Job Title:         Accounts Assistant

Organisation: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)

Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda

Reports to: Commissioner Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development

About Us:

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries established an Agricultural Investment Unit under the Department of Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development. The major objective of the Unit is to assist in coordinating and promoting agribusiness, with emphasis on value addition and act as an initiative to link and create synergies between MAAIF (Public Policy / Regulation), the Private Sector and Development Partners on issues of promoting agribusiness and value addition.

Job Summary: The Accounts Assistant will support the Commissioner Agricultural Investment and Enterprise Development and the Principal Accountant-MAAIF in overseeing the unit’s day to day finances.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Maintain the Vote Book through entering requisitions under respective items.
• The incumbent will make a follow up of requisitions for the Agricultural Investment Unit.
• Prepare the payroll for all staff under the Agricultural Investment Unit.
• Follow-up on advances for the Unit and ascertain that they are accounted for.
• Keep regular basic accounting records.
• In charge of the submission of accountability and co-ordination of any public audit exercises.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Accounts Assistant job opportunity should hold a diploma in Accounts or Finance Management.
• Possession of professional accounting qualifications are an added advantage.
• A minimum of three years’ working experience as an Accounts Assistant from a recognized institution
• Knowledge of the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS)
• Knowledge in financial / accounting procedures of Government of Uganda programmes / projects;
• Computer literacy and be proficiency in Microsoft Office;
• Good financial management and budgeting skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Good planning skills;
• Team work;
• Proactive with the ability to work with minimum supervision;
• Ability to prepare and interpret financial statements and books of accounts;

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested Ugandans are encouraged to send a filled Application Form/ Public Service Form 3 (2008), download here, in triplicate and attach certified copies of academic documents and submit to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, P.O. Box 102, Entebbe, Open Registry, Uganda

NB: Applicants subsequently shortlisted for oral interviews and their names displayed on the Ministry website or on the MAAIF Notice Board, shall be required to present certified copies and originals of their academic transcripts and certificates at the time of sitting the oral interviews. Applicants who shall not hear from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, on completion of the selection exercise should consider themselves as unsuccessful.

Deadline: 3^rd March 2017