Finance and admin Assistant
Full Time

Palm Corps Uganda
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Description
Job title: Finance and admin Assistant (01 position)
Reports to: Finance Officer
Duty stations: Moyo field office
Purpose of the Role.
The admin assistant will be responsible for the day-to-day finance, administration, stores, logistics, procurement, and HR activities of the Moyo Field Office.
Specifically, your duties include:
- Welcome and attend to visitors at the reception desk
- Oversee office operations to keep the workplace orderly and running efficiently.
- Support the scheduling of meetings and handling of correspondence at the field level.
- Support HR functions, including arranging for interviews, onboarding, and employee records management, and submit these to HR as required
- Ensure daily attendance records are complete and accurate for monthly reporting to HR
Store Management Roles to Logistics Officer
- Oversee day-to-day store operations and management
- Manage inventory levels, track stock movements, and carry out daily stock reconciliations
- Prepare the monthly stores report for submission to the Logistics Officer
Finance and procurement roles
- Manage, issue, reconcile, and account for petty cash funds received during the month
- Follow up promptly on invoices for goods supplied to ensure timely payment, and submit them to the Procurement Officer
- Scan and share requisitions received from the project team for submission to the accountants.
- Support accountants with accountability follow-ups with Project Coordinators.
Fleet management roles
- Issue fuel vouchersupon receipt of an approved work plan, movement plan, and log sheet, for submission to the Logistics Officer
- Receive, verify, and submit completed Fleet Utilization documents and logbooks to the Logistics Officer
- Receive and verify maintenance requests and defect forms for onward submission
- Collect fuel schedules from the stations monthly for reconciliation by the Logistics Officer
- Share monthly fuel utilisation and repairs records with the Logistics Officer
- Perform any other duties assigned to you from time to time.
Minimum Qualifications
- A minimum of a Diploma in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Procurement and Logistics Management, Stores Management, Human Resource Management, or a closely related field from a recognised institution.
- At least two years of relevant work experience in finance, administration, procurement, logistics, stores, fleet support, or office operations, preferably in an NGO, field office, or busy organisational setting in Uganda.
- Working knowledge of basic accounting, petty cash management, accountability procedures, procurement documentation, stores records, inventory control, and administrative filing systems.
- Good computer skills, especially in Microsoft Word, Excel, email, and internet use. Experience using accounting, inventory, or procurement systems will be an added advantage.
- Good written and spoken English, with strong interpersonal, customer care, coordination, and communication skills.
- Ability to maintain accurate records, prepare routine reports, follow organisational procedures, and handle confidential information with integrity.
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, flexible, and able to work independently under minimum supervision while meeting deadlines.
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.