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Job Title: Finance Manager

Location: Jinja, Uganda

Reports to: Financial Controller

Direct Reports: Finance Officer

 

About Project:

GOAL and its consortium partner, Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR) will be commencing on an anticipated 5 years resilient and inclusive economic development programme funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Kampala.

 

The objective of the programme is to build climate resilient and more productive farming systems and livelihoods, with environmentally sustainable and commercially viable practices, as such sustainably increasing productivity and income of 200,000 smallholder farming households (SHF) in Busoga and Lango regions. The project is built around four pathways and outcomes:  Pathway and Outcome 1: focuses on enhanced social resilience and agency in SHF households and communities; Pathway and Outcome 2: focuses on ensuring SHF farming systems are more sustainable, productive and resilient to shocks.; Pathway and Outcome 3: focuses on SHF actively participating and benefiting in inclusive markets ; and Pathway and Outcome 4: ensures SHF have enhanced voice and influence to address market system issues.

 

Job Summary:  The Finance Manager will oversee all financial aspects of INSPIRE, including tracking program expenses, overseeing the timely completion of monthly financial reports, quarterly accrual projections, whilst ensuring proper internal controls and donor compliance. The role manages the financial and administrative aspects of all sub-agreements.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee Financial Management

• Management of the day-to-day financial reporting to facilitate on-time reporting to the Donor & HQ
• Advise the INSPIRE Management Team on Tax Related Matters
• Ensure timely, accurate and high-quality financial reporting on all INSPIRE activities
• Ensure that donor funds are effectively managed in pursuit of agreed objectives.
• Ensure Budget holders are supported and provided with timely information that enables them in monitoring and controlling their budgets. Generate and submit monthly BMTs to the team and update the forecasts accordingly.
• Ensure that effective systems and controls are in place for financial management and reporting.

Donor Budgeting, forecasting and Grant Management

• Coordinate the preparation of financial aspects of Donor Reports
• Alert the FC and Coordinators to any upcoming deadlines
• Assist FC in Quarterly, Semi-annual and annual budget forecasting
• Provide Technical Support on Donor budgets, Donor reporting, Guidelines & Regulations
• Ensure periodic partner management accounts are reviewed and partner spend is in line with agreed activities and in adherence with GOAL and donor requirements.
• Manage payment process to partners.
• Ensure timely financial checks are performed on partners and action points raised are followed up and addressed.
• Lead Annual Statutory Audit and Specific Project Audits
• Provide assistance in the completion of the Annual Statutory Audit and Financial Statements
• Facilitate timely completion of INSPIRE Specific Project Audits

People Management

• Line manages the finance Officer
• Conduct Grow with GOAL snapshots in line with the performance management process.
• Identify personnel development plans for team members and ensure follow through

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Qualified accountant with completion of any of the following; ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA or equivalent
• Minimum of Five (5) year’s working experience with an international NGO with at least 2 years at managerial level
• Budget and report writing experience
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Word and Excel
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with emphasis on planning, working to tight deadlines, providing training, facilitating capacity building and supervising team activities

Desirable criteria:

• Working knowledge of Sage
• Ability and willingness to produce financial information in a format that non-technical staff can understand
• Good team player, flexible, tolerant, committed, Self-motivated, organized and innovative and capable of working within a multinational and multicultural team

 

GOAL

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency, with a global team of 2,400 personnel, dedicated to alleviating the needs of the most vulnerable communities. Currently operating in 13 of the world’s most vulnerable countries, GOAL delivers a wide range of humanitarian and development Programmes, ranging from humanitarian relief in disaster situations, to focusing on nutrition, food security, and building greater resilience and sustainable livelihoods.

 

General description of the country programme:

First operational in Uganda in 1979, the current GOAL Uganda country programme focuses on Health (including WASH, Health Accountability and Nutrition programing); and a market-based systems approach to improving agricultural livelihoods and WASH. GOAL Uganda mainstreams gender, child protection, social behaviour change and resilience strategies across all programming. GOAL works on a district focused approach and uses a mixture of direct implementation and partnerships with national and international civil society organizations, local government, the private sector and communities to give effect to our mission.

 

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with GOAL as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

 

Accountability within GOAL

• Alongside our safeguarding policy, GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:
• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

 

GOAL Uganda has a skilled team of approximately 130 personnel and manages an annual operating budget of approximately €9.7 million (2024). GOAL is currently operational in the North, South, East and West of Uganda with six established offices in Kampala, Lira, Mbale, Kabarole, Moroto, Kaabong and Agago Districts. GOAL Uganda country programme is funded by a number of donors who include Mastercard, charity water, Irish Aid and some small foundations.

Our package includes a competitive salary, health insurance cover for up to 3 dependents, comprehensive 24-hour personal accident cover, terminal benefits equivalent to one month for each completed year of service, a flexi-work arrangement and our working hours provide for a half day on Fridays. GOAL promotes a learning and development environment with training & study opportunities aligned to our staff development policy.

 

How to Apply:

All candidates should apply online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 14th August 2024

 

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