Description
Position Title:
Accountant
Accountant
Reports
to: Senior Accountant
to: Senior Accountant
Group/Department: University
of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
Location: Butaro,
Rwanda
Rwanda
Position Overview
The Accountant is a member of UGHE’s
growing Finance Team, and will be the team’s representative on the Butaro
Campus, UGHE’s academic center. In this role, s/he will be the point person for
students’ tuition finances, and will be directly responsible for accounts
receivable, inventory management, and on-campus petty cash management. As a
member of this dynamic team, in addition to the responsibilities outlined
below, the Accountant will participate in regular Finance Team activities
including cost estimations for grant budgets, annual program budget review
cycles, and expense analysis.
growing Finance Team, and will be the team’s representative on the Butaro
Campus, UGHE’s academic center. In this role, s/he will be the point person for
students’ tuition finances, and will be directly responsible for accounts
receivable, inventory management, and on-campus petty cash management. As a
member of this dynamic team, in addition to the responsibilities outlined
below, the Accountant will participate in regular Finance Team activities
including cost estimations for grant budgets, annual program budget review
cycles, and expense analysis.
Responsibilities
Accounts
receivable and Student Engagement
receivable and Student Engagement
- Record
accounts receivable transactions and ensure all relevant documentation is
in place - Prepare
an upload students’ monthly invoices according to their payment contracts - Maintain
updated records for students tuition payment plans - Generate
and disseminate monthly aging reports - Prepare
student cases for Financial Council and facilitate the implementation of
decisions made - Provide
weekly reports of status of students and enforce financial policies
included in the Student Handbook - Serve
as the point person for students requesting information from the Finance
Team - Prepare
invoices, track payments and issue receipts for all executive courses
delivered by UGHE
Inventory management
- Develop
the inventory module in the accounting software (SERENIC) including
purchase orders (PO) and Goods Received Notes (GRN) - Ensure
UGHE inventory is recorded and managed in accordance to policies and
procedures - Coordinate
the monthly stock take for all UGHE stock items and report variances
Petty Cash Management
- Ensure
that there is petty cash available to support the functioning of the
campus - Process
all petty cash transactions on campus - Record
all petty cash transactions and perform a cash count on daily basis - Prepare
a monthly petty cash reconciliation statement
Qualifications
- At
least 2 years of experience in finance or accounting required - Bachelors
in accounting, finance, or related field required - Mastery
of the basic standards of accounting - Demonstrated
strength in relevant computer software including Excel, and experience
with financial software including Seneric preferred - Fluency
in English required, proficiency in Kinyarwanda preferred - Superior
attention to detail and adaptability to rapidly changing work environments - Commitment
to social justice and health care equity
Organization Overview
The University of Global Health
Equity (UGHE) is a new kind of university focused on training the next
generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched
in Rwanda in September 2015 with its flagship degree program: the Master of
Science in Global Health Delivery. Through an academic experience uniquely
rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease
suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the
health system.
Equity (UGHE) is a new kind of university focused on training the next
generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched
in Rwanda in September 2015 with its flagship degree program: the Master of
Science in Global Health Delivery. Through an academic experience uniquely
rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease
suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the
health system.
UGHE
is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized
non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for
the poor in health care. In over nearly three decades of operating alongside
public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to
deliver high quality health care to some of the world’s most marginalized
communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda,
where Inshuti Mu Buzima—PIH’s sister organization—and our
government partners have driven innovation for a decade.
is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized
non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for
the poor in health care. In over nearly three decades of operating alongside
public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to
deliver high quality health care to some of the world’s most marginalized
communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda,
where Inshuti Mu Buzima—PIH’s sister organization—and our
government partners have driven innovation for a decade.
Members
of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social
justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others,
and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual
curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed
to these values to join the team.
of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social
justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others,
and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual
curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed
to these values to join the team.
How
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