Finance Manager Job Placement – National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Job Title:    Finance Manager
Organization: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director Finance and Administration
Job Ref: NEMA/ADV/EXT/04/2016
About US:
The
National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) was established under the
National 
Environment
Act Cap. 153 to promote and ensure sound environmental management practices for
sustainable development in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Finance Manager will provide professional
guidance in managing the NEMA’s finances and ensure proper accountability for
resources used, in compliance with the international and national financial
reporting standards and laws.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Prepare final accounts for audit;
  • The incumbent will prepare and coordinate
    NEMA cash flow forecasts and working capital levels;
  • Keenly analyze and manage NEMA’s investment
    portfolio by identifying investment opportunities of funds while
    optimizing returns on investments;
  • Supervise financial transactions and ensure
    that they conform with the financial management laws, International
    Financial Reporting Standards, relevant internal institutional policies,
    and the budgetary control system of NEMA;
  • Work closely with external auditors during
    the audit and ensure all audit schedules are prepared and filed before
    audit;
  • Prepare management accounts and other adhoc
    reports ;
  • The incumbent will manage the payroll and
    ensure that salaries are paid in accordance with staff terms and
    conditions of service;
  • Keenly verify, prepare and pay statutory
    deductions like NSSF, PAYE, WHT and LST;
  • Receive and check invoices presented for
    payment for goods and services rendered;
  • Regularly analyze and allocate expenses on a
    monthly basis;
  • Manage the reconciliation of bank accounts
    and all other General Ledger accounts on a monthly basis;
  • Supervise financial data capture to ensure
    the trial balance is accurate and updated at all times;
  • Manage the fixed assets Register;
  • The jobholder will manage store records;
  • Perform any other duties that may be assigned
    by the Supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate for the NEMA Finance
    Manager career opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce
    (Accounting Option), Business Administration (Accounting Option).
  • Possession of an advanced Degree in Business
    Administration, Finance, or Accounting or Strategic Management is a MUST.
  • Full Professional qualifications of ACCA or
    CPA Uganda is a MUST;
  • Full membership of Institute of Certified
    Public Accountants of Uganda is a MUST.
  • At least six years of post-qualification
    professional working experience in Financial management with a large
    Organization or Government of which at least 3 (three) years should be at
    a senior level;
  • Hands on experience with Accounting packages
    such as Sun systems, Navision Financials or Pastel is a MUST:
  • Knowledge of relevant laws that govern public
    finances
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal
    skills
  • Good planning, organizing and coordination
    skills
  • Good morals and high level of integrity
  • Good management and supervisory skills
  • Good networking and negotiation skills
  • Computer literacy skills
  • High level of confidentiality
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their hand written
applications together with copies of certificates/ testimonials and detailed
curriculum vitae indicating three professional referees addressed to:-
The
Executive Director,
National
Environment Management Authority (NEMA),
NEMA
House, Plot 17/19/21 Jinja Road,
P.O.
Box 22255, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 20th June, 2016
Note: The job title applied for should be printed at
the top left hand side of the envelope. Applicants, who will not have heard
from us by August 31, should consider their applications unsuccessful.
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