Save the Children Director of Finance and Administration Jobs

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Save the Children Director of Finance and Administration Jobs 2024 – Uganda NGO Jobs.

Save the Children Uganda looking for “Director of Finance and Administration”.

Applicants with a University Degree may apply on or before February 26, 2024.

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children. We work in around 120 countries. We save children’s lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential. Save the Children strives to achieve a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We work to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Across all of our work, we pursue several core values: accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity and integrity.

The Save the Children has published a job vacancy announcement on February 17, 2024 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Director of Finance and Administration to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter	Save the Children
Position	Director of Finance and Administration
Location	Kampala, Uganda
Country	Uganda
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	University Degree
Experience Required	Minimum Ten years
Application Deadline	February 26, 2024

Save the Children Job Vacancy 2024

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

Review and consolidate monthly financial reports to ensure accuracy and to provide regular feedback to senior management.
Ensure all financial plans, invoices, reports, and other financial documents and transactions are accurate, timely, and consistent with Save the Children and USAID guidelines and regulations.
Prepare and monitor budgets to ascertain that spending occurs as planned and that variances are anticipated, noted, and corrected; ensure that key program personnel are aware of budgetary resources and are able to monitor their respective budgets.
Prepare quarterly reports, consolidated annual fiscal reports, cumulative life of project report, and any other required donor submissions.
Verify that appropriate segregation of duties exists to ensure effective support of field operations and to protect the integrity of the country office finance and administrative operations.
Ensure all procurements meet compliance of Save the children policies and procedures and USAID grants and contracts requirements.
Oversee sub-grant monitoring and compliance including organizational assessments, review of financial reports/advance requests, and financial tracking; develop sub-grant monitoring plans; and perform and document compliance visits.
Supervise the project finance and operations staff, conducting performance evaluations and revising job descriptions as necessary. Develop the capacity of the team and facilitate their professional growth.
Provide capacity building in financial and operations management to local partners and government stakeholders.
Prepare and revise finance and operation guidelines to ensure adherence to SC and USAID requirements.
Encourage a work environment of mutual respect where team members strive to achieve excellence.

Position in Organization:

Director of Finance and Administration (DFA), USAID/Uganda Urban Health Activity
Job Category: Finance Management
Requisition Number: DIREC006762
Posted: February 14, 2024
Full-Time
Locations: Kampala, Uganda

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, or other relevant field.
At least eight to 10 years of experience managing finance for USAID-funded projects; in-depth knowledge of USAID financial management rules and regulations.
Professional certification in accounting (CPA or ACCA).
Proven ability to prepare budgets and donor financial reports.
Strong analytical, leadership and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations.
Experience as a coach/mentor to train staff and develop financial skills of colleagues.
Personal commitment to child safeguarding, child rights, gender equality, and social inclusion.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Fluency in other languages spoken in Uganda will be considered an asset.
Familiarity with the political, social, and cultural context of Uganda.