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Job Title:        Finance Director

Organization:
Education Development Center (EDC)

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Education
Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions
to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity, with a
focus on vulnerable and under-served populations.  Since 1958, we have been a leader in
designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in
more than 80 countries around the world.

About USAID Project:

The goal of the
five-year, USAID-funded Integrated Child and Youth Development (ICYD) Activity
is for Ugandan children and youth, especially the most vulnerable, to receive
the support and services necessary to lead resilient, healthy, and productive
lives. The ICYD Activity is expected to achieve the following:

Job Summary:  The Finance Director (FD) will oversee the
financial and logistics management of the project in compliance with EDC
policies and USAID and PEPFAR rules and regulations.  S/he will be responsible for all bookkeeping,
treasury and budgeting functions as well as all financial reporting. The FD
will supervise the Accounts team and the Logistics Manager.  The Finance Director will report to the Deputy
Chief of Party, Administration, Operations, and Finance. This is a full-time
position based in Kampala, Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

 Team
Leadership

• Participates as a senior management team member;
• Directs and supports the Accounts team and Grants Manager to manage
  all financial and grants management issues of the project constantly
  striving to improve procedures, increase efficiency and provide the means
  to accomplish project goals;
• Provides oversight for the day- to-day financial and Grants
  management operations of the project offices;
• Serves as a liaison, under the direction of the DCOP,
  Administration, Finance, and Operations, with the EDC Home Office
  Financial Analyst to facilitate financial management processes including:
  contributing to preparation of cost to complete projections, providing
  guidance and oversight on project financial management, and participating,
  as appropriate, in resolution of financial issues;
• Models standards of accuracy, timeliness and adherence to policies
  and guidelines that enables others to perform with due diligence;
• Designs and oversees training programs to continuously improve
  individual and project capacity and ensure high standards of
  accountability, ethics and compliance;
• Ensures compliance and adherence to USAID regulations and procedures
  including maintenance of internal controls, accountability of EDC
  resources for all financial and operational issues;
• Ensures that his/her team develop and maintain a collaborative and
  collegial relationship with technical teams to accomplish project goals
  while respecting policies and procedures.

Accounting and
Treasury

• Monitors advances to employees and ensures timely liquidation;
• Keeps track of accruals and commitments and provides up-to-date
  reports as needed;
• Ensures timely preparation and submission of statutory returns,
  reports and tax compliance;
• Oversees accurate and timely payroll generation of payroll by a
  third-party payroll administration vendor;
• Works closely with the accounting team to ensure all employees and
  vendors are vetted according to USAID and EDC policies;
• Oversees cash flow analyses and prepares wire transfer requests;
• Monitors bank operations at all times;
• Manages the full gamut of project mobile money operations throughout
  the country. Mobile money management will be a key financial management
  tool for the project’s country wide operations.

Financial Reporting

• Oversees work of project accountants to ensure timely and accurate
  submission of monthly transaction reporting to the Home Office;
• Assists the DCOP, Administration, Finance and Operations and Home
  Office staff in the preparation of all donor financial reporting,
  quarterly, annual and ad hoc.

Budgeting

• Monitors project spending (including for each subcontract),
  including quarterly analysis to identify over- or under-spending, bringing
  any issues to the attention of the Deputy Chief of Party for action;
• Provides support to costing and budget realignment efforts in
  collaboration with Home Office Finance Manager.

Auditing

• Manages with support from the DCOP, Administration, Finance, and
  Operations and EDC’s Director of Corporate Compliance any external
  financial audits and ensures that management responses to internal
  financial reviews are implemented in a timely manner;
• Reviews management comments from audit reports and works with the
  Chief of Party and Director of Corporate Compliance to ensure appropriate
  corrective actions are taken.

Zonal Office
Financial Management

• Oversee, in liaison with Senior Zone Directors and their Finance
  Officers, all zonal office financial management processes and reporting to
  ensure integration of all Zonal Office accounting into the overall project
  accounts;
• Periodically visit zonal offices to offer guidance and oversight and
  resolve any issues that may arise.

Others

• Oversees filing and digital archiving of all financial records at
  each project location on a monthly basis.
• Actively participate in Collaborative, Learning and Adapting (CLA)
  processes in place within the project;
• Other duties, as assigned by the DCOP, Administration, Finance and
  Operations.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in a field relevant to
  business, accounting, finance, international development or other related
  field.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible and directly
  relevant experience in accounting and/or financial management, including
  the management and oversight of multimillion-dollar, USAID-funded project
  budgets and financial reporting;
• Extensive knowledge of and financial management experience with
  USAID funded programs;
• Demonstrated and detailed understanding of financial management and
  accounting principles;
• Proven ability to manage a team and corresponding workflow;
• Proficiency with QuickBooks accounting system or similar software
  required;
• Proficiency with MS Word and MS Excel required;
• Knowledge of Ugandan labor and tax laws;
• Must be able to work collaboratively within a cross cultural
  setting, negotiate diplomatically, and function well under pressure;
• Detail-oriented and organized.
• Fluency in English is required.

How to Apply:

All candidates
should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 24^th September 2020

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