Finance & Admin Officer US Non-profit Jobs – Food for the Hungry (FH)

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Job Title:    Finance & Admin Officer

Organisation: Food
for the Hungry (FH)

Duty Station: 
Uganda

Reports to: Program
Area Manager

About US:

Food for the Hungry
(FH) is a Christian international relief and development organization that has
been working in Uganda since 1989. FH’s primary goal is to respond to
development needs and complex humanitarian emergencies. FH is currently
operating programs in more than 26 countries and has national offices in the
UK, Canada, Switzerland, Korea, United States of America and Japan. In Uganda,
FH is operational in the communities of Pader, Kitgum, Lamwo, Agago, Kole, Kween,
Mbale, and Mukono Districts implementing programs in four main sectors of
Education; Food Security and livelihoods; Health/Nutrition and Disaster Risk
Reduction; with the Head office located it Kampala.

Job Summary:  The Finance & Admin Officer will be responsible
for the day-to-day running of the Cluster finance operations including
preparing periodic financial reports, reconcile accounting information, review
major payments and invoices for consistence with organizational procedures and
established accounting formats, support project level procurement and performs
administrative duties of the cluster. Additionally, this position supervises
the Cashier/ Stores, Guards, Office Attendants, Driver at Cluster/ Field level.
The position holder reports to the PAM, with dotted lines to the Senior
Accountant.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Cash management
  • Finance Management
  • Staff Supervision and Administration
  • Internal control, Fixed asset and
    Inventory management
  • Safety and compliance

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The applicant for the Food for the
    Hungry (FH) Finance & Admin Officer job must hold a Bachelor’s degree
    in Finance and Accounting or related discipline from a recognized
    university or institution.
  • Having completed ACCA/CPA level II is
    added advantage / pursuing professional qualifications
  • At least three years of extensive
    experience in financial management and co-ordination preferably within an
    international NGO environment
  • Having an auditing background is an
    added advantage.
  • Excellent computer skills in MS Word,
    Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Internet and accounting systems specifically
    Sun System.

Start Date:
October 2019

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by mentioning the position applied
for in the subject line and submitting only electronic copies of not more than
2MB of an application letter, a detailed CV, contact telephone numbers, copies
of relevant testimonials/certificates, names/contact details of three referees,
addressed to:

The Human Resources
Manager,

Food for the Hungry
Uganda

Email to:
recruitment-fhuganda@fh.org

Deadline: 15th August 2019

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