Uganda: Finance & Administration Manager
Country: Uganda
Closing date: 09 Aug 2013
Position: Finance & Administration ManagerReports to: Chief of PartyProject: Advocacy for Better HealthDuty station: Kampala
Project summary: - The goal of the Advocacy for Better Health program is to contribute to improvement in quality, availability and accessibility of health services. The purpose of the program is to increase the citizens’ voice for quality service delivery. The key objectives for this program shall be 1) to ensure that communities in the selected districts can identify and articulate their needs, and are able to demand for quality services; 2) to ensure that the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) develop effective advocacy initiatives, and are able to represent the communities’ demands for better quality services; and 3) to build the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as potential direct recipients of future USAID funding. This third objective will the primary focus of this position.
Purpose of the position: To manage and oversee the financial management of the project cash from stage to close-out and support corporate, team & regional colleagues in achieving their goals of funding integration including financial accountability, staffing, and work planning, and reporting.
Key ResponsibilitiesBudgeting/Management/Commitments/Reporting: • Advise program teams on resource integration options to meet match requirements of grants and on recovery of indirect and field project service costs for grants and private funding. • Lead the development of the annual program team operating budget and monitor actual performance developing project projections. • Review and/or generate financial reports for compliance with grant and donor requirements analyze spending trends and provide feedback and analysis to team leaders and field colleagues on areas with significant over- or under spending. • Prepare financial plans, proposal budgets, amendments, and extensions for the life of an award up to and including close-out.• Prepare close-out documentation at end of funding cycles in compliance with government regulations.
Audit/Compliance/Capacity Building: • Address government and World Vision International audits in partnership with national/program offices, providing required information to auditors and participating in the defense of disallowed costs. • Facilitate training sessions on topics such as grants management, general accounting, internal controls and administrative systems, as well as sectoral specific topics to field staff as needed and assisting field offices in interpreting regulations to ensure compliance.
Policy/Procedure Development: • Assist in the development of financial policies and procedures to ensure compliance to generally accepted Accounting Principles, WVI finance policies, and government and other donor regulations. • Provide expert consultation regarding the implementation of DOS at a project/grant level.
Knowledge and skills:• Bachelors Degree or higher in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other relevant field.• Must be a certified chartered accountant.• At least eight (8) years’ experience in administrative and financial management of large donor projects; experience in auditing and accounting, grants and fund management; • Demonstrated experience and skills in developing and managing large budgets;• Proficient in relevant computer applications and databases; • Strong analytical, oral and written communication skills; and capacity building support. • Skills and experience in the appraisal and evaluation of proposals and monitoring of grants. • Demonstrated record of successfully managing grants for donor funded programs is essential. • S/he shall have experience in capacity building of sub grantee organizations and in financial and forensic audits of donor-funded projects and programs. • Experience introducing, organizing and managing programs that achieve results.• In sympathy with christian values
How to apply:
How to apply: Qualified candidates may submit their application and complete Curriculum Vitae, via email to wvujobs@wvi.org. Please address the application to the People and Culture Specialist (Recruitment) and do indicate the post title in the email subject line.
Note: The above jobs can also be accessed from our website: - http://wvi.org/uganda/jobs
Deadline for receiving applications is: 2nd August, 2013.
(Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply)
We do appreciate your interest in working with us. However, only short listed candidates will be contacted
Position is open to Uganda Nationals only
We do appreciate your interest in working with us. However, only short listed candidates will be contacted
