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World Vision International Jobs – Senior Finance and Administration Officer
Job Title: Senior Finance and Administration Officer
Organisation: World Vision Uganda
Reports to: Senior
Programme Manager
Programme Manager
Duty Station: Kibaale, Uganda
About WVU:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian
Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to
working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and
injustice. We currently work in over 40 districts in Uganda. World Vision is
committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose
background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to
working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and
injustice. We currently work in over 40 districts in Uganda. World Vision is
committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose
background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is
conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks,
including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child,
Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”
Job Summary: The Senior Finance Officer will design,
monitor and support the implementation of Financial Systems of the Clusters and
ADPs and play the “First Level” auditor’s role as part of their
routine work to ensure compliance in accordance with World Vision Policies and
Procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
monitor and support the implementation of Financial Systems of the Clusters and
ADPs and play the “First Level” auditor’s role as part of their
routine work to ensure compliance in accordance with World Vision Policies and
Procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Provide technical support to the Cluster teams
in the development of proposals in accordance with donor requirements, WV
Finance Manual, policies, guidelines and procedures. - Assist the relevant program staff in developing
shared project design document, budgets, implementation plans and help
determine any necessary arrangements with partners including cost sharing. - Ensure budget and cash-flow management by
monitoring expenditure that should be within the budget limits, identify
variances and provide explanations for management decision making. In
addition, review cluster cost structure to ensure project costs are within
organization benchmarks. - Review and follow up audit recommendations and
other Internal Controls in the clusters and ADP in line with the Financial
Manual, Policies and procedures. - Analyze the cluster financial information and
extract reports that should be easily interpreted to all stakeholders for
timely decision making. - Provide support and advice on the recruitment
of all cluster and ADP accounting staff, allocate assignments, monitor
performance, mentor, coach and build their capacity, in line with the
World Vision Mission. - Manage the bank account functions for the
cluster and ensure timely and accurate bank reconciliations every month. - Participate on the Procurement Committee as
Secretary and provide financial technical advice to the members. - Ensure existence of systems and policies which
provide appropriate levels of security and control of project assets,
financial resources and operations. - Engage with partners and play an active role
with relevant program staff in the development of MOU’s, conduct joint
monitoring visits to the partners’ programs as well as vendor/beneficiary
verifications in addition to resolving issues that may arise. - Coordinate and manage logistics/administration
support to all operations teams - Supervise, manage and safe guard assets of the
projects including the projects’ vehicle fleet - Perform any other duties and responsibilities
as assigned by the Senior Programme Manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should
hold a university degree
majoring in Accounting and or a full professional qualification in ACCA,
CPA or CIMA or equivalent. - Three or more years’ post qualification
experience. - Comprehensive computer knowledge in Microsoft
Excel, Vision Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is
required. - Proven knowledge of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles and Internal Control Procedures. - Written and Oral Communication skills are
essential, and the incumbent must be a team builder, who is able to work
successfully in a multicultural environment. - Strong organizational skills and the capacity
to analyze and prioritize needs. - Possess a high degree of integrity is required.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates must
send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email
to: wvujobs@wvi.org. Please address the application to the People
and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the
email subject line.
send their applications with complete Curriculum Vitae, via email
to: wvujobs@wvi.org. Please address the application to the People
and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the
email subject line.
NB: Qualified female candidates are particularly
encouraged to apply.
encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 14th February,
2014
2014
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