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Job Title:    Finance and Administration
Manager

Organisation: Uganda
Development and Health Associates (UDHA)

Duty Station:  
Uganda

Reports to: Executive
Officer

About US:

Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA) strives to
empower, promote and strengthen key health and development interventions in
communities we work. We envision a society in which people are fully empowered
to manage their health and development needs. UDHA is Sub Recipient to Global
Fund (UGA-C-TASO 1449) under the new funding model implemented in partnership
with TASO and aims to support the implementation of Uganda’s Response to the
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.

Job Summary:    The Finance and Administration Manager will provide
financial technical support to programmes in accordance with UDHA accounting
policies and procedures as guided by donor acceptable Financial Accounting
standards. Efforts will be dedicated to grants management, working with Project
staff to develop systematic and realistic finance monitoring plans, budget
forecasting and review requisitions for approval. The job holder with lead on
documentation and reporting, support teams to adhere to internal and external
controls and organizational financial guidelines. S/he shall ensures that all
planned activities are implemented as per budget lines.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

Financial management:

·       
Raise, receive and review voucher interface
files and requests from the programs team for the completeness/accuracy of
data, account codes and provide regular feedback

·       
Review and manage the mobile money transactions
for the programme and ensure timely and accurate mobile reconciliations

·       
Lead on financial planning & budget
management processes by completing and consolidating the program and
organizational Budgets

·       
Monitor budget and cash-flows by ensuring
expenditures are within the budget limits, identify and provide variances
explanations for management decision making

·       
Lead on financial reporting by generating and
reviewing financial reports for programs and share/discuss the reports with
program teams and board

·       
Take lead on risk management by identifying
internal and external audit issues and ensure that audit recommendations are
implemented on a timely basis

·       
Ensure quarterly updating of asset registers and
monitor/manage organizational assets in accordance with UDHA Finance Manual

·       
Carry out routine field visits to ascertain
value for money and items reaching correct beneficiaries

·       
Lead on capacity building initiatives by
providing technical financial support and hands on to program and finance staff

·       
Support UDHA on resource mobilization drives in
areas of planning and budgeting

·       
Perform any other duties assigned from time to
time by supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The jobholder must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
Commerce, Business Administration having majored in Finance and Accounting.

·       
Must be a fully certified public accountant or
in final stages of completion of CPA or ACCA training

·       
Post graduate Training in Financial Management
from a recognized and reputable institution is added advantage.

·       
At least three years of demonstrated Mid-level
experience in Financial management of donor funded development and
district/community based projects, largely USAID and the Global Fund

·       
Deep understanding of TB, HIV and AIDS, SRHR and
health and

·       
Community Systems strengthening issues is
preferable

·       
Familiar with growing NGOs’ work in Uganda

·       
Presentation, facilitation and training skills

·       
Fluent spoken and written English

·       
Analytical and report writing skills

·       
Good communication skills and positive attitude
to team work

·       
Competences in Management, Leadership and team
building skills are preferred.

How to Apply:

All interested competent and qualified persons should send
their applications, curriculum vitae, certified copies of Academic transcripts,
day time telephone contacts and e-mail addresses of three referees addressed to
the;

The Acting Executive Officer,

Uganda Development and Health Associates,

P.O. Box 77, Iganga.

Electronic Submissions (not exceeding 2MBS in PDF) can be
sent to udhagrants@gmail.com

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and
women are particularly encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 21^st February 2020 by 5:00pm

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