Job
Title: Finance Director
Title: Finance Director
Organisation: University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Project
Name: USAID Applying
Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project
Name: USAID Applying
Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports
to: Chief of Party
to: Chief of Party
About
US:
US:
University Research Co.,
LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health
care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit
affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45
countries, including the United States.
LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health
care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit
affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45
countries, including the United States.
About
USAID ASSIST Project:
USAID ASSIST Project:
The USAID Applying Science
to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project is a five-year cooperative
agreement (October 2012-September 2017) awarded to University Research Co., LLC
and is dedicated to improving health, population and nutrition services through
technical support to service delivery institutions, country Ministries of Health,
USAID country missions, and cooperating agencies.
to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project is a five-year cooperative
agreement (October 2012-September 2017) awarded to University Research Co., LLC
and is dedicated to improving health, population and nutrition services through
technical support to service delivery institutions, country Ministries of Health,
USAID country missions, and cooperating agencies.
Job
Summary: The Finance
Director is responsible for the financial management, internal control systems,
and reporting requirements of the organization in the finance department. The
post is also responsible for the disbursement of donor funds ensuring strict
compliance with all financial and budgetary procedures. The Director has
overall responsibility for managing the Finance department and ensuring that
the objectives of the team are appropriately fulfilled.
Summary: The Finance
Director is responsible for the financial management, internal control systems,
and reporting requirements of the organization in the finance department. The
post is also responsible for the disbursement of donor funds ensuring strict
compliance with all financial and budgetary procedures. The Director has
overall responsibility for managing the Finance department and ensuring that
the objectives of the team are appropriately fulfilled.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
Leadership:
- Provide
leadership and supervision to the finance team in Kampala as well as
branch offices. - Lead
the finance team in a way that result in successful implementation of
projects in Uganda. - Provide
overall control to the projects’ accounting function in Uganda. - Ensure
that the finance processes and procedures are robust, compliant and
supports the current activities of the project in light of the applicable
rules and regulations. - Establish
a highly motivated and functional finance team.
Accounting & Reporting:
- Lead
posting financial transactions in Quick Books financial reporting package
& updating the system on a daily basis and ensuring proper coding and
numbering of receipts. - Lead
preparation of the monthly expenditure reports, bank reconciliation, and
monitor petty cash accounts in line with organizational and donor
requirements and deadlines. - Prepare
and submit timely financials reports and technical advice in related
issues. - Review
monthly Quick books reports to ensure that expenses are posted correctly. - Review
and approve all the periodic reports, budget requests and manage all the
communication with URC Home Office.
Manage finances &
Payments:
Payments:
- The
jobholder will lead the preparation and distribution of cheques to
appropriate authorities including URA, NSSF, PAYE. - Ensure
appropriate maintenance of the bank accounts, confirm receipt of funds and
oversee the project petty cash fund. - Prepare,
distribute and track travel advances for staff and outside coaches/facilitators
on site visits and workshops and follow-up on money/accountability owed. - Keenly
review of staff Accountabilities. - Receive
and deposit funds and ensure execution of checks for payments of approved
expenses. - Prepare
tax payments and social insurance contributions for local employees and
consultants as required.
Internal control, Audit
Functions and Policy compliance.
Functions and Policy compliance.
- Uphold
to the Organization’s Financial & internal control systems. - Maintain
financial systems and controls to ensure the efficiency, integrity and
transparency of the office operations in accordance with URC guidelines,
national legal requirements and internationally accepted accounting
standards. - The
jobholder will establish and implement financial procedures in line with
the organizational requirements. - Assist
and support the Director Operations in ensuring the field expenditures
meet URC and international donor Requirements and remain within the
approved plans and budgets.
Supervision & Staff
Development:
Development:
- Supervise
and manage the performance and development of the Finance team. - Ensure
continuous professional development for the finance team including formal
training and on-the-job coaching.
Record Keeping &
documentation: Maintain
financial and accounting records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile
expenditures, balances, payments; statements and other day-to-day transactions
documentation: Maintain
financial and accounting records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile
expenditures, balances, payments; statements and other day-to-day transactions
Other Duties:
- Provide
on-going support & mentoring to project Staff with regard to project
financial systems & procedures. - Perform
any other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The
applicants for the USAID ASSIST Finance Director job placement must have
at least seven years of related government contracting/USAID experience,
with five or more years of financial and staff management experience. - Broad
knowledge of GAAP, the FAR and OMB Circular A-133 reporting, and
transactional requirements - The
applicant must be proficient in QuickBooks, MS Excel, and Word - Proven
experience conducting business in an international developing country
context. - Excellent
track record of working with teams in the field and mentoring staff. - Proven
ability to work well with executives, diverse staff at all levels. - Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills, organizational skills, with a
problem-solving attitude who works both independendy and as a
collaborative team player. - Previous
experience working well under pressure with flexibility to adapt to
changing work requirements are essential. - Candidates
must be skilled strategic thinkers, and performance management driven. - Ability
and willingness to travel to the field and work with field staff as
needed.
NB:
This job is open to both local and international candidates.
This job is open to both local and international candidates.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send application letters, updated CVs, and
relevant academic documents as well as names and contact information for three
professional references and day time contact numbers to:
interested candidates should send application letters, updated CVs, and
relevant academic documents as well as names and contact information for three
professional references and day time contact numbers to:
The Human Resource Officer-
USAID ASSIST Project,
USAID ASSIST Project,
University Research Co.,
LLC, Plot 40, Ntinda II Road, Naguru,
LLC, Plot 40, Ntinda II Road, Naguru,
P.O. Box 28745, Kampala,
Uganda.
Uganda.
E-mail
to:
[email protected]
to:
[email protected]
Deadline:
19th August 2016
19th August 2016
NB:
Please indicate the position in the subject if you are sending electronically.
Applications will be shortlisted as they come in and only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
Please indicate the position in the subject if you are sending electronically.
Applications will be shortlisted as they come in and only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
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