Senior Finance Officer(World Vision Uganda)-Employment opportunity in Uganda

Job Title:Senior Finance Officer
Organisation: World Vision Uganda
Location: Rakai, Uganda
Deadline: 13th September, 2013
Reports to:  Senior Programme Manager
About WVU:
World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 40 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”

Job Summary:
The Senior Finance Officer will design, monitor and support the implementation of Financial Systems of the Clusters and ADPs and play the "First Level" auditor's role as part of their routine work to ensure compliance in accordance with World Vision Policies and Procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
    Provide technical support to the Cluster teams in the development of proposals in accordance with donor requirements, WV Finance Manual, policies, guidelines and procedures.
    Assist the relevant program staff in developing shared project design document, budgets, implementation plans and help determine any necessary arrangements with partners including cost sharing.
    Ensure budget and cash-flow management by monitoring expenditure that should be within the budget limits, identify variances and provide explanations for management decision making. In addition, review cluster cost structure to ensure project costs are within organization benchmarks.
    Review and follow up audit recommendations and other Internal Controls in the clusters and ADP in line with the Financial Manual, Policies and procedures.
    Analyze the cluster financial information and extract reports that should be easily interpreted to all stakeholders for timely decision making. 
    Provide support and advice on the recruitment of all cluster and ADP accounting staff, allocate assignments, monitor performance, mentor, coach and build their capacity, in line with the World Vision Mission.
    Manage the bank account functions for the cluster and ensure timely and accurate bank reconciliations every month.
    Participate on the Procurement Committee as Secretary and provide financial technical advice to the members.
    Ensure existence of systems and policies which provide appropriate levels of security and control of project assets, financial resources and operations.
    Engage with partners and play an active role with relevant program staff in the development of MOU’s, conduct joint monitoring visits to the partners’ programs as well as vendor/beneficiary verifications in addition to resolving issues that may arise.

 Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
    The applicant should hold a university degree majoring in Accounting and or a full professional qualification in ACCA, CPA or CIMA or equivalent.
    Three or more years of  post qualification experience.
    Comprehensive computer knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Vision Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SUN Accounting and Access is required.
    Must have proven knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Internal Control Procedures.
    Written and Oral Communication skills are essential, and the incumbent must be a team builder, who is able to work successfully in a multicultural environment.
    Strong organizational skills and the capacity to analyze and prioritize needs.
    A high degree of integrity is required.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates must send their applications with 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.
NB: Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.