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Job Title:   Senior Finance Officer  (Re-advertised)  

Organisation: Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Welthungerhilfe (WHH), founded in 1962, is today one of the biggest non-governmental aid and development agencies in Germany. The objective of the program in Uganda is to improve livelihoods of the most vulnerable population in rural areas through interventions that increase their Food and Nutrition Security, improve sustainable access to WASH services and support the employability of the youth through vocational and life skills training. We understand that livelihoods of the rural population in Uganda have improved in a sustainable way when people are able to meet their basic food needs, have access to clean drinking water and safe sanitation, live in a healthy environment and take up opportunities to earn and diversify a decent income.

Are you aiming to work for an organization where it is worthwhile investing your personality, your skills, and your time? Are you looking for a job that is exciting and has clear goals? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe! As a politically and confessionally independent organization, our value-oriented actions are always based on ethical principles and all our work is led by six core values: Accountability, Courage, Respect, Transparency, Commitment and Curiosity. If you want to become part of our global mission to end hunger around the world, we look forward to receiving your application as:

Senior Finance Officer, Location: 50% WHH Country Office, 50% Field visits, Period: 1 year contract with possibility of renewal based on performance.

Job Summary:  The Senior Finance Officer will implement existing financial management standards in the programmes and projects efficiently and promptly, thereby making a significant contribution towards the success of the programme work.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties with own area of responsibilities

• Ensure that project funds are correctly managed according to the specifications of Welthungerhilfe and Co-financers. This includes liquidity planning of the project, funds requests, bank and cash transactions, bookkeeping, preparation, and review of end of Month (EoPs) accounts, prompt financial reports / part of financial reports on expenditure of funds in cooperation with Head of finance in Country Office
• Ensure that documentation of data, account assignment and bookkeeping entries are carried out correctly in financial software.
• Ensure costs are cleared internally within project or between projects (correct allocation of the cost)
• Prepare documentation that Head of Project and / or PPO can assume budgetary responsibility (Expenditure and Budget Control)
• Prepare annual accounts documentation in cooperation with Head of Project and Head of finance.
• Prepare of refunds/returns/Final requests to donors
• Instruct / advise and supervise local administrative staff.
• Make purchase and award contracts according to valid regulations of (WHH and c- financers) when required by the project.
• Monitor and correctly process relief supplies and vehicle fleet.
• If applicable, Support Project Offices to implement project according to co-financing agreement and WHH standards.

Duties without own area of responsibilities

• Support Head of Projects to prepare Project/ Co-finance budget in terms of formal correctness.
• Regularly inform Head of project about project’s financial status.
• Support the Head of project with liquidity planning of the project.
• Checking the national law and relevance for Welthungerhilfe
• Ensure correct personnel management within the project. This involves in particular: preparing and monitoring contractual standards for local staff.
• Fulfilment of any other tasks assigned by the management in general with the character of the position.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The ideal candidate for the Senior Finance Officer must hold minimum of a bachelor’s a degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration. An equivalent, from an accredited institution, is essential.
• At least five years of professional experience in a similar position in both country and field offices preferably with international NGOs.
• Good working experience of financial softwares, Office 365 and MS office applications.
• Available for field visits and long stays when required (50%)
• High integrity and willingness to conduct her/himself transparently.
• Self-evident interpersonal skills that cause senior managers to seek their help & counsel in resolving financial/ administrative issues maturely.
• Self-organized & flexible, creative, initiative & good team player.
• Ability to establish & maintain effective working relations with people in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity & respect of diversity.
• The position holder should work in a client and team oriented manner and adhere to standards as described in the “WHH/GAA Code of Conduct

How to Apply:

All qualified and interested applicants should submit via email their application letter and detailed curriculum vitae (max. 3 pages) containing contact details and telephone numbers of 3 work related reference persons to uga.kampala.office@welthungerhilfe.de not later than 6th October, 2023 by 5:00 pm. Files should be submitted in single email with standard file types like MS Word(.doc) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) and should not exceed 2MB. Do not attach any scanned certificates to your application.

Please indicate the position for which you are applying for in the subject line of your E-mail. Kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Welthungerhilfe is an equal opportunity employer; qualified female candidates and People with Disabilities (PWDs) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please kindly note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Job applicant’s privacy notice: All the information you provide during the process will only be used for the purpose of progressing your application, or to fulfil legal or regulatory requirements if necessary. We will not share any of the information you provide during the recruitment process with any third parties outside of this purpose.

Deadline: 6th October, 2023 by 5:00 pm.

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