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Job Title:     Finance Officer
Organisation: DanChurchAid
(DCA)
Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head
of Programmes (HoP)
About US:
DanChurchAid (DCA)
is a faith-based, non-missionary relief and development organization based in
Copenhagen, Denmark and founded in 1922. DCA has supported development and
humanitarian programs in Uganda for over 35 years, working in partnership with
local partners. DCA is a member of the ACT Alliance. Our key competencies in
Uganda are livelihoods and food security, humanitarian response, and civil
society development.
Job Summary:  The Finance Officer actively contributes to
the efficient and effective financial and administrative management of the DCA
Country Office and its field offices with particular responsibility for the
financial management of projects. The Finance Officer reports to the Head of
Finance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
·        
Responsible
for budgeting, financial quality assurance and monitoring and reporting of
expenditures of projects.
·        
Ensure
that monthly account reconciliations are timely prepared.
·        
Provide
monthly updates, with brief analysis on project budgets.
·        
Assist
the Programme Officers and Project Managers in developing budgets for
proposals.
·        
Assist
in ensuring all office financial tasks (project and office budget/operations)
are completed especially in regard to cost allocation and time registration.
·        
Ensure
that budget vs actuals are accurately managed.
·        
Ensure
that the Financial Manual rules and guidelines are followed.
·        
Participate
in training and building capacity of partners and DCA staff in basic financial
management.
·        
Keep
updated on special donor financial requirements, including Danida, EU, ECHO,
UNHCR and others.
·        
Responsible
for partners and back donor reporting of assigned grants as well as projects
and programme audit support.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
·        
The
ideal candidate for the DanChurchAid (DCA) Finance Officer job placement must
hold a degree in B’COM (Accounting) or BBA (Accounting) and preferably with a
CPA/ACCA accreditation.
·        
Five years
of experience working in a similar role with an INGO.
·        
Proven
capacity to prioritize tasks, plan and organize to meet objectives and
deadlines.
·        
Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills as well as working both independently
and within in a team.
·        
Keen attention
to detail with strong analytical skills
·        
Previous
experience of working with local partners organizations is added advantage.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the DanChurchAid (DCA) in
the aforementioned capacity should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 7th December 2018
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