Job: Senior Finance Officer

Organization: MUJHU Research Collaboration- MUJHU Care Ltd

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Finance Manager

Deadline: 4th October 2013

Job Summary: The Senior Finance Officer required assisting with overseeing and coordinating the Finance section

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with the supervision of the finance team as they process transactions, enter data into the accounting packages, carry out reconciliations, produce financial reports and carry out other departmental functions.
• Conduct data checks on a regular basis for correctness and accuracy.
• Payroll preparation and related report production ensuring compliance with statutory guidelines like NSSF and PAYE.
• Ensure that the reports to the funders are submitted in the appropriate format and within strict timelines.
• Ensure that financial operations are in conformity with the accounting manual and other funding agency requirements and also review and update the accounting manual.
• Establish and oversee budget preparation and give accurate and timely reports on expenditures and balances.
• Liaise with the internal and external auditor and ensure that audit recommendations are implemented on a timely basis.
• Progressively evaluating the accounting system for performance and necessary upgrade
• Analytical review of the financial records to ensure correctness and conformity with the acceptable accounting guidelines.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant should possess a Bachelor’s of commerce degree with a bias in accounting, and full qualifications in ACCA or its equivalent is essential.
• Three or more year's proven working experience in a busy donor — funded organization with two years working as supervisor in a busy accounts department and must have proficiency in use of Excel.
• Use of computerized accounting packages as Navision is a desirable qualification.
• High degree of integrity, excellent management and good communication skills, team player, be pro-active, demonstrate close attention to detail, and be willing to take up new challenges and initiatives to benefit the organization.

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their applications with complete C.Vs , including three professional  referees and their full addresses or contact telephone numbers, copies of academic certificates and testimonials , and fully addressed to: The Human Resource Manager P. O. Box 23491- Kampala, Uganda

NB: Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

Physical Address: MU-JHU CARE LTD MU-JHU Research Collaboration Makerere University, Kampala The John Hopkins University, Baltimore P.O. Box 23491, Kampala, Uganda Telephone:+256-414-541044 Facsimile:+256-414-543002