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Position Title:HEAD OF FINANCE
Reports to:National Director
Organization:SOS Children’s Villages Uganda
Primary Location: SOS National Office Entebbe
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Closing date: Friday 6th June 2014
SCOPE:
The Head of Finance controls and coordinates all financial activities
within the National Association (NA),
ensuring that regional and international
financial standards, procedures including reporting requirements are fulfilled.
The position will work closely with other project heads within SOS Children’s
Villages Uganda.
Brief Company Profile:
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda is an indigenous non-government, social
development organisation affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International, a
worldwide child care organisation, currently running Children’s Villages and
other projects in 135 countries around the world. SOS has been working in
Uganda since 1991, and runs Children’s Villages and other projects at Kakiri,
Entebbe (Abaita Ababiri), Gulu and in Fort Portal - Kabarole district. SOS
Uganda subscribes to a child protection policy.
PRINCIPLE TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Lead the development of the National Association annual budgets ensuring
that organisational objectives are finically supported.
2.Propose and implement new financial and administrative procedures aimed
at strengthening projects activities.
3.Plan and monitor monthly/quarterly cash flow disbursement for activities
ensuring that cash budget disbursement for activities not implemented due to
insufficient transfers is well implemented in the subsequent instalments or
justified.
4.Supervise all organizational bank accounts and controls the opening and
closing of accounts, change of signatories, inter-project transactions, and
banking of revenues.
5.Ensures that fund-transfer requests are properly prepared, and made in
time to ensure that sufficient funds are secured for project operations.
6.Lead both internal & external financial audits making sure that is it
is conducted promptly at the end of each financial year and that all necessary
documentation is in place.
7.Researches tax requirements, as well as seeking opportunities for tax
relief, exemptions or payments by government.
Ensures tax applications / payments, as well as statutory payments are
timely and followed up
8.Lead the preparation of monthly (and other) financial reports /
statements to the Region Office
9.Management of the procurement process within the National Association
10.Supervise payroll for the entire SOS Uganda NA based on the approved
salary scale, ensuring that statutory deductions are accurate and promptly
remitted.
11. Review monthly income and expenditure statements (and other parameters)
and advises project managers as well as the National Director on needed action.
12. Controls overall expenditure of the NA, ensuring that financial resources
are used modestly and efficiently to support planned activities and for the
benefit of the children.
13. Ensures that all donations, fees
and other incomes are adequately accounted for, and are promptly banked
14.Reviews sponsor money gifts administration procedures, and ensure that
the money gifts policy is followed and proper records are kept and monies are
accounted for.
15.Supervises the National Association’s fixed assets registers, regularly
checking them to ensure that all assets are well documented and secure
Minimum Criteria
1.The ideal candidate should be aged between 30 and 40 years with a
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance and Accounting.
2.Professional qualification in ACCA, CIPA will be an added advantage
3.At least 3-5 years’ experience in a managerial position in a busy
organisation/setting is required. Additional experience in NGO community funded
programmes including managing donor grants will be of great advantage.
4.Good knowledge and sound understanding of current financial management
and funding arrangements is desirable.
5.Experience and knowledge in the use of Navision accounting software is an
added advantage.
6.Ability to work well in a team comprised of people with diverse cultural
and disciplinary backgrounds. S/he should have strong leadership and good
communication skills.
Mode of Application:
Applicants, who meet the specified job requirements, should send their
application letters enclosing a detailed Curriculum Vitae, current salary
information, copies of academic transcripts and certificates, including
telephone contact and details of at least 3 references to:
Please submit your written application indicating in the subject line the
position title by Friday 6th June 2014
to:
The Human Resource Coordinator,
SOS Children’s Villages Uganda,
25 km on Kampala-Entebbe Rd, Abaita Ababiri,
P.O Box 27510,
Kampala.
Or send by e-mail to: jobs@sosuganda.org
