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• Maintain
  the Financial Management Information System (FINIS) that supports all the
  financial functions of the URC.
• Compile,
  submit and present monthly and quarterly financial reports to Head of
  Finance / Human Resource and Administration in accordance with URC
  approved reporting standards. 
• Supervise,
  motivate, appraise finance staff and build the capacity of finance team,
  non-finance staff and partners in line with the finance policy and
  department mission.
• Develop
  tools, review and consolidate the URCS programme plans and budgets in line
  with the planning guidelines and URC financial regulations.
• The
  incumbent will also prepare variance reports, advise the Head of Finance /
  Human Resource and Administration on budget balances against allocations,
  initiate and coordinate supplementary budget process and prepare Statutory
  Financial Statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting
  Standards.
• Initiate
  and lead the development and implementation of mechanisms of timely
  provision of financial support and advisory services to all URCS
  departments, staff and relevant stakeholders
• Develop
  and maintain system of keeping proper books of accounts to ensure safe
  custody of assets of URC in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting
  Practice.
  Responsible for the development, maintenance and supervision of the
  implementation of financial management frameworks that enable control of
  expenditure and resource allocation
• Develop
  and maintain computerized accounting systems in line with URC financial
  strategy.
• Pro-actively
  co-ordinate all internal and external audit activities and ensure that
  appropriate audit responses are prepared.
• Periodically
  review organization’s chart of accounts and ensure proper posting of
  transactions in accordance to the departmental mission.
• Develop, 
  implement and maintain systems, procedures and policies, including
  accounts payable and receivable functions to ensure adherence to
  organisation’s guidelines.
• Monitor
  trends of expenditure growth or decline and provide advice on Value for
  Money of operations in line with URC’s finance policy and regulations.

• The
  ideal candidate should hold a Master’s Degree in Accounting, Finance,
  Commerce or any related field with Professional qualification e.g. ACCA,
  CA, CPA etc. is a major requirement; 
• At
  least five years’ accounting experience in a large organization with 2 years
  in a management position
• Good
  knowledge of; Budgeting and budgetary control, Financial analysis, Donor
  financial accounting procedures, Operations of sub grant
  partners/community based organizations, Accounting Procedures and
  Standards, Computerized Accounting Systems (NAVISION) and 
  Spreadsheet, Internal Control Procedures and Practices, Asset management,
  Payroll management, GAAP, IAS/AFRS accounting requirements and budgeting,
  Word, Excel, financial information systems, vision excel and executive, as
  well as database and accounting packages., Tax laws and systems in Uganda
• Excellent
  communication skills,
• Strong
  inter-personal skills
• Skills
  in Team Leadership, Planning strategically, networking,
• Proven
  degree of personal integrity
• Excellent
  analytical skills,
• Possess
  the ability to identify critical financial issues with capacity to pay
  attention to detail
• Skills
  in asset/inventory management
• Capacity
  building skills

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