Grant Accountant- CAM Project

Finance & Economy

Overview

Join our team as a Grant Accountant to support financial management and reporting.

You have:

• A Bachelors Degree in Business Administration/Commerce - with Accounting option (CPA/ACCA level 2 is an added advantage).
• Minimum of 2 years professional work experience in accounting, preferably with an NGO.
• Excellent spoken and written command of English.
• Good communication, writing, facilitation skills.
• Excellent computer application skills in Microsoft packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, innovativeness, creativity, reliability and dependability.

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities:

Reports to: Project Coordinator - CAM

Duty station: Hoima

Key Result Areas:

Documentation, reporting and knowledge management

• Prepare quarterly, semi-annual and annual program financial reports to different donors, follow-ups and maintain donors’ relationships.
• Review and approve all project Financial documents i.e., Advance request, Supplier payments, expense claims and reconciliations.

Audit & Risk Management

• Prepare grants for audits, review and assist in the implementation of program and financial audit recommendations with a view of providing adequate implementation plan to ensure recommendations are implemented on timely basis.

Budget Management

• Prepare and revise program budgets and cash flows in line with donor requirements, financial policies and procedures and advise management concerning appropriate actions to be taken in order to achieve set objectives in line with donor requirements.

Payment of project expenses

• Review program expenditures to ensure proper documentation, coding, donor requirements and WV financial policies compliances, budget availability and initiate any necessary corrections or adjustments.

Track Payable & Receivable & Update Grant document

• Track payable and receivable accounts for vendors and program staff on a monthly basis and maintain them at low levels so as not to put program funds at risk.
• Update grant files with proposals, grant agreements, budgets, financial reports, narrative reports, cost extensions, no cost extensions and other relevant correspondences.

Asset Management

• Track and Monitor the use of program assets and equipment as per World Vision Policies and provide assets and equipment report to the management on quarterly basis for corrective actions.

Other Duties Assigned

• Carry Out other duties assigned by the Supervisor as and when they fall due.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• A Bachelors Degree in Business Administration/Commerce - with Accounting option (CPA / ACCA level 2 is an added advantage).
• Minimum of 2 years professional work experience in accounting, preferably with with an NGO.
• Excellent spoken and written command of English.
• Good communication, writing, facilitation;
• Track record demonstrating high integrity, innovativeness, creativity, reliability and dependable
• Excellent computer application skills in Microsoft packages (Word, Excel and PowerPoint);
• Team player, Self-motivator, able to work with limited supervision;
• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Computer literacy.
• Willing to attend and participate/lead in daily devotions and weekly Chapel services.
• Perform other duties as required.

Advert start date: 20th February, 2026.

Advert end date: 26th February, 2026.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

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