Finance Officer NGO Jobs – Sightsavers

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Job Title: Finance Officer

Organisation: Sightsavers

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About Organisation:

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: We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Finance Officer to support the effective financial management of the Uganda Country Office. The successful candidate will be motivated, have a high degree of integrity, be committed to Disability and Gender Inclusion, having worked in these areas previously and will have experience providing support within an INGO focused on Eye Health, Public Health or Neglected Tropical Diseases and across multiple programmes. Sightsavers is looking for an exceptional Finance Officer with experience across multiple programmes within an INGO, to support the Uganda Country Office.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Key duties will include:

Maintaining accurate financial records
Supporting budgeting, forecasting and reporting
Overseeing financial management for partner organisations
Supporting procurement processes
Ensuring compliance with requirements
Assisting the Finance and Support Services Manager with overall financial control
Provide financial oversight for the Inclusive Education projects, eye health, and RISEE
Asset management and bank reconciliation
Working closely with implementing partners
Preparing timely financial reports
Providing hands-on support and guidance to ensure compliance with agreed requirements.
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Having a professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA will be an added
Experience of using SUN or UniFi finance system will be an advantage

Skills and Experience

This is an ideal opportunity to utilise your experience of financial support within eye health, disability and gender inclusion or NTDs to make the world a more inclusive place.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

Essential

A degree in accounting, finance, business administration or equivalent qualifications.
Working experience in Accounting and Procurement within an NGO or INGO
Experience working within an organisation with a strong focus on disability inclusion and gender inclusion
Experience in project accounting and partner handling for multiple programmes with a focused on Public Health, Eye Health or Neglected Tropical Diseases
Experience in donor management
Experience producing financial reports for multiple projects
Experience and knowledge of accounting data processing
Knowledge of Uganda country TAX and VAT rules and regulations.
Experience of salary recoveries, repayments, managing assets register, managing payments
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products
Excellent communication skills at all levels (spoken and written English)
Passionate about finance with a high degree of integrity
Fluent spoken and written English