Job Title: Senior Financial Accountant
Organisation: GOAL
International
International
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Supervises: Two (2)
Finance/Admin/Logs Officers, and one (1) Finance Assistant
Finance/Admin/Logs Officers, and one (1) Finance Assistant
About US:
GOAL is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to alleviating
the suffering of the poorest of the poor.
We are a non-denominational, non-governmental and non-political
organisation. GOAL Uganda country project focuses on two of GOAL’s three
strategic sectors: Health (including WASH and health accountability
programming); and Livelihoods. GOAL Uganda mainstreams HIV, gender, child
protection and the environment/DRR across all programming. GOAL works on a
district focused approach, and uses a mixture of direct implementation and
partnerships with local civil society organisations, private sector partners
and District Local Government to give effect to our mission. GOAL is currently
operational in the North, South, East and West of Uganda with six established
offices in Kampala, Bugiri, Abim, Kaabong, Lira and Agago Districts. We are
funded by a number of donors who include DfID, Charity: water, Irish Aid,
Master Card Foundation, GOAL and a number of small foundations.
the suffering of the poorest of the poor.
We are a non-denominational, non-governmental and non-political
organisation. GOAL Uganda country project focuses on two of GOAL’s three
strategic sectors: Health (including WASH and health accountability
programming); and Livelihoods. GOAL Uganda mainstreams HIV, gender, child
protection and the environment/DRR across all programming. GOAL works on a
district focused approach, and uses a mixture of direct implementation and
partnerships with local civil society organisations, private sector partners
and District Local Government to give effect to our mission. GOAL is currently
operational in the North, South, East and West of Uganda with six established
offices in Kampala, Bugiri, Abim, Kaabong, Lira and Agago Districts. We are
funded by a number of donors who include DfID, Charity: water, Irish Aid,
Master Card Foundation, GOAL and a number of small foundations.
About DYNAMIC Programme:
Under
the Livelihoods programme, GOAL leads a Consortium with Mercy Corps, VSO and
Restless Development to implement the Driving Youth-led New Agribusiness and
Microenterprise (DYNAMIC) program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation.
DYNAMIC is a five-year program (2015-2020) that aims to increase the employment,
self-employment, income and resilience of youth aged 15-24 by promoting
effective and efficient agricultural market systems for and with youth.
Under
the Livelihoods programme, GOAL leads a Consortium with Mercy Corps, VSO and
Restless Development to implement the Driving Youth-led New Agribusiness and
Microenterprise (DYNAMIC) program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation.
DYNAMIC is a five-year program (2015-2020) that aims to increase the employment,
self-employment, income and resilience of youth aged 15-24 by promoting
effective and efficient agricultural market systems for and with youth.
Job Summary: The Senior
Financial Accountant will play a central role in financial management, internal
controls, financial reporting, coordination of budget preparation and
alignments, consortium member engagement on financial issues. The Senior Financial Accountant will line
manage three finance staff under the DYNAMIC programme. In particular, the
successful candidate will ensure timely submission of monthly reports to
Kampala Office and receipt of financial reports from consortium members to
allow timely preparation of Management Accounts and Donor Reporting and other ad
hoc reporting to relevant authorities. As
a key member of the Programme Management Unit (PMU), the Senior Financial
Accountant will contribute to the overall implementation and running of the
DYNAMIC programme.
Financial Accountant will play a central role in financial management, internal
controls, financial reporting, coordination of budget preparation and
alignments, consortium member engagement on financial issues. The Senior Financial Accountant will line
manage three finance staff under the DYNAMIC programme. In particular, the
successful candidate will ensure timely submission of monthly reports to
Kampala Office and receipt of financial reports from consortium members to
allow timely preparation of Management Accounts and Donor Reporting and other ad
hoc reporting to relevant authorities. As
a key member of the Programme Management Unit (PMU), the Senior Financial
Accountant will contribute to the overall implementation and running of the
DYNAMIC programme.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Supervision of DYNAMIC Finance Team:
·
Ensure team is efficiently functioning at all
times
Ensure team is efficiently functioning at all
times
·
Play a central role in job description
development, updates, appraisal processes and recruitment
Play a central role in job description
development, updates, appraisal processes and recruitment
·
Identify staff development needs and contribute
to the Finance team staff development plans
Identify staff development needs and contribute
to the Finance team staff development plans
·
Oversee training and capacity building
Oversee training and capacity building
Oversee Financial Management within the program implementation fields:
·
Ensure proper financial systems are followed to
record and report field office expenditure
Ensure proper financial systems are followed to
record and report field office expenditure
·
Maintain full compliance with accounting
procedures and policies and actively monitor internal controls to minimise
organisational risk.
Maintain full compliance with accounting
procedures and policies and actively monitor internal controls to minimise
organisational risk.
·
Ensure appropriate cash management procedures
are in place and operating effectively, including regular cash counts and
timely preparation of monthly cash projections
Ensure appropriate cash management procedures
are in place and operating effectively, including regular cash counts and
timely preparation of monthly cash projections
·
Monitor actual expenditures against approved
budget
Monitor actual expenditures against approved
budget
Oversee DYNAMIC consortium member Grants Management:
·
Maintain overall responsibility for DYNAMIC Grants
Management across consortium members
Maintain overall responsibility for DYNAMIC Grants
Management across consortium members
·
Carry out due diligence/ financial assessment of
partners prior to funding
Carry out due diligence/ financial assessment of
partners prior to funding
·
Coordination and review of consortium members’
budgets and consolidated budget realignments to ensure they are in line with
the disbursement of funds
Coordination and review of consortium members’
budgets and consolidated budget realignments to ensure they are in line with
the disbursement of funds
·
Review all partners finance reports and
follow-up queries before forwarding for FC approval
Review all partners finance reports and
follow-up queries before forwarding for FC approval
·
Make timely updates of the grants disbursements
tracker
Make timely updates of the grants disbursements
tracker
·
Handle DYNAMIC consortium member financial
related queries
Handle DYNAMIC consortium member financial
related queries
Financial Lead for Donor Reporting:
·
Preparation of donor financial reports (and
scanning of supporting documentation) in line with donor guidelines and
regulations for timely submission to HQ
Preparation of donor financial reports (and
scanning of supporting documentation) in line with donor guidelines and
regulations for timely submission to HQ
·
Engage with and respond to donor and other
regulatory body queries
Engage with and respond to donor and other
regulatory body queries
Lead Annual Statutory Audit and Specific Project Audits:
·
Facilitate timely completion of the Annual
Statutory Audit and Financial Statements
Facilitate timely completion of the Annual
Statutory Audit and Financial Statements
·
Facilitate timely completion of specific project
audits
Facilitate timely completion of specific project
audits
·
Work closely with consortium members on external
audits as stipulated in the grant agreements
Work closely with consortium members on external
audits as stipulated in the grant agreements
Private Sector Agents (PSAs) Monitoring and Management:
·
Conduct financial monitoring of PSAs.
Conduct financial monitoring of PSAs.
·
Maintain PSA tracking system of financial
disbursements against contractual milestones
Maintain PSA tracking system of financial
disbursements against contractual milestones
·
Identify and/ or mitigate any potential frauds
and financial mismanagement within the PSAs
Identify and/ or mitigate any potential frauds
and financial mismanagement within the PSAs
Others: Any other duties as required by Management
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The applicant for the GOAL International Senior
Financial Accountant job placement must be a qualified accountant with ACCA,
CPA , CIMA, or ACA
The applicant for the GOAL International Senior
Financial Accountant job placement must be a qualified accountant with ACCA,
CPA , CIMA, or ACA
·
Seven or more years of professional experience,
of which 2 must be at management level
Seven or more years of professional experience,
of which 2 must be at management level
·
Previous experience of working with INGO
Previous experience of working with INGO
·
Demonstrable knowledge of advanced excel
Demonstrable knowledge of advanced excel
·
Previous experience in dealing with consortia
funded programmes
Previous experience in dealing with consortia
funded programmes
·
Excellent interpersonal, motivational and
management skills
Excellent interpersonal, motivational and
management skills
·
Self-motivated, organised and energetic
Self-motivated, organised and energetic
·
Working knowledge of Sage is desired
Working knowledge of Sage is desired
·
Prior experience in dealing with Mastercard
programmes is an added advantage
Prior experience in dealing with Mastercard
programmes is an added advantage
·
Previous exposure and experience in managing
cultural differences and conflict is also an advantage
Previous exposure and experience in managing
cultural differences and conflict is also an advantage
·
Excellent analytical and report writing skills
and command of English
Excellent analytical and report writing skills
and command of English
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send their
applications which must include at least 4 reference contacts (2 professional,
2 character references, including your supervisor and the most recent/previous
employer), and daytime contact number to; The Human Resource Manager, GOAL
Uganda via E-mail to: [email protected]
applications which must include at least 4 reference contacts (2 professional,
2 character references, including your supervisor and the most recent/previous
employer), and daytime contact number to; The Human Resource Manager, GOAL
Uganda via E-mail to: [email protected]
NB: Please do not attach
certificates and indicate the Position applied for in the email subject as” Senior
Financial Accountant Recruitment.’
certificates and indicate the Position applied for in the email subject as” Senior
Financial Accountant Recruitment.’
Deadline: 22nd November
2017
2017
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