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Organization: Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Project Name: USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in the South West Uganda Project
(RHITES)
Reports to: Senior Finance
Officer
Duty Station: Mbarara,
Uganda
About US:
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) seeks to end
pediatric HIV/AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment
programs. We are a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS,
working in 15 countries and at 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the
transmission of HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today,
because of the highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners over
the last 25 years, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United
States and new infections in children have declined by 58% worldwide. EGPAF
Uganda Country program is currently implementing a number of projects in
partnership with various donors.
About USAID RHITES Project:
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) implements the
USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in the South West
Uganda Project (RHITES) whose aim is to increase the availability,
accessibility and quality of integrated health services including HIV and TB
prevention, care and treatment; maternal, neonatal and child health services;
family planning; nutrition assessment, counseling support; malaria prevention
and treatment and other primary care services.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • The Finance Assistant will be responsible
    for disbursement and ensuring accountability for funds disbursed to the
    districts and CSOs in order to ensure the timely, accurate reporting of
    organization financial and accounting information to the officer
  • The incumbent will also ensure proper cash
    flow management for district program implementation;
  • The incumbent will also receive and disburse
    project funds to the district Focal persons for project related activities
    in a reliable, timely manner while ensuring proper accountability.
  • In liaison with the program officer,
    support the district focal persons in coming up with the monthly /
    quarterly cash requests.
  • The Finance Assistant will ensure timely
    replenishment to the districts and month end close after review by the
    senior finance officer and ensure that all requests from the districts
    rhyme with the district approved budgets.
  • Disburse funds to the district focal
    persons for project district activities.
  • Carry out cash disbursements during
    Trainings and other Technical activities together with Program officers.
  • The incumbent will also do the initial
    coding of all district expenses following the identified program areas in
    liaison with the responsible program officer.
  • Prepare monthly activity programmatic and
    financial reports.
  • Support the senior finance officer with
    accurate data entry and ensure that all accountabilities are properly
    captured.



  • Work closely with the Senior Finance
    Officer, he / she will track monthly advances.
  • Perform any other duty that may be
    assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant for the USAID EGPAF RHITES
    Project Finance Assistant job opportunity should hold a diploma in
    Business Administration majoring in Accounting.
  • Partial professional accounting
    qualification, ACCA, CPA will be an added advantage.
  • At least two years of professional work
    experience for a public or private sector organization.
  • Previous experience with international
    donor environment preferred.
  • Familiarity with USAID regulations
    preferred.
  • Computer literacy i.e. highly proficient
    in MS Excel.
  • Computer literacy and knowledge of
    accounting software systems (eg. QuickBooks Pro).
  • Good team player
  • Excellent communication and collaborative
    skills.
  • Highly motivated with good organizational
    and analytical skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their applications to this address;
The Country Director, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF),
Plot 18A Kyadondo Road, Nakasero, P.O. Box 21127, Kampala, Uganda
E-mail to:
UgandaRecruitment@pedaids.org
Deadline: 1st
September 2017
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