Finance Officer Job at Hofokam

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Job Title: Finance Officer
Organisation: Hofokam
Duty Station: Head Office, Fort Portal, Uganda
Reports to: Branch Head
About Hofokam:
Hofokam is one of the largest microfinance institutions operating in western Uganda with a raise the average house hold income and of living of poor families in Uganda in order to growth, eventually contribute to national development.
Job Summary: The finance officer will be responsible for safe keeping, handling and maintenance of cash or cheques or received or paid out particularly loan repayments and analysis of loan  repayments and do analysis of releases and disbursements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1.      Accounting and Financial Management
  • Manages on going cash and liquidity needs loan fund and operating accounts.
  • May at times be designated by the PC to serve as primary contact with banks and other mane managers.
  • Posts transactions, reconciles, files deposit slips, payment vouchers, loan agreements. receives acknowledgement and insurance to from clients and attaches repayment schedules on all client files.
  • Assists in the conduct of internal and eaten audit preparation and serves as primary slat liaison with auditors;
  • Compiles, analyzes financial information to enable the job holder to prepare entries to becks of accounts at the branch office.
  • Applies and seeks for loans approval and disbursement from branch head.
2.     Financial and Management Report Production and Co-ordination:
  • Preparation of monthly AIG (CHARTIS) reports
  • Calling clients Income and pick their cheque with the approval of the branch Head
  • Maintains petty cash fund and follows all imprest fund procedures for handling and maintenance of petty cash, including IN preparation of fund replenishment summary report
3.     Planning, Budgeting and Internal Controls :
·         Establishes and maintains adequate control system to enable the branches have reliable data through daily reconciliations, use of passwords. Lock and limit accessibility of non finance staff to FOs teller cabins and compute usage.
·         Ensure that approved requests are within approved branch budget .
·         Ensure expense liquidation and document as required with paid stamp.
·         Be the custodian of cheque books and safe keys.
·         Ensure timely reconciliation of the certified bank accounts  .
·         Help the Branch Head in the preparations of operational plans and budgets.
·         Registration, filing and recording of withdrawn securities.
4.     Disbursement Officer for All Payments:
  • Prepare loans and operational expenses
  • Post Kiva loans on website
  • Submit monthly bank reconciliations to Finance Controller and train other field finance officers.
  • Maintain and update cash book and perform any other duties as assigned by superiors.
 Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The finance officer should posses a degree in qualifications related to business, Accounting , Accounting or Finance or Qualifications like ACCA/CIMA/CPA with qualifications of a diploma in UDBS or its equivalent .
  • Good understanding of HOFOKAM’s cash management policies and proper book keep procedures,
  • Ability to work under pressure;
  • High level of integrity;
  • Very honest, dependable and trustworthy.
How to Apply:
All those interested in working with Hofokam should send their applications with copies of CVs and the academic credentials to: Human Resource Manager, Hofokam Ltd, P. O. Box 228, Fort portal, Uganda. Tel/Fax: 04834 22234
Deadline: 10th July 2013
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