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• Actively participate in the preparation of
  the organization’s annual work plans, procurement plans, and budgets and
  monitor their implementation.
• Prepare budgets and cash-flow statements,
  manage and control the approved budgets, and ensure that expenditures
  comply with grant/donor agreements.
• Manage budget tracking and, in liaison with
  the supervisor, ensure timely replenishment of funds from respective
  sources.
• Provide the supervisor with a weekly
  liquidity report of all UHMG funds.

• The incumbent will ensure the Financial
  accounting system is operational in all departments.
• Oversee all financial transactions of the
  Organization to ensure their conformity with approved accounting and
  budgetary control systems, procedures and regulations.
• Establish/review and revise, in liaison with
  the Finance Team, the financial policies, systems and procedures of the organisation
  and of sub-grantees.
• Reconcile all monthly transactions within the
  system and provide all relevant financial reports to the supervisor.
• Manage the monthly and quarterly general
  ledger accounting. Review the monthly audit trail and reports to ensure
  accuracy. Prepare adjusting journal vouchers as appropriate.
• Oversee all financial transactions of the
  Organization to ensure their conformity with approved accounting and
  budgetary control systems, procedures and approved authorities.
• Keenly review all payments for approval.
• Ensure all statutory payments and dues are
  remitted on time, as well as filing of financial returns.
• Supervise and manage the performance and
  development of staff in the department in line with the Organization’s
  goals, objectives, policies and regulations.

• Ensure timely reporting all sub-grantees.
• Ensure the timely preparation of monthly and
  quarterly management reports and timely submission of financial annual
  accounts (in compliance with donor agreements) to the supervisor.
• Undertake accurate and timely reporting and
  accounting for all funds.
• Prepare final accounts and liaise with
  external auditors to carry out annual Audit and Financial reports.
• Manage the preparation and timely submission
  of monthly and quarterly management reports and financial accounts.

• The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s
  Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or other
  financial-related field. Possession of a Master’s Degree in financial
  management is an added advantage. A full professional accounting
  qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA) is mandatory.
• Possession of a Post Graduate Diploma in
  Financial Management essential.
• A minimum of four years’ relevant experience
  in a finance role at management level.
• Proficiency in relevant computer applications
  and databases, with hands-on experience in the use of accounting software
  (e.g. Sage, Sun Systems, Navision, Tally, QuickBooks, Pastel, etc.) is a mandatory.
• This position requires a person who has
  capacity in the areas of budgeting and accounting.
• Possess good report writing and presentation
  skills.
• The applicant must be flexible, innovative, a
  team player, with good communication, feedback, and interpersonal and
  supervisory skills, assertive and able to question unclear transactions. Ability
  to delegate clearly, and have flair for attention to detail, and able to
  work with a multi-cultural team within the organization.
• The person should have the capacity to work
  under minimum supervision, keep a clean accounting system and procedures,
  maintain systematic records, as well as undertake timely reporting, while
  upholding our Core Values.

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