Role overview
What you'll be stepping into
Description
Job title: Project Accountant (01 position)
Reports to: Finance Officer
Purpose of the Role.
The project accountant is responsible for tracking project budgets, processing project-related transactions, and financial reporting & compliance in line with donor and organization guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
Budget Management: Prepare the monthly BVA reports for budgets insights to the financial performance.
Software management: Utilize financial software to manage project accounting processes, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
Financial Reporting: Prepare timely financial reports and reconciliations for projects for onward submission to the Finance officer ranging from 3rd to 15th depending on projects.
Expense Documentation: Maintain accurate and properly filed records of all project expenditures, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and donor policies.
Cash Flow Management: Monitor cash flows related to the projects, predicting future cash needs to keep projects funded for timely communication to guide decisions
Billing Management: Ensure timely processing of invoices for project’s deliverables and monitor accounts receivable related to project income for timely reporting for decision
Compliance Ensure adherence to applicable financial regulations and internal policies regarding project finances.
Support audits: Prepare documentation and financial information for internal reviews and for external audits to support transparency and accountability.
Collaboration: Work closely with project managers, supervisors including other finance staff and other departments to align financial reporting with project objectives
Perform any other duties that might be assigned to you from time to time.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience.
Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
CPA or ACCA qualification, preferably completed or at least at an advanced level.
A minimum of 3 years of project finance management experience in NGO setting.
Strong knowledge of budgeting, expenditure tracking, financial reporting, audit preparation, internal controls, bank reconciliations, tax compliance, and supporting procurement/payment documentation.
Experience working with field offices or refugee-response operations would be an added advantage.
Familiarity with Uganda tax requirements, including withholding tax and VAT treatment, will be useful because the RFP includes specific tax provisions for this contract.
How to Apply:
All Applications including CV, Highest academic qualification and motivation letter should be sent electronically as one Single PDF Document to recruit@palmcorps.org latest by 24th August 2026. Applications sent to any other email apart from the above shall not be considered.
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