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Project Finance Officer Jobs – Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT)
Job Title: Project Finance Officer
Organisation: Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT)
Duty Station: Kiryandongo, Uganda
About Organisation:
Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT) is a refugee-led non-profit, non-governmental Organization whose core mandate is supporting conflict affected youth by tackling barriers to accessing quality education, sustainable Livelihoods and addressing root causes of violent conflicts for refugees and vulnerable host communities in displaced settings.
Job Summary: YSAT is seeking a Project Finance Officer to ensure compliance, transparency, and efficiency across all financial transactions linked to the Kiryandongo PlayMatters implementation, including field bookkeeping, expenditure processing, burn rate monitoring, and monthly financial reporting.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate records of all cash and bank transactions using QuickBooks and ensure correct allocation to donor codes
- Conduct monthly budget-versus-actual (BVA) analysis alongside the Project Team Leader to detect and address variances early
- Review all financial claims, invoices, purchase orders, and per-diem sheets to verify full supporting documentation before making payouts
- Manage Kiryandongo field office bank accounts and petty cash boxes and submit timely cash forecast requests to headquarters
- Enforce compliance with YSAT policies, War Child Alliance donor regulations, and Ugandan tax statutory requirements (WHT and PAYE)
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce (Accounting), Business Administration, or Finance; CPA or ACCA Level II progress is highly desirable
- Minimum 3–4 years of accounting and finance experience inside an NGO framework, specifically handling multi-partner consortium budgets
- Excellent proficiency in accounting software and MS Excel
- Uncompromising personal integrity and a sharp eye for financial detail
- Experience working with refugee-led organisations and consortium partners is an advantage
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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Deadline: 18th August 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: bachelor degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36