Job Title: Finance Officer (7 Positions)
Organisation: Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)
Duty Station: Ankole Region and Acholi Region, Uganda
About Organisation:
The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) is an indigenous medical organization that was established in 1991 as a limited liability not-for-profit Joint-venture between the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Defense and Makerere University Medical School (now Makerere University College of Health Sciences). JCRC is located on plot 101 Lubowa Hill Off Entebbe Road P.O. Box 10005 Kampala.
About USAID Project:
USAID’s Local Partner Health Services – Kigezi & Lango is a five-year Activity implemented by Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC). The activity is aimed at supporting the continuation of technical assistance for the implementation of a district-based, integrated package of quality HIV/AIDS and TB services to the beneficiary population in the Nine districts in Lango sub-region. The main goal of the activity is to increase the availability, accessibility and utilization of quality, integrated HIV and TB services. Additionally, the Activity will temporarily support lifesaving activities in the Ankole and Acholi regions
Job Summary: Under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Accountant, the Finance Officer will be responsible for the disbursement and ensuring accountability for funds disbursed by the project in support of approved activities. He or she will ensure timely first-level review of the financial transactions source/support documents for accuracy, reliability, reasonability and completeness; all in compliance with internal Policies and specific donor(s) regulations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Track and monitor funds availability in all bank accounts and ensure proper fund balance management.
- Assist in timely processing, reconciliation and liquidation of staff travel advances.
- To support in the preparation of donor reports
- To prepare analysis for Budget spend variances and ensure attainment of required spend targets or burn rates.
- Review all staffs accountabilities and claims or refunds
- before being processed for funding.
- Provide the first level packaging and reviewing of vendors’ payments requests.
- Correctly and accurately enter transactions in the accounting system to their respective accounting codes. Maintain and update database of all mobile money payment schedules.
- To support the Finance Manager to perform the general ledger reconciliations to ensure that the trial balance accounts have correct balances.
- To prepare analyses as required by the Finance manager on spend trends and provide guidance to the Finance Manager on cost management.
- Submit daily mobile money reports/ confirmations to activity coordinators and follow through unpaid transactions as well as daily reconciliations of all disbursements for supported activities.
- Perform bank reconciliations for all project accounts, follow up and monitor agreed period cut-off dates and processes such as depreciation, accruals, adjustments and prepayment allocations.
- Check and follow-up all monthly tax payments and other statutory deductions and ensure accurate, timely, and complete remittances are done with necessary supporting documentation.
- To provide support to the Finance Manager during external and other audit or compliance reviews as well as follow up on closure of audit recommendations.
- Perform any other work-related duties/tasks as may be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in a Finance, Commerce, Accounting or business-related field;
- 5 years of relevant experience in financial management and/or accounting in an NGO setting;
- At least ACCA/CPA Level 2 qualification is required
- Relevant experience with USAID-funded programs and knowledge of USAID rules, and regulations strongly desired;
- Experiences with PEPFAR Expenditure Analysis reports is strongly desired
How to Apply:
All applications must be addressed to; The Head Human Resources, Joint Clinical Research Centre, Plot 101 Lubowa Campus off Entebbe Road, P.O Box 10005, Kampala-Uganda. Email: [email protected]
Strictly two documents combined in one PDF are required (Application letter and CV not exceeding 6 pages).
PLEASE INDICATE THE POSITION YOUR APPLYING FOR AND PREFERRED REGION/LOCATION IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
Deadline: 16th May 2025 by 05:00 pm
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Successful applicants will be required to start immediately after appropriate screening checks. Note: JCRC is an equal opportunity employer. Failure to follow application guidelines and any attempts of influencing the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.
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