GIZ German NGO Project Careers – Finance and Administration Officer at The Northern Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (nUws)

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Organisation: The Northern Umbrella of Water and Sanitation
(nUws)
Duty Station:  Lira, Uganda
Reports to: Manager Northern
Umbrella
About nUws:
The Northern Umbrella of Water and Sanitation (nUws) is a support
structure developed for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) support of Rural
Growth Centres and small towns piped water supply and sanitation schemes. The
overall objective of the organization is to ensure that completed piped waters
supply systems pull ideas and resources together for the achievement of
sustainable operation and maintenance in the Northern and West Nile Region.
At the same time under the ACP-EU Water Facility, Vitens Evides
International (VEI) has partnered with Ministry of Water and Environment
(WSDF-N), Northern Umbrella of Water and Sanitation, National Water and
Sewerage Corporation, Association of Private Water Operators, GIZ and the 10
beneficially towns to implement a project on “Water Asset Management for small towns
in Uganda with special focus on Post-Conflict Northern Region “.
Job Summary:  The Finance and Administration Officer
will be responsible for administering and managing daily administrative,
accounting and finance functions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Responsible for the day to day running and
    administration of the accounts section.
  • In charge of maintenance and update the
    books of accounts on a monthly basis, correct positioning and ensuring
    that all documents related to secretariats accounts are kept properly for
    audit purposes.
  • Preparation of monthly, quarterly and
    annual cash flow schedules in line with DWD established guidelines.
  • Responsible for disbursing all payments as
    authorised by the manager.
  • In charge of all banking activities including
    cash and cheque deposits, cash withdraws, collection of bank statements,
    and preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports.
  • Provide financial advice to management on
    day to day issues concerning secretariat finances and examine all payments
    to ensure accuracy and validity.
  • Responsible for general Administration;
    documentation, personnel management matters, office equipment, furniture
    and materials, vehicles and stores management.
  • Carrying out regular field visits to
    member schemes to monitor and ascertain the performance on financial,
    managerial and social aspects, and prepare monitoring reports for
    secretariat.
  • Design and continuously update a
    monitoring checklist/form for obtaining data from member schemes about
    their performance on all financial aspects.
  • Advise WSSBs on matters of planning,
    budgeting, financial Management, book keeping, and ensure that Umbrella
    organisation guidelines are correctly observed.
  • Perform any other duties as may be
    assigned from time to time by the Manager in your area of speciality.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The applicant should possess a good
    Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting) or equivalent from a recognised
    University
  • Three or more years’ experience in the
    accounting and finance profession
  • Professional Accounting qualifications
    such as ACCA, CPA and experience in administration will be an added
    advantage.
How to Apply: 
All candidates are encouraged to send their application letters with
certified academic certificates, CV including three independent referees to be
addressed to:
The Manager, Northern Umbrella of Water and Sanitation
P.O. Box 380,
Plot 14/16, Maruzi Road
Lira Town, Uganda
 Deadline: 29th August 2014 by 5: 00PM

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