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Job Title:  CMU Finance Coordinator

Organisation: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across 31 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their rights. NORCAP, our global provider of expertise, helps improve international and local ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from crises. NRC also runs the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that all required NRC and donors’ financial management policies, systems, procedures and standard forms are in place to enable adherence to the generally accepted accounting practices and standards
• Carry out overall coordination and verification of all payment vouchers/other documents for the partner
• Ensure that all procurements, payments and other transactions are in line with donors’ financial guidelines, rules and regulations for procurement, accounting and reporting
• Maintain overall NRC consortium funds budget control and monitor cash flows and expenditures relating to the projects.
• Undertake the day to day responsibility for all NRC consortium financial and grant management issues.
• Be the focal point for NRC consortium projects budget preparation, monitoring and budget revisions including the downstream partner.
• Assist the NRC consortium Project staff in translating their work plans into budgets in accordance with the Project budget.
• Prepare NRC consortia financial Interim Reports in collaboration with the FC/FM as required by the donor.
• Receive and verify the interim and final financial reports from implementing Consortium members.
• Prepare NRC and consolidated consortium financial reports in accordance all donors requirements
• Attend the major Procurement/Bidding Committee meetings related to consortium funded projects
• Conduct training in budget monitoring, Anti-corruption NRC led consortium projects financial and procurement regulations for relevant NRC and Consortium staff members
• As per donor’s requirement, prepare monthly, quarterly and interim reports for consortium projects.
• Share lessons learnt and good practices between the consortium members on financial and grants management
• Any other duties assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a University degree in Accounting and Finance
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Associate of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants (ACCA) or equivalent
• Five years of financial and grants management experience in an INGO. Experience of managing consortium project will be an added advantage.
• Understanding of issues in complex emergencies and crisis contexts
• Ability to work with stress and under high time and other pressure
• Excellent ability to work independently with very limited supervision
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and standard accounting packages
• Willingness to travel on a regular basis to all areas where the funded project are implemented.
• Flexible and creative

Behavioral competencies

• Planning and delivering results
• Empowering and building trust
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Handling insecure environment

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 26^th July 2023

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