporting standards (IFRS) or generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP);
- Understanding of local tax regulations and statutory requirements.
How to Apply:
A cover letter (1 page) including qualifications as well as salary expectations. Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages) and copies of Academic certificates sent by email to uganda@edukans.org with a subject line indicating the job title ”. Qualified Females are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 10th June 2025 by 04:59
NB: We thank applicants for their interest in the position. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.