Mercy Corps Senior Subawards Finance Officer Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs

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Mercy Corps Senior Subawards Finance Officer Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Mercy Corps Uganda looking for “Senior Subawards Finance Officer”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before March 01, 2024.

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within. Now, and for the future.

The Mercy Corps has published a job vacancy announcement on February 20, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Senior Subawards Finance Officer to be based in Yumbe, Uganda.

Mercy Corps Job Vacancy 2024

Essential Job Functions:

Sub grant Management

Serve as focal point for partner financial management, including attendance at kick off meetings, monitoring meetings and closeout meetings, financial focal point for formal and informal partner support and capacity development, and kick off, implementation and closeout (including payments, financial reports, audits and so on);
Conduct Partner due diligence (Including, Partner Pre-award assessment of financial responsibility, COI and RPS) and recommends for substantial involvements and compliance requirements and modifications to the sub grant agreement and/or monitoring plan to lessen financial and compliance risks;
Follow up, collect and review sub grantees financial reports and fund requests, keep up-to-date records and report all sub grantees financial status. Review sub grantees financial reports for correctness, completeness, timeliness and compliance;
Perform sub grantee monitoring visit for financial and programmatic deliverables review or audit and report findings with recommendation to the supervisor communicate agreed upon findings to the sub grantees and follow up its implementation;
Handle sub grants close-outs ensuring that all requirements of the sub grant agreement have been met and that sub grant funds have been properly settled;
Ensure Partner Tracker uptodate and accurate as a monitoring tool for wider use, and provide biweekly reports to Subaward & Compliance Manager using this tool;
Review and track all sub grants and grants/budget purchases and contracts and other commitments. Update the contracts and communicate monthly;
Maintain sub grant files and ensure they are well labeled, fully updated with all contracts, submitted reports, governing clauses and all other relevant documents;
Support Subaward & Compliance Manager to update the partnership compliance process as needed;
Travel regularly to other locations to manage, support and train team members in all locations.

Position in Organization:

Senior Subawards Finance Officer
Job Category: Finance & Compliance
Requisition Number: SENIO004675
Posted: February 19, 2024
Full-Time
Locations: Yumbe, UGA

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
5+years’ experience in grants and financial management and accounting and 2+year’s supervisory experience.
Strong management Skills, Technical & Supervisory Skills and experience required.
Strong knowledge of, and experience in donor regulations, and management of sub grants required.
Adequate understanding of donor rules and regulations is required.
International NGO/PVO experience required.
Demonstrated experience and skill with financial reports preparation and presentation and proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.
Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel and accounting software experience.
Excellent oral and written English skills.
Willing to travel regularly to Mercy Corps and sub grantees field offices and project sites approximately 25%.