Save the Children Country Finance Manager Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs

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Save the Children Country Finance Manager Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Save the Children Uganda looking for “Country Finance Manager”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before April 30, 2024.

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on April 23, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Country Finance Manager to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Save the Children Job Vacancy 2024

Key Areas of Accountability:

Implement SCI financial policies and procedure, updating and maintenance of the accounts structures, coordinating data and transactions processing and providing user technical support and training Agresso usage for both finance and non-finance staff while ensuring that backup and retention for all finance data is in place.
Monitor and track all financial accounting KPIs to ensure they are within acceptable Country office thresholds.
Review and conduct monthly reconciliations of debtors, creditors, bank accounts, cash accounts and other balance sheet accounts to identify material differences and discrepancies in the accounts and ensure adjustments are done to make the relevant corrections.
Review of supplier, partner, staff and consultant payment documents and batch them in the Bank Payment system for approval by the signatories,
Check, maintain and strengthen financial internal controls in Kampala office as well as in field offices.
Coordinate regularly with finance contact persons in field offices to ensure accurate and timely closing of monthly accounts and implementation of SCI policies and procedures.
Accountable for producing of monthly financial reports (MFR) and yearend financial statements including supplementary specifications to meet specific deadlines of in country Regulations, SCI and donor requirements.
In charge of annual statutory as well as donors funded project external audits as per SCI and donor requirements.
Review/check payroll ensuring that staff salaries and related statutory deductions are timely made and paid.
Ensure that payments for good and services rendered to SCI are paid as they fall due as per the provision of the finance manual.
Maintain a system to track financial commitments and outstanding contract amounts by staff and third parties transacting with SCI and ensure that they are diligently executed when due.

Position in Organization:

Country Finance Manager
Country/Region: Uganda, Country Office
Location: Kampala
Organization: Save the Children International

Qualification:

At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Accounting or Business Administration from a recognised university. MUST be a member of an Accounting professional body with qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, ICSA etc
At least 8 years’ relevant progressive working experience working with International NGOs in a humanitarian and development setting, of which 3 years should be at finance management level.
Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet analysis.
Strong background in external donor reporting for an international NGO and experience working with major donors like USAID, SIDA, EU, KOICA, NORAD, DANIDA, Master Card Foundation, UN etc
Good financial management skills with knowledge of computer Accounting Packages and good understanding of Government budgets and tax policies.
Proven ability to work with a team under minimal supervision and being able to prioritize work and meet tight deadlines.
Audit experience and knowledge and application of tax regulation is desirable.
Planning, organising and negotiation skills
Experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in Health, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection program delivery
Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
Availability and willingness to work extra hours especially during times of humanitarian responses.
Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
Excellent time management and planning capacity
Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
Commitment to Save the Children values