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• Participate in the strategic management of the Uganda program, by
  serving on the management team
• To provide leadership to the business services team, act as a
  business partner to Oxfam in Uganda, and manage all business process in
  compliance with Oxfam policy and local law
• To support, advise and when delegated, or necessary, manage the
  program staff on financial, logistics and administration issues, to
  maintain the link with program work and support functions.
• Support, advise and guide the CD & Program Management Team in
  the financial management linked to program work.
• Participate and contribute to country strategic planning processes,
  ensuring financial management and risk implications are considered in all
  processes

• Provide overall management and co-ordination for all aspects of
  program support, this will include overseeing the work of the finance and
  logistic teams both at country and field levels
• Manage, mentor and guide the Business Support team (financial and
  donor accountants, accounts assistant, IT/Logs staff)
• To be accountable for the implementation of the corporate  finance strategy and ensure effective
  financial management, asset management and financial accountability within
  the Country;
• Managing all aspects of finance procedures in-country in line within
  Oxfam standards
• Manage and oversee the IT function by monitoring IT infrastructure
  and making recommendations for improvements
• Manage and oversee the logistics function (including the logistics
  hub) by ensuring compliance to corporate procurement and other policies
  and all appropriate operational procedures are in place, by regular
  reviews and audit checks

• Ensure compliance with local law in finance and, related areas
• To support the provision of quality business support in areas such
  as Logistics and IT
• Development of customer service attitude within the finance and a
  focus on integrated teamwork.
• Proactively address the interface between purchasing & logistics
  and finance and IT in-country to ensure efficiency and accountability
• Focal point for both internal and external audits, and special
  project audits
• Signatory to country bank accounts

• Lead on and support program in assessments and building financial
  and logistics management capacity of partners
• To periodically monitor programme spending and performance of the
  Field Office and revise where needed the (financial) planning. To record
  this in the management information systems. In cooperation with the
  Country Director, prepare the field office input for the Balance Score
  Card (BSC);

• The ideal candidate for the Oxfam Finance & Operations Manager
  job must have relevant work experience and qualifications
• Audit skills
• Numeracy
• Customer service orientation
• Team player
• Negotiation skills
• International accounting standards
• Local tax laws
• Labour laws
• Accounting and banking software
• Corporate governance approaches

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