Senior Accountant NGO Jobs – Save the Children International

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Job Title:     Senior Accountant
Organisation: Save the Children International
Duty Station: Fort Portal, Uganda
About US:
Save
the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and
has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been
implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda
in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and
participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We
strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through
partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children,
and by achieving results at scale.  In
Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child
Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food
Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts.
Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North,
Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the
Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives.
We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2014, we
reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91
million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The Senior Accountant takes overall responsibility
for the provision of leadership and guidance to the  implementation of the SCI finance strategy
and projects in various districts in the region of operation, ensuring quality
assurance and compliance in financial management, providing financial
information to management  team  and budget holders. In addition, the
incumbent provides technical support and inputs to programme planning,
budgeting and implementation support to partners in financial management,
reporting, representation, monitoring and evaluation. The job holder may be
called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the Save the Children
    Senior Accountant job placement should hold a Bachelors’ Degree or higher
    in Commerce, Business Administration or Finance management.
  • The applicant must also be a member of an
    Accounting profession such as ACCA or CPA. Post Graduate training in
    Project management or Finance will be an added advantage.
  • A minimum of four years’ experience in finance
    and accounting position and relevant experience supervising and developing
    the capacity community based institutions in financial management.
  • Broad knowledge and background in external
    donor reporting for an international NGO and experience working with major
    donors like NORAD, DANIDA USAID, SIDA, EU, DFID and the UN.
  • Strategic thinker with demonstrated
    experience in financial management, budget monitoring  logistics  and Human Resource Management, knowledge
    of computer Accounting packages 
    and  a good  understanding of major donors financial
    requirements, conditions and government budgets and tax policies.
  • Past exposure and experience of working with
    local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance,
    Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is an added
    advantage.
  • Excellent analytical skills and strategic
    planning abilities.
  • Ability to establish and maintain conducive
    collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
  • Computer literacy and excellent documentation
    skills are a must.
  • Willingness to travel and work in
    hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
  • Availability and willingness to work extra
    hours during times of humanitarian responses.
  • Highly developed cultural awareness and
    ability to work well in an international environment with people from
    diverse backgrounds and cultures.
  • Ability to intervene with crisis management
    or troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication
    skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
  • Excellent time management and planning
    capacity.
  • Availability and willingness to work extra
    hours during times of humanitarian responses.
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to send their application letters
with detailed CVs indicating three referees, two of whom should have been
direct supervisors submitted to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org
addressed to:
The
Director of Human Resources & Administration,
Save
the Children,
Plot
68/70, Kira Road,
Kampala.
Uganda.
NB:
  • Testimonials/certificates should not be
    attached to applications.
  • Hand delivered applications will not be
    accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.
Deadline: 24th March 2016 by 5:00PM
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