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• Ensure daily recording of expenditures in
  accordance with international standards
• Ensure that expenditures are in line with
  project budgets
• Establish/follow procedures for monitoring
  and reporting of expenditures to the donors, the Team Leader, and Kampala
  office
• Prepare and submit timely financial
  reports to the donors
• Read and understand donor contracts and
  donor requirements for financial management, eligibility of expenditures
  and reporting
• Tasked with the preparation of overall
  office budget and donor budgets in cooperation with the Team Leader, Head
  of Finance and Country Director in Kampala
• Provide support in the development of
  budgets for new project proposals
• Implement financial policies and
  procedures, as per donor and DCA requirements
• Manage and monitor cash flow
• Ensure transparent day-to-day and
  cumulative budget monitoring
• Ensure that the finance unit effectively
  meets the needs of project staff to deliver high quality assistance to
  beneficiaries
• Cooperation with and support to DCA’s
  partners and consortium members

• Ensure that procurement is done according
  to donor requirements and in compliance with DCA Procurement manual
• Ensure that equipment and cars used by the
  support unit are functional
• Supervise and oversee logistics department
• Supervise procurement in coordination with
  the Kampala Procurement/Logistic Officer
• Ensure that logistics manual is adhered to
  within the programme

• Management and development of the
  administrative support systems for the office
• Oversee administrative personnel
  procedures and maintain personnel files
• Ensure that staff disciplinary actions in
  the office are executed in accordance with DCA Staff Policies and the
  Labour Law.
• Assist and support recruitment and
  contracting of national staff as provided for in the project budgets
• Regularly monitor that DCA policies,
  guidelines and Code of Conduct are implemented, and that DCA operates in
  compliance with local labour laws
• Ensure that new staff and visitors are
  assisted with travel planning and in obtaining necessary immigration
  documents
• Provide briefings and updates on
  administrative matters to the Team Leader and to the Kampala office

• Supervise national financial,
  administrative and logistic staff
• Promote team building and good working
  environment
• Capacity and competence building of
  national financial, administrative and logistic staff 

• The applicant for the DanChurchAid (DCA)
  Finance and Support Manager job opportunity should hold a relevant
  bachelor’s or master’s degree (i.e. finance, economics, business,
  management or other relevant subject)
• A minimum of three years of related
  experience in a financial management capacity preferably with an
  international non-governmental organisation (INGO)
• Profound knowledge of accounting
• Proven skills in motivating, guiding and
  managing teams.
• Previous experience of working in
  developing countries, specifically in Africa, will be considered an
  advantage
• Previous experience from working with
  financial software systems
• Broad understanding of and familiarity
  with the principles of international financial standards
• Proven ability to understand and adapt to
  local customs and cultural settings
• Diplomatic, patient and persistent
  personality
• Ability to handle a growing office and
  fast-moving work environment
• Fluency in spoken and written English

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