USAID PIN Project Finance Manager – RECO Industries Limited

Job Title:     Finance Manager
Organization: RECO Industries
Limited
Project Name: USAID/
Uganda’s Production for Improved Nutrition project
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Chief of Party
About US:
RECO Industries Limited is implementing USAID/Uganda’s Production for
Improved Nutrition project. The project works to reduce the burden of
under-nutrition by providing Ready to Use Therapeutic and supplementary Foods
to pregnant women, breast feeding mothers and People Living with HIV/AIDS in
Uganda.
Job Summary: The Finance
Manager will take overall responsibility and accountability for the finance
management component of the project. The Finance Manager will develop and
maintain internal management and reporting procedures to ensure efficient
management of project financial resources.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Provide leadership for the project finance
    department to optimize financial performance bringing about costs savings
    and efficiency.
  • Implement and institutionalize strong
    internal control mechanism (financial) for the project.
  • Nurture finance team talent in the
    project.
  • Responsible for the overall budget
    monitoring and performance of the approved project budget.
  • Manage all aspects of accounting and
    regular audit for the project.
  • Ensure that the project meets all its
    financial commitments.
  • Implement financial guidelines and
    procedures for all project offices and ensure unit staff appraisals are
    done on timely basis.
  • On an ongoing basis make recommendations
    to Project Management to encourage the continuous improvement of financial
    performance and implementation of relevant policies and procedures within
    the project.
  • Carry out field visits to field offices to
    check on operations and build the capacity of the field teams in areas
    that require improvement.
  • Prepare quarterly cash flow statements.
  • Keenly review and submit periodic
    financial reports to the Chief of Party prior to submission to USAID
    within the stipulated deadlines.
  • Ensure financial records are maintained in
    compliance with Project policies and procedures
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must be a Chartered
    Accountant/CPA with a University degree in Business Administration,
    Finance and Accounting from a reputable University.
  • At least eight years of post-qualification
    work experience in a similar position in a reputable Organization.
  • Excellent computer skills.
  • Experience and initiative to work with
    minimal supervision.
  • Excellent verbal, interpersonal and
    written communication skills.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and
    decision making capabilities.
  • Good team player with the ability to work
    in a fast-paced environment.
NB: Position is available
from March 2017 – July 2017
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications via E-mail to: 
hr@pin.reco-industries.com including an application letter, updated and
detailed CV, copies of academic and professional certifications / testimonials
and names of three professional referees. Please address to:
The Human Resource Office,
USAID / Uganda,
Production for Improved Nutrition Project
Deadline: 13th
February 2017
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