Job
Title: Finance & Administration Manager
Title: Finance & Administration Manager
Organisation: RETRAK
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Station: Kampala, Uganda
About
US:
US:
Retrak is an
international non-profit UK charity working with street connected children in
Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. Retrak works to transform highly
vulnerable children’s lives; preserve families; empower communities and give
each of them a voice. Retrak’s vision is of a world where no child is forced to
live on the streets.
international non-profit UK charity working with street connected children in
Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. Retrak works to transform highly
vulnerable children’s lives; preserve families; empower communities and give
each of them a voice. Retrak’s vision is of a world where no child is forced to
live on the streets.
Job
Summary: The Finance and Administration Manager will be tasked with leading a
team managing multiple donor funding and administrative duties in Retrak
Uganda.
Summary: The Finance and Administration Manager will be tasked with leading a
team managing multiple donor funding and administrative duties in Retrak
Uganda.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Manage compliance with statutory requirements,
grant agreements and Retrak’s finance and administration policies and
procedures.
Manage compliance with statutory requirements,
grant agreements and Retrak’s finance and administration policies and
procedures.
·
Ensure budgets and forecasts are prepared and
submitted on time
Ensure budgets and forecasts are prepared and
submitted on time
·
Offer technical guidance and direction to partner
organizations to strengthen financial and operational systems
Offer technical guidance and direction to partner
organizations to strengthen financial and operational systems
·
Ensure complete documentation, stewardship and
accountability of financial transactions
Ensure complete documentation, stewardship and
accountability of financial transactions
·
Ensure a robust budgeting, financial management
and tracking system is in place for strong financial accountability
Ensure a robust budgeting, financial management
and tracking system is in place for strong financial accountability
·
Manage all administrative duties including
logistics, procurement and office administration.
Manage all administrative duties including
logistics, procurement and office administration.
·
Provide support, mentor and supervise staff to carry
out day-to-day finance and administrative functions to ensure compliance with
financial controls and operational systems.
Provide support, mentor and supervise staff to carry
out day-to-day finance and administrative functions to ensure compliance with
financial controls and operational systems.
·
Ensure accurate and timely financial information
is presented to management, Retrak head office and donors.
Ensure accurate and timely financial information
is presented to management, Retrak head office and donors.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
·
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a
Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other relevant field
and a professional certification such as CPA or ACCA.
The ideal candidate should preferably hold a
Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other relevant field
and a professional certification such as CPA or ACCA.
·
At least eight years’ experience in increasing
roles of responsibility and oversight of finance and administrative functions
with donor funded organisations especially USAID and EU funded projects
At least eight years’ experience in increasing
roles of responsibility and oversight of finance and administrative functions
with donor funded organisations especially USAID and EU funded projects
·
Comprehensive knowledge and skills in QuickBooks
accounting system and conversance with MS Office applications including Word,
Excel, Power Point, and Outlook;
Comprehensive knowledge and skills in QuickBooks
accounting system and conversance with MS Office applications including Word,
Excel, Power Point, and Outlook;
·
Excellent communication and people skills
Excellent communication and people skills
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably
qualified Ugandan nationals should send their applications and CVs via email
to: [email protected]
qualified Ugandan nationals should send their applications and CVs via email
to: [email protected]
Deadline:
Friday, 22nd January 2016
Friday, 22nd January 2016
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