Job Title: Finance Officer
Organisation: ActionAid
Duty Station: Kapchorwa, Uganda
Reports to: Finance and Operations Manager
About US:
ActionAid is an international Development Agency working in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. ActionAid Uganda’s mission is to achieve social Justice, gender equality, and poverty eradication by working with people living in extreme poverty and exclusion, their communities, people’s organizations, activists, social movements and their supporters.
Job Summary: To provide financial and grants management support, monitoring and coordination of project activities within the framework of AAU/AAI and ensuring all policies and procedures, donor regulations, accounting standards and local laws are complied with.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To examine payment requests and other financial transactions for approval and ensure they have adequate supporting documentation in accordance with LFPM, donor guidelines and national laws
- Maintain an accurate up to date financial records
- Support in the development of the unit (s) annual budgets in line with AAIU policies, guidelines, donor requirements
- Analyze, monitor and reconcile financial records, in line with AAIU policies, International Accounting Standards, statutory requirements and best practice
- Support in preparation and attend to the needs of internal and external auditors and implement recommendations in line with FPM
- Prepare the monthly payroll and ensure completeness and timely submission of statutory deductions to the relevant authorities (URA, NSSF and Local Government)
- Build capacity of a partner AAU staff in financial management/ and provide technical, financial support to in line with AAU/AAI policies & Procedures
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Financial Management or Accounting from a recognized Institution
- Part professional qualifications in CPA and ACCA with training in donor regulations being an added advantage
- At least three years of relevant work experience in accounting and finance preferably in an NGO sector
- Budgeting and budgetary control, Finance management skills, Communication skills, Analytical skills, Contract and Grants Management, Leadership skills
- Computerized Accounting skills
- Good procurement and stores management skills
- Ability to establish critical working relationships
- Ability to promote and safeguard AAU policies.
- Transformative feminist leadership skills
- Ability to conduct power analysis
How to Apply:
Applications (Cover letter, CV, and certified academic documents as one document) sent by email to Vacancies.Uganda@actionaid.org clearly addressed to The Finance and Operations Manager, ActionAid Uganda, Plot number 2514/2515 Ggaba Road, Opposite Kampala International University P.O Box 676 Kampala. We will respond to ONLY shortlisted candidates.
Whilst all applications will be assessed strictly on their individual merits, qualified WOMEN are especially encouraged to apply. ActionAid International is an equal-opportunity Employer.
Deadline: Friday 4th November 2022 by 5:00 pm