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• MAP
  Uganda Head office Accounting and Finance functions including cash flow
  analysis and management, accounts payable and account receivable
  monitoring, donor budget and expenditure analysis and reporting
• Country
  office financial reporting (Monthly, Quarterly and Annual) to MAP
  International office
• Compliance
  with Country Office and MAP International policies and procedures, donor
  grant regulations and Host Government regulations
• Facilitate
  Country Office Interim audit (internal controls) and Yearend financial
  statement audit
• Develop
  action plans to address MAP IO internal audit and external audit findings 
• Supervise main office and field offices Finance/Accounting staff and
  provide performance improvement training in consultation with MAP IO Finance
• Work
  in collaboration with other departments (Administration and Program) to
  provide timely and accurate financial reports and effective customer
  services.

• Directs
  MAP Uganda main office and filed offices finance and accounting functions
  and identify areas for ongoing improvement and create and execute
  solutions in consultation with MAP IO Finance.
• Steer
  the reviewing and consolidating Country office annual budget and monthly
  cash flow statements.
• Direct
  the monthly closing of all sub-offices and the main office to ensure
  timely submission of accurate reports to MAP IO.
• Actively
  monitor account receivable and account payable subsidiary ledgers and
  ensure outstanding balances are settled in a timely manner, properly
  accounted for and included in the monthly reports.
• Regularly
  review and monitor Country Offices monthly cash request to ensure
  unrestricted bank account balance is maintained at the acceptable level.
• Prepare
  monthly project budget and expenditure report for all projects and
  identify areas with material deviation from budget with the Project
  manager and Country Program Manager for timely and corrective actions.
• Address
  all financial inquiries from MAP IO, Donors representatives, Auditors and
  other parties in a timely manner.

• Perform
  detailed review and analysis of Main office and field offices financial
  transactions and supporting documents to ensure complete and accurate
  resulting financial reports.
• Serve
  as Country Office lead contact for all audits and special inquiry requests
  from MAP IO, external auditors and other parties.
• Actively
  coordinate the Country Office interim audit (internal controls) and
  yearend audit and take appropriate actions to implement prior year audit
  findings and recommendations.
• Advice
  MAP IO on non-compliance practices observed in Finance, Administration,
  Program and other departments and proposes appropriate remedial actions.
• Identify
  Accounting and Financial Management training needs and organize
  appropriate performance improvement training for
  Finance/Administration/Program staff.
• Review
  and monitor Filed office monthly cash request and utilization to avoid
  holding significant amount of cash in the local currency unrestricted bank
  account.
• Actively
  support Country Office management and MAP IO in developing and updating
  policies and procedures as needed.
• Guide
  and direct program officers in ensuring compliance with MAP’s procurement
  and field accounting policies and procedures, compliance with donor
  agreement and audit requirements.

• Supervise
  Main office and field offices Accounting and Finance staff.
• Provide
  oversight support to other departments (Administration/Human Resource/
  Program) as needed.
• Actively
  participate through feedback in the regular and annual performance
  appraisal for Finance and Administration.
• Travel
  to field offices regularly to ensure proper monitoring and supervision of
  field offices.
• Participate
  in the implementation of MAP Global financial systems (MAP 361)

• The
  Senior Finance Officer should hold s Graduate degree in accounting from a
  recognized college or university
• A
  minimum of five (5) years non-profit accounting and finance experience.
  Three (3) years supervisory, training and development experience.
  Experience in managing and reporting on large-scale grants.
• Possess
  excellent communication skills — interpersonal, written and verbal.
• Good
  computer software skills.
• Prior
  experience with Excel and general accounting software required
• Good
  knowledge and understanding of accounting and auditing principles,
  budgets, forecasts, and cost control, detailed oriented and quality
  control conscious.
• Ability
  to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables
  in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Working
  knowledge and experience in other cultures and languages within Uganda.
• Possess
  the ability to work as team player, coach and mentor team members and
  manage stressful working environment. 

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