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• Acting at all times in accordance with the country law and standards
  of accounting practices
• Contribute to the overall objective of the Finance department of
  providing quality support service to all sectors.
• Manage all aspects of day to day operations of the accounting
  department
• Provide support in the implementation of finance policies,
  procedures and systems at the field office
• Provide training to program staff on IRC finance matters
• Review payment vouchers, ensuring completeness of the documentation
  and consistency with IRC policies and procedures.
• Review of Field finance data files for accuracy, completeness and
  correctness of descriptions, amounts and coding.
• Validate captured accounting entries in SUN Account, ensuring
  accuracy and completeness of the process.
• Liaison with the bank on all banking issues and carrying out monthly
  bank reconciliation.
• Complete end-of-month tasks in a timely manner, with minimal to no
  errors.
• Perform periodical backup and restore procedures for SUN database
  locally and externally, ensuring existence of a proper data retention and
  recovery system.
• Consolidate monthly cash projections and submit the same to Kampala
  in a timely manner.
• Work in liaison with supply chain department, prepare commitment
  schedules every month and share the same with supervisor and country
  office finance controller or designee.
• Support the Operations Manager and Field Coordinator in the
  preparation of finance related reports for use in decision making at both
  field and head office levels.
• Carry out monthly reconciliation of program advances and charges
  related to staff personal accounts (T7) and advise the supervisor on course
  taken to settle outstanding balances.
• Participate as gatekeeper in ensuring that all transactions are in
  accordance with IRC financial policies and grant agreements.
• Provide support to both external and internal audit processes that
  are undertake at the field office
• Work hand in hand with the FPC to prepare and update the field
  office operating budget
• Implement the shared program costs (SPC) allocation at the field
  office
• Participate and provide technical support in grant opening and
  closing meetings
• Conduct pre-award assessments and monitoring visits to sub grantees
• Review reports submitted by sub grantees confirming accuracy and
  compliance to the terms of the agreement and submit the same to the senior
  finance manager for posting into IRC accounting system

• Take the lead in preparation of field office grant spending plans
  with program and other operations staff.
• Review monthly Budget vs Actual (BvAs) and prepare any adjustments
  required by the field office for posting into Sun accounting system at
  Kampala level.
• Provide insight of projected Budget vs Actual report based on field
  office generated information and provide the same to the Field Coordinator
  ensuring timeliness and accuracy.
• Responsible for Administrative Budget Work plan and Management and
  regular updates according to monthly BvA
• Review payment vouchers, ensuring completeness of the documentation
  and consistency with IRC policies and procedures.

• Support the Finance Assistant in processing of bank and cash transactions.
• Review payment vouchers to ensure completeness and accuracy of
  documentation.
• Support the process of preparation of the cash and bank accounting
  worksheet.

• The applicant for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Finance
  Officer job must hold a University Degree in Accounting, Commerce or
  Finance, or full qualification in a recognized Accounting professional
  body.
• At least three years of accounting experience preferably in an International NGO and at least a minimum of one year hands-on experience
  working with SUN, VISION and EXCEL
• Excellent interpersonal, supervisory and organizational skills;
• Ability to work with computers,
• Effective communication, problem solving and decision making.
• The ability to work under pressure

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