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Job Title:      Associate Head – Finance
Organisation: STIR Education
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Director, Global
Finance and Administration
About Us:
STIR Education is an International NGO headquartered in London and
currently operating in India and Uganda. 
At STIR Education, we strongly encourage self-learning, taking ownership
of your workload, and supporting the organisation in a holistic way – in order
to collaborate with us to grow the STIR dream and the Teacher Changemaker
movement. We see teachers as the solution, not the problem, in addressing the
global learning crisis that affects 250 million children in developing
countries today. We motivate and network teachers so they can improve their own
professional practice as well as influence their peers and the wider system.
The networks are deeply embedded into education systems, both government and
private. The core model underpinning the STIR strategy is a journey that gives
teachers the opportunity to collaborate with peers in local networks and gain
exposure to evidence based practices – motivating teachers to develop the
professional mindsets and behaviours to improve student learning. There is a
strong focus around impact measurement; and in aligning with government and
other large-scale systems.
Job Summary: The Associate
Head – Finance will take charge of the finance unit in Uganda. The position
will be supervising the finance and administration team in Uganda.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Oversee
    the finance and administration function in Uganda.
  • Ensure
    STIR’s policies and procedures are implemented within the Uganda office
    and flag any issues immediately to Director Finance.
  • In
    charge of preparing and consolidating Uganda annual budgets and coordinate
    and assist Director Finance for consolidation for STIR organisation wide.
  • Responsible
    for providing data on monthly/quarterly basis for management reports and
    donor reports from time to time.
  • Prepare
    monthly/quarterly financial variance analysis for Uganda and flag
    issues on variances to the Country Director and Director Finance.
  • Ensure
    the monthly accounting entries are done in the accounting system.
    Regularly review (monthly) the General Ledger and make any necessary
    rectification entries from time to time and keep Director Finance
    informed.
  • Regularly
    review monthly advance status of staff, signing of petty cash verification
    and prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
  • Coordinate
    with Global Senior Finance Manager – Donor and provide information/data for
    donor reporting and any other information needed for donor proposals from
    time to time.
  • Ensure
    that all the procurement within Uganda is as per the policies. Review
    purchase orders, program/admin/HR contracts, etc to ensure that STIR’s
    interests are properly safeguarded and get them approved from
    Director Finance or as per the delegation of Authority.
  • Ensures
    compliance with established STIR’s policies and report to the Director
    Finance for any deviations etc.
  • Responsible
    for Internal and Statutory audits in Uganda in consultation with
    Director Finance.
  • Prepare
    Uganda financials for audit and send to Director Finance for review and
    final submission to Auditors.
  • Review
    the contracts related to Government, Universities, sub-grantees, Support
    supervision, Studies etc. and provide with comments to Director
    Finance and Country Director for final review and approvals.
  • Prepare
    Funds requests.
  • Coordinate
    with the program and all functional teams for forecasts and be the part of
    senior team in Uganda.
  • Prepare
    payroll and responsible for all compliances as per the Uganda laws for
    STIR.
  • Provide
    inputs for improving finance and admin function in Uganda
  • Perform
    any other task assigned by Director Finance and the Country Director
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should hold an MBA in Finance or MSc (Accounting/Finance)
    or any relevant qualifications at Masters Level.
  • Possession
    of a relevant post graduate qualification is an additional
    advantage.
  • A minimum of five to seven years’ experience in finance in similar
    capacity and working in a program management environment with grant and
    multiple donor management
  • Professional
    membership i.e. ACCA and CPA is added advantage
  • Knowledgeable
    of financial planning and budget management principles, policies, laws and
    regulations as applied to non-governmental institutional.
  • Mature
    in character and strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability
    to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds.
  • Broad
    knowledge and understanding of budgeting and financial management
    principles and practices in NGOs.
  • Demonstrated
    ability to supervise and train employees based on identified needs;
    ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team;
  • Ability
    to communicate clearly to diverse audiences;
  • Excellent
    computer skills especially Microsoft Office, internet and intranet, Excel
    and use of other accounting packages (specifically Tally ERP 9)
  • Highly
    creative and innovative to improve the function in Uganda
  • Previous
    experience working with databases and developing, will be an asset.
  • Prior
    experience in national or international non-profit entity with multi
    donors.
How to Apply:
All applicants are encouraged to send a cover letter (no longer than
one page) which should explain why you are interested in and how your
experience makes you a suitable candidate for, updated copy of your CV and
details for three professional referees to stwongyeirwe@stireducation.org
NB:
  • Mention your Current Notice period,
    Current CTC and Expected CTC in the text of your mail.
  • Assessment will be carried out by a panel
    which will cover the technical skills as well.
Deadline: 15th May,
2017 by 5:00pm
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