Recruitment of an Accountant

The Protestant Institute of Arts and Social Sciences (PIASS) would like to recruit an Accountant to perform the following tasks:

I. Key responsibilities

• Maintain and file the accounting documents including financial records, ledger, chart of accounts, trial balance accounts, account book, income statement, and balance sheet;
• Collect all supporting documents for Expenditures and file them properly.
• Provide the necessary information to the Chief Accountant to provide Required Reports.
• Prepare all expense bonds together with their corresponding cheques.
• Rapidly treat the documents entrusted to him/her;
• Pick out all expenditures to ensure the availability of the required budget, the compliance of documents of proof, and treasure verification.
• Check the monthly bank reconciliations and accounting adjustments that result from them;
• Replace the Chief Accountant if need be due to Emergency.
• Record all financial transactions in accounting software.
• To register all pay slips into the accounting software.
• To Ensure that access cards are being properly used, and check if the students are accessing studies and other PIASS services are those who have the access Card only.
• To register all signed checks and other payment tools and to distribute them to relevant beneficiaries,
• To perform any other duties assigned by his/her supervisors. 

II. Profile

• Hold at least a university bachelor’s degree (A0) preferably specializing in accounting or finance,
• Experience of at least 5 years as an accountant,
• Computer skills such as MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, internet …
• Ability to deliver good service to everyone including students,
• Good knowledge of technical and communication English,
• Able to work overtime and under pressure,
• Ready to work every day, the weekend included.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for written test and interview.

Done at Huye , on 6^th March 2024

Prof. Dr. Penine UWIMBABAZI           

PIASS Vice Chancellor