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• Follow all Mercy Corps policies, procedures,
  grant compliance and documentation requirements.
• The incumbent will implement and make sure
  all Mercy Corps FFM, procurement, assets management, HR policies and
  procedures are implemented.
• Implement and Make sure all respective donors
  and local Gov’t rules and regulations are respected.
• Ensure compliance with GAAPs, Ugandan and US
  law and standard accounting practice.
• In charge of monitoring costs as per the
  available grant and budget details and monthly budgets vs actual reports.
• Make surprise, weekly and monthly cash counts
  and document them as per the current MC policy.
• Provide on-going orientation, training and
  support to all Mercy Corps program and finance staff on Mercy Corps and
  respective donor’s rules and regulations.
• Keenly review and track all grants/budget
  purchases and contracts and other commitments for the office.
• Provide financial review for all advances,
  purchase requests, quotation analysis, purchase orders, expense report,
  payment requests and others within his/her limit.
• Code all expenditures following the standard
  chart of accounts, coded budget and record to the accounting software or
  recording system and send to main office for review and posting every
  week.
• Match invoices with GRN and other required
  documents.
• Prepare weekly and monthly cash requirement
  for the office, send to main office and make sure sufficient cash is
  available for the office.
• The Finance Officer will manage cash and bank
  payments, record them and reconcile with bank statements and cash counts.
• Reconcile bank balances with bank statement,
  all advances and send to main office with month end transactions and
  report.
• Ensure all field level income taxes,
  withholding taxes, VAT and other taxes are withheld and paid accordingly.
• Collect all staff timesheets, review them,
  prepare summary and send them to main office every month.
• Actively participate in preparation of
  operating and grant budgets.
• Make frequent site visits and work with the
  program team for physical check and to ensure payments are being made
  accordingly and procurements are properly made whenever necessary.
• Maintain all donor files and ensure they are
  well labeled, fully updated with all contracts, submitted reports,
  governing clauses and all other relevant documents.
• Be adaptable and flexible to take new tasks
  and new assignments as requested from time to time.
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally
  and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to
  not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
• Support other finance functions and offices
  when ever need arises.
• Perform any other tasks to be assigned by the
  supervisor

• The applicant should hold a BA/S or
  equivalent in accounting or finance is required.
• At least four years’ experience in grants and
  financial management and accounting.
• At least three years international NGO/PVO
  experience is preferred.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of donor
  rules and regulations is required.
• Strong accounting skills and experience, including
  management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and
  balance sheet.
• Demonstrated experience and skill with
  financial reports preparation
• Good presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to translate technical
  financial data into informative reports.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office
  programs, particularly Excel and accounting software experience.
• Demonstrated ability to support programmatic
  objectives with timely and meaningful financial information is essential.
• Proven ability to multi-task, meet deadlines
  and process information in support of changing program activities is
  necessary.
• An impeccable professional standard of
  finance and procurement ethics as well as the willingness and ability to
  enforce compliance with Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures is
  essential.
• Prior management experience and strong
  organizational skills preferred.
• Excellent oral and written English skills
• Willing to travel regularly to Mercy Corps
  and sub grantees field offices and project sites approximately 50%.

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