The Ugandan Jobline

• Reviewing grant applications for quality and risks, making
  recommendations for funding based on grantee financial submissions
• Monitoring and reviewing grantee financial reports, reconciliations
  of grantee expenditure, and undertaking regular travel to carry out spot
  checks of hard copy receipts and grantee financial reports
• Assisting the UK Finance Manager to prepare reconciliations between
  the grant management software (MatsSoft) and the grant disbursements
  recorded in the Group financial system
• Assisting the UK Finance Manager to monitor and review grant
  payments to ensure they are approved in line with Group Authority Levels,
  bank mandated signing levels and client requirements
• Preparing regional grant forecasting figures, as required by the UK
  Finance Manager

• Responding to financial audits of the programme (internal and
  external)
• Supporting the Regional Project Manager as required on managing
  Project Management Desktop (PMD) sub-project monthly budgeting and
  balancing ensuring profit release, Work In Progress (WIP) and forward
  budgeting are in line with forecasts
• Ensuring that timely, accurate, and appropriate information is
  available to the programme management team and local financial returns are
  prepared in a timely fashion and with integrity
• Supporting the Regional Project Manager and the local Mott MacDonald
  finance team as required, producing and submitting monthly invoices to MML
  in the UK

• Working closely with the Regional Project Manager and UK Finance
  Manager to enforce appropriate and sound internal controls policies to
  protect donor assets and Mott MacDonald Limited (MML) and Mott MacDonald
  Thailand/India/Uganda/Ghana (as appropriate) funds and maintain sound
  financial systems and policies in line with GAAP, MML policies, local
  policies, DHSC requirements, and local laws
• Supporting the Regional Project Manager as required on invoice and
  expense claims from the Regional Hub.
• Providing oversight of timely completion of invoice and expense
  tracker for the Regional Hub
• If required, support to EY for grantee audits.

• The applicant must hold a degree level qualification or equivalent.
  An accounting qualification is desired
• Experience implementing grant/ fund management programmes in low and
  middle-income countries
• Experience managing the finances of complex programmes
• Experience of financial monitoring and reporting of grant
  expenditure, including sampling, validation, and compliance checking
  Experience in implementing finance processes and policies and templates
  for internal controls and counter fraud measures Understanding of value
  for money, ethics, and transparency
• Demonstrable ability to work accurately and to deadlines
• Excellent written and spoken Swahili and English
• A good communicator with strong relationship building skills,
  reliable and a team player
• Pro-active to raise issues with management and resolve identified
  problems
• Able to undertake periodic travel to overseas offices and locations.
• Evidence of advanced Excel skills
• Pro-active to raise issues with management and resolve identified
  problems
• Able to travel regularly to Fleming Fund grantees in the region
• Experience of due diligence, financial assurance and/or fiduciary
  risk assessments.

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