Job Title: Finance Director
Organisation: GiveDirectly
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Head of
Finance, New York
Finance, New York
About US:
GiveDirectly is
an international non-profit organization that currently operating in Kenya and
Uganda that aims to help people living in extreme poverty by making
unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone.
an international non-profit organization that currently operating in Kenya and
Uganda that aims to help people living in extreme poverty by making
unconditional cash transfers to them via mobile phone.
Job Summary: The Finance Director will manage all financial
and accounting operations for East African offices, currently including Kenya,
Uganda, and Rwanda. The incumbent will be tasked with minimizing fraud while
defining and monitoring control processes governing $25+ million in spend. The Finance Director will manage a team of
three in-country finance managers, and conduct closing process and audits for
the region.
and accounting operations for East African offices, currently including Kenya,
Uganda, and Rwanda. The incumbent will be tasked with minimizing fraud while
defining and monitoring control processes governing $25+ million in spend. The Finance Director will manage a team of
three in-country finance managers, and conduct closing process and audits for
the region.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate must hold a minimum of five years’
experience which should include executing accounting and/or audit processes
with progressive levels of responsibility.
The ideal candidate must hold a minimum of five years’
experience which should include executing accounting and/or audit processes
with progressive levels of responsibility.
·
Applicants with CPA, and management experience will
have an added advantage
Applicants with CPA, and management experience will
have an added advantage
·
Possess excellent communication skills
Possess excellent communication skills
·
The applicant must also be comfortable in a
meritocratic environment with frank, honest feedback.
The applicant must also be comfortable in a
meritocratic environment with frank, honest feedback.
·
Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time between
East African and US offices.
Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time between
East African and US offices.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online at the web link
below.
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to apply online at the web link
below.
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