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• The SMADF-Finance Analyst is a credible,
  trusted partner to the Uganda Country Office where assigned. S/He supports
  IFAD’s finance strategy and plans and is committed to financial integrity
  and acts as a responsive and constructive service provider with a focus on
  results.
• The SMADF-Finance Analyst provides verbal
  and written advice and guidance to the supervisor and staff on finance
  regulations, rules and procedures. S/He facilitates a mutual understanding
  of roles and fiduciary accountabilities in support of the integrity in the
  management of IFAD’s and EU’s financial resources functions of those SMADF
  activities that are in IFAD’s mandate.
• The SMADF-Finance Analyst’s focus is on
  building her/his knowledge base of IFAD’s governing structure, mandate,
  long-term business strategy, organizational dynamics and culture.

• Ensure overall compliance of relevant
  financial management and procurement processes of the BDS Operations
  Manual
• Keenly review the soundness of the BDS
  disbursement projections, as prepared by the Business Development Services
  Management Company (BDSMC), based on the targets/planned work programme of
  the Fund Manager of the SMADF, to be submitted to IFAD on a quarterly
  basis.
• Review the BDSMC quarterly progress
  financial report to the CPM on actual disbursements vs budgeted costs of
  annual work plans and budgets and payments processed of the EU financing
  for the SMADF, including both the capital investment (Component 2) and the
  BDS support (component 3).
• Maintain an updated register of BDS
  commitments in the form of signed matching grant agreements vs available
  funds.
• For each approved grant agreement,
  maintain a grant monitoring form which keeps track of disbursement related
  milestones as per matching grant agreements.
• Review the reasonableness, completeness
  and accuracy of claims submitted by investee companies before the CPM
  signs off the payments to be processed by IFAD Accounting &
  Controller’s Division (ACD).
• Provide support in maintaining accurate
  and regular records and accounts, including but not limited to financial
  accounting, disbursement and payment processing and shall retain and
  adequately store such records and documents.
• Perform steps in the PeopleSoft system
  such as data entry and processing of transactions.
• Maintain a simple off the shelf accounting
  package, posting all the project transactions with a clear audit trail to
  the underlying supporting documentation.
• Ensure compliance with applicable EU
  requirements (e.g. reporting, document archiving,  the preparation of transaction listings,
  etc)
• Quarterly reconcile the local accounting
  system to IFAD records.
• Prepare financial documentation and
  provide support to CPM and for the financial reporting on SMADF operations
  and overall performance.
• Support IFAD supervision missions in
  covering the SMADF fiduciary aspects.
• Provide support to IFAD Financial
  Management Division (FMD) and Accounting and Controller’s Division
  (ACD)  to prepare requests to the EU
  for fund releases, as per the agreed tranches in the contribution
  agreement, ensuring to include the required supporting documents.
• Support IFAD external and internal audit
  process.
• Lead good governance initiatives including
  the promulgation of IFAD’s anti-corruption policy and confidential
  hotline.
• Carry out any other SMADF-related tasks as
  requested by the CPM.

• Work closely and proactively co-operate
  with the Finance and Procurement units of the BDSMC and the
  representatives of the Fund Manager of the SMADF for all finance related
  areas.

• Accountable for integrity, transparency,
  and equity in the personal use of assigned IFAD and SMADF resources,
  including equipment, supplies and, as applicable, staff supervised.

• The ideal candidate for the United Nations
  International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Finance Analyst
  (SMADF) job placement should hold an advanced university degree from an
  accredited institution in accounting, finance, business administration or
  other job related field.
• A minimum of two years of professional
  experience in accounting, financial management, budget analysis or
  management analysis in private or public sector, preferably in development
  partners financed projects.
• Languages: Excellent written
  and verbal communication skills in English and local language.

• Demonstrating Leadership:
  Personal leadership and attitude to change
• Learning, sharing knowledge and
  innovating: Continuously seeks to learn, shares knowledge and
  innovates
• Focusing on clients: Focuses on
  clients
• Problem solving and decision making:
  Demonstrates sound problem solving and decision making ability
• Managing time, resources and
  information: Manages own time, information and resources
  effectively
• Team Work: Contributes
  effectively to the team
• Communicating and negotiating:
  Communicates effectively: creates understanding between self and others
• Building relationships and
  partnerships: Builds and maintains effective working relationships

• Sound knowledge of the principles and
  concepts of financial management including accounting, financial
  instruments, and industry practices and international recognized
  accounting principles.
• Ability to identify issues, formulate
  opinions and make conclusions and recommendations.
• Analytical and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively
  in a diverse organization tailoring language, tone, style and format to
  match audience.
• Excellent knowledge of PeopleSoft  and other information technology systems
  and tools.
• Ability to empathize with client managers,
  supervisors and staff while maintaining the integrity of financial
  resources, implementing internal controls and ensuring consistent and
  accountable application of promulgated financial regulations and rules.

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