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• Offer relevant information for the monthly
  cash flow forecasts
• Assist in cash flow management preparation
  of monthly cash flows and transfer request from London based on submitted
  budgets and funds requests
• Use the SUN systems accounting software to
  monitor actual expenditure against budget.
• Prepare and produce monthly, biannual and
  annual financial reports to monitor actual expenditure against budget. Use
  vision reports to review project spend against approved budget and
  highlight any variances to Head of Finance and relevant budget holders.
• Reconcile Intra Organisation Accounts with
  UK Finance Offshore Report and highlight and resolve differences. Review,
  analyze and dispatch monthly recharges journal to and from respective CPs
  and UK.
• Follow up and monitor staff loans to
  ensure that the advances are liquidated in line with organisational
  policies and procedures
• Offer technical support in Maintain an
  up-to-date Country Programme Funding matrix that shows a clear funding
  position at any point in collaboration with the Head of Fundraising and
  Grants Management.
• Complete the monthly staff payroll and pay
  slips ensuring that statutory and other relevant deductions are made and
  upload in line with both the HR and Financial policies.
• Maintain gratuity fund records and update
  staff and fund managers of the position of affairs of the pension fund on
  a regular basis
• Work with budget holders during planning
  processes and assist them with using templates and the chart of accounts
• Actively participate in the review and
  consolidation of country programme plans and budget. Support units in the
  development of Budgets
• Provide system generated information such
  as costing of activities and expenditure to inform the MPB during the
  planning and rolling forecasting processes
• Interpret and summarize budget guidelines
  to the finance and non-finance team

• Lend a hand in the uploading of  budgets on to GAS by checking the
  accuracy and completeness of the Country Programme Plans and budgets
  before consolidation and upload.
• Periodically check that plans are in
  agreement with Organizational strategic objectives and if not clarify on
  how to classify with Budget holder.
• Disseminate final copies of budget to each
  respective budget holder.
• Review and make comparisons between last
  year’s expenditure patterns to the current year’s proposed expenditure and
  provide budgetary analysis on programme Budgets and advise the teams.
• Develop and share a tool with budget
  holders on how to monitor their budgets and activities before effecting a
  payment.
• Design and write reports from Sun and
  other related software to address the information requirements of
  stakeholders.
• Trace transactions’ trails and make
  correcting adjustments where required
• Offer support in partner monitoring
• Work closely with Head of Finance and
  other teams to develop meaningful finance indicators against which to
  assess impact, cost effectiveness and value for money in the main areas of
  our work, drawing on internal and external best practice and contributing
  to the further improvement of Water Aid’s expertise in the area.
• Support and maintain a competent finance
  team as well as training of the non-finance team in line with the Human
  Resources policies
• Support the Country Programme Finance team
  in any other finance function as assigned from time to time like producing
  donor reports to which you are the finance lead as per the Restricted
  Income Project.
• Assist in the implementation of the new
  WAU full cost allocation policy.
• Actively implement any finance related
  audit recommendation
• Perform any other responsibilities, tasks
  or activities as reasonably required as the above is given as a broad
  range of duties and is not intended to be a complete description of all
  tasks. It is important to note that the responsibilities may change to
  meet the evolving needs of the way WaterAid works.

• The Program Accountant at WaterAid Uganda
  should possess at least level 2 professional qualification ideally as
  a  CA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or a
  Bachelor’s degree in a Finance field
• Significant experience in finance and
  accountancy in a senior position in a major organisation
• Highly computer literate and excellent
  knowledge and skills in using computer based Accounting systems and
  Microsoft Excel and Word packages.
• Prior working experience in preparing and
  monitoring budgets & developing monitoring and reporting systems.
• Possess the ability to provide financial
  analysis and interpretation to Country Management Team for
  decision-making.
• Good knowledge of government policies and
  regulations on financial management and taxation
• Knowledge of international donor reporting
  requirements
• Strong knowledge of fund accounting
  regulations for non-profit organisations.
• Prior experience of working in an
  international NGO
• Working experience in using SUN systems
  and vision excel
• Experience of designing, co-ordinating and
  delivering training programmes
• Excellent Risk analysis and risk
  management skills
• Excellent (proven) interpersonal both oral
  and written communication skills.
• Highly numeracy skills
• Possess the ability to think strategically
  with excellent planning and prioritisation skills
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• Experience in leading, managing, building
  high performing teams and developing capacity in professional finance
  teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse
  team environment
• Good motivation skills
• Willingness to work additional hours at
  crucial times
• Willingness to travel at short notice
  nationally and internationally.
• High degree of Personal integrity.
• Highly self-motivation, able to work
  without close supervision
• Effectively promote WaterAid’s mission
  values, and objectives
• Exhibit commitment to WaterAid’s values
  and a working style.

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