Job Title: Director of Finance
Organization: PKF Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Executive Director
About US:
PKF Uganda envisions being the leading Regional Firm, with a recognized
global presence providing total quality and personalized service through
relationships and empowered manpower and it has been in existence since 1964.
Our client is an NGO, a private not for profit child health and development
organization providing family-centered pediatric HIV/AIDS prevention, care and
treatment service, health professional training, and clinical research in
Uganda. The organization operates in over 20 districts in Uganda.
global presence providing total quality and personalized service through
relationships and empowered manpower and it has been in existence since 1964.
Our client is an NGO, a private not for profit child health and development
organization providing family-centered pediatric HIV/AIDS prevention, care and
treatment service, health professional training, and clinical research in
Uganda. The organization operates in over 20 districts in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Director of
Finance will provide overall oversight and direction of the Finance department,
ensuring effective programme support as well as functional Accounting policies
& procedures, compliance with Donor rules & regulations; as well as
alignment to the overall organization Mission and Vision.
Finance will provide overall oversight and direction of the Finance department,
ensuring effective programme support as well as functional Accounting policies
& procedures, compliance with Donor rules & regulations; as well as
alignment to the overall organization Mission and Vision.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Formulate a 3-5 year Finance department
operational plan in line with the organization’s strategic plan; - Initiate, develop and monitor
implementation of financial control systems, policies and procedures to
maintain financial discipline in the organization; - Initiate, monitor and review timely
preparation and submission of management accounts and financial statement
forecasts in line with IFRSs; - Prepare Consolidated annual budgets then
monitor the preparation and implementation of approved
departmental/programme project budgets by BOD and in line with the
Strategic plan and Annual work plan; - Develop and monitor the implementation of
a strategy for facilitating periodic internal, external audit and donor
audits and implementing related audit findings in line with auditing
standards and guidelines; - Regularly monitor financial performance
against approved revenue and expenditure estimates and prepare regular
reports advising management and the BOD on Budgetary Control and
Cost-cutting measures within agreed reporting deadlines; - Review and approve the documents or
reports regarding procurement, distribution, allocation and appropriate
use of assets, facilities, materials, staff salaries and other expenditure
in line with Organization’s financial policies ; - Build and maintain partnerships and
networks with Directorate key stakeholders to foster a harmonized
controlled organization’s financial system in line with our financial
policies; - Monitor the compliance of human resource
systems and policies as well as conduct supervisory HR support activities
to maintain a competent and motivated “team of leaders”; - Support the fundraising efforts of the organization
to ensure achievement of funding diversification targets; and - Work in close collaboration with the
International parent organization’s Finance department on sharing best
practice from the Uganda office and own experience.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant should hold a Bachelor’s
degree in Commerce, Accounting or Finance and a Master’s degree in
Business Administration (MBA) from a reputable University; - Membership to professional Accountancy
organizations i.e. CPA (U) and ACCA ; - At least eight years’ experience with four
years’ experience at a senior level in the Finance department of a
reputable Non-Governmental Organization; - Knowledge of Finance & Accounting
packages especially Navision; - Highly dynamic, persuasive, self-motivated
and able to demonstrate high initiative; and - Good teamwork
- Excellent communication skills
- Good problem solving skills
- Highly analytical skills
- Good networking and partnership skills.
- Age: Between 35 – 50 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send an email
application with a fully updated CV and cover letter to this E-mail address; [email protected]
application with a fully updated CV and cover letter to this E-mail address; [email protected]
Deadline: 12th May 2017 by
5:00pm
5:00pm
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