Finance Officer ELNHA Project Careers – Oxfam

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Job Title:    Finance Officer
Organisation: Oxfam
Project Name: Empowering
Local and National Humanitarian Actors (ELNHA)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Project Manager
– ELNHA
About Oxfam:
Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 affiliates networked
together in more than 90 countries committed to ridding the world of poverty
and injustice. To achieve this, we support local projects in developing
countries, we lobby governments and companies to take into account the
interests of the poorest people and we campaign to involve citizens in our
work. We implement our programs by working with local NGO partners and civil
society organizations and engaging with private sector and governments. Oxfam
employs over 6,000 people worldwide in more than 90 countries. In Uganda, our
program is anchored on three broad themes deliberately focused on Women’s
Rights: Resilient Livelihoods, Governance and Accountability and Humanitarian
Preparedness and Response.
About ELNHA Project:
Oxfam in Uganda is under taking a project named: ‘Empowering Local and
National Humanitarian Actors’ (ELNHA) to be implemented over three years in
collaboration with relevant district structures ard national actors in
sub-regions of Karamoja (Kotido, Kaabong), Acholi (Lamwo, Agago), and West Nile
(Koboko and Zombo) commencing January 2016. These districts face challenges
from climate change induced prolonged droughts and food insecurity as well as
refugee influx as a result of the conflicts in the neighbouring States South
Sudan, CAR and DRC).
Job Summary: The Finance
Officer – ELNHA project will provide proactive, efficient and effective
management support to a project aimed at enhancing capacity of Local
Humanitarian Actors (LHAs) and partners to support effective preparedness and
response to particular needs of women, men, children and other socially
excluded, marginalized and vulnerable groups in emergency situations. The
jobholder will prepare and monitor budget for humanitarian project, ensure
financial record at Oxfam and partners level meeting donor and govt compliance
and build partners and LHAs capacity to meet the financial tasks according to
Oxfam policies and procedures.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Tasked
    with the preparation of monthly project financial reports for submission
    to head office
  • In
    charge of managing the project funds at the sub-office including processing
    payments via petty cash and submission of approved payment requests
    to the FOM
  • Serve
    as a Member of the Kotido sub-office procurement committee
  • Budget
    tracking, monitoring expenditure, expenditure forecasting and reporting
    timely
  • Identify
    training needs of Partners’ and Local Humanitarian Actors finance staff
    and provide required Capacity building to enable effective management of
    emergency response finances
  • Ensure
    donor and Govt compliance aspects are met in financial recording and
    reporting
  • Ensure
    effective support to project team to meet overall objectives of
    project
  • Maintain
    coordination with colleagues in delivering project activities
  • Play
    a focal role in project financial reviews and audits
  • Tasked
    with verifications of the partner expenses in the light of donor
    requirements and reporting.
  • Consolidation of partner financial reports
    for use by the donor accountant in preparation of donor financial reports.
  • Ensure
    that Oxfam financial management and controls in relation to the project
    are in place and being followed by the team.
  • Regularly
    interface with HR and Logistics on various elements of financial
    systems and processes related to the project activities.
  • Support
    partner finance teams in preparation of project related budgets and
    reworking of budgets in keeping with changes in project plans.
  • Propose
    and implement agreed improvements & systems enhancements for financial
    and administrative systems and procedures to ensure maximum efficiency.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The
    ideal candidate should preferably hold a B.Com/BBA. Possession of
    additional professional Finance Qualifications like ACCA/CPA will
    be an advantage
  • At
    least five years’ experience in providing a whole range of financial
    services to an organisation, ideally with at least two years in
    International NGO.
  • Honesty
    and integrity
  • Proven
    knowledge of computerised systems and demonstrable experience of
    working with computerised accounting packages and spreadsheets
  • Ability
    to analyse and respond to a variety of financial tasks.
  • Excellent
    oral and written communication skills
  • Manages
    own time under guidance and direction from supervisor and meet the
    deadlines.
  • Financial
    analytical and planning skills.
  • Highly
    adaptable and flexible.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications in writing, including a cover letter and curriculum vitae (Not
exceeding 2MB) to the HR and Admin Coordinator at
Oxfamuganda-jobs@oxfamnovib.nl.
Deadline: 23rd
February, 2017

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