The Ugandan Jobline

• Timely, accurate and high quality financial
  reporting
• Donor funds are effectively managed in
  pursuit of agreed objectives.
• Effective systems and controls are in place
  for financial management and reporting
• Partner Grants Team have sufficient capacity
  to meet the above requirements
• Continuous improvement and development of the
  finance team both Kampala Finance Team and Field Office Finance Teams

• Oversight of the GOAL Uganda Finance Team in conjunction
  with the Financial Controller (FC), outline and communicate
  responsibilities for the team members as appropriate and ensure they are
  followed.
• Organize regular team meetings to ensure
  agreed plans are communicated and appropriate actions taken
• In charge of the management of team
  performance
• Identify personnel development plans for team
  members and ensure follow through
• Manage annual/study leave requirements to
  ensure the finance team continue to meet their ongoing requirements

• Deal with any disciplinary or personnel
  issues in the team as required
• Management of the day-to-day financial
  reporting to facilitate on-time reporting to Donors and Dublin HQ
• The incumbent will lead the monthly Sage
  Accounts Process, Donor Status Report (DSR) Process, Rolling Budget
  Process and the Payroll Process
• The job holder will also ensure the Field
  Office Finance Teams are supported by the Kampala Finance Team
• Ensure the Field Office Finance make their
  submissions on time n. Coordinate with Dublin HQ on Funds Request and
  local banks on Currency Contracts
• Guide the GOAL Uganda Management Team on Tax
  Related Matters

• Keenly review monthly grants reports,
  proposals, visit reports, internal audits and partner assessment tools
  each month to ensure that they have been appropriately dealt with by the
  Grants Management Team
• Regularly review evidence of checking of
  partner distributions by the Grants Management Team
• Visit a sample of partners (determined by
  risk) on an annual basis

• Support the Financial Controller in the
  preparation of Financial aspects of Donor Proposals
• Coordinate the preparation of Donor Financial
  Reports
• Offer technical support on Donor budgets,
  Donor reporting, Guidelines & Regulations to GOAL Uganda Management
  Team

• Facilitate timely completion of the Annual
  Statutory Audit and Financial Statements
• Facilitate timely completion of Specific
  Project Audits

• The GOAL Assistant Financial Controller must
  be a Qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent ( Do not
  apply if you don’t have any of these )
• At least five years’ professional experience
  with an international NGO
• Significant experience in dealing with
  institutional donors such as DFID, Irish Aid, MasterCard Foundation,
  Charity:water and any other for at least three years
• Excellent written, verbal and communication
  skills including budget and report writing experience
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft
  Word and Advanced Excel
• Good team player, flexible, tolerant,
  committed and capable of working within a multinational and multicultural
  team
• Working knowledge of SAGE
• Team leader experience; proven staff
  management skills including on the job training and systems development
• Highly self-motivated, organised and
  innovative
• Proven ability and willingness to produce
  financial information in a format that non-technical staff can easily
  understand
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills,
  with particular emphasis on planning, working to tight deadlines,
  providing training, facilitating capacity building and supervising team
  activities

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