Finance Intern

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Description

By nature of our operations, all INGOs are Income Tax exempt, but given the need to formalise the same, in compliance with Uganda Tax Laws, Alight management has always ensured that this exemption is formally secured and kept on file. During the Tax health check done by KPMG (Alight Tax Advisory Company) in 2019, it was noted that Alight Uganda last secured one in 2012 and management was advised to embark on the same. 

KPMG initiated an application that was submitted to URA in 2020 and URA has been dragging the process asking for different items that have been shared until this recent one that came up after we cleared our Tax Liabilities early Feb 2022. 

URA requires a reconciliation of our Ledgers for the year ended 2019 to ensure that both Withholding Tax and PAYE remitted are complete and accurate. For us to achieve this, we need an intern to do this reconciliation for the period under review.  

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Reporting to the Country Finance Coordinator, the Intern will be responsible for the following:

• Reconciliation of FY 2019 WHT account with reference to identified Alight Chart of accounts to ensure that all chargeable supplies were charged and tax remitted to URA monthly.  

• Reconciliation of FY 2019 PAYE account with reference to Alight Salary related accounts and PAYE remitted monthly. 

• Retrieval of Payment vouchers to confirm Exempt supplies and Suppliers where applicable.

• Make copies of the Exempt suppliers and open up a file that will be presented to URA as evidence for exempted suppliers and supplies.

• In addition to the above, the incumbent will file back vouchers in an appropriate place for Subsequent ease of reference.

• Any other duties that may be assigned to him/her by the supervisor.

Requirements

Energetic young personnel with a minimum of a certificate and excel knowledge from a recognised institution. Experience in this area will be an added advantage.

Remuneration
Alight will pay the successful candidate a daily wage of UGX 37,000 payable upon completion of the exercise and subject to Ugandan tax laws. The exercise is anticipated not to exceed one Month.

Others/Extra Details

Alight is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.  Alight complies with all applicable laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Any form of canvassing in the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.

"By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that ALIGHT is committed to ensure compliance of its code of conduct by staff and any other persons working on behalf of ALIGHT  with zero tolerance to GBV acts and Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. ALIGHT requires its staff and any other person working on behalf of ALIGHT to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse and any nature of exploitation. Further, I understand that if I am a successful candidate, I will be subject to a comprehensive background check, and my personal/professional references will be asked to evaluate my behaviors related to the above safeguarding related topics". "QUALIFIED WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY".