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Job Title:  Finance Officer ELFA Uganda

Organisation: Sightsavers

Duty Station: Soroti, Uganda

About the Company:

Sightsavers is an International Development Organization which works with partners to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities in over 33 developing countries across Africa, Asia and America. Sightsavers seeks to achieve a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.

Job Summary:   Sightsavers are currently looking to recruit an experienced Finance Officer to perform various duties and responsibilities directly related to accounting, project finance, procurement and general office administrative functions of the ELFA (Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis in Africa) project.

The post-holder, in collaboration with colleagues, will continually ensure quality and consistency of financial management and administration for the ELFA project. The role supports accounting and programme finance, procurement and stores and general administration.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supporting and strengthening partners capacity to effectively manage project funds including budgeting/ forecasting and ensuring that spending is as per MOUs/PFAs.

• Working with the Project Coordinator to process partners fund requests, ensure that monthly partner financial reports are made promptly and consolidate partners financial reports into one monthly project report.
• Carrying out regular Partner Financial Visits and follow-up on implementation of recommendations arising from the project visit and the partner management
• Planning and managing purchases of project supplies and office consumable
• Organising and controlling logistics of goods and supplies
• Sourcing suppliers and analysing quotations
• Maintaining and updating the fixed assets register good and operational
• Coordinating the renewal of business licenses, vehicle insurance policies, fire safety and service agreements for office equipment and coordination of lease agreement renewals
• Please see the job description for further details

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate will have previous experience in a similar role and:
• A degree in accounting, finance, business administration or equivalent qualifications. Having a professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA will be an added advantage.
• Working experience in Accounting/ Procurement and Office Administration role
• Excellent computer skills especially Word, Excel and e-mail/internet
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written English)
• A high degree of integrity
• Fluent spoken and written English and Swahili
• Current and ongoing right to work in Uganda
• Ability to work with minimum supervision

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

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Deadline: 10th November 2024

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