Jobs at:
Hospice Africa Uganda ( HAU )

Vacancy title:
Finance Manager

Deadline of this Job:
19th November 2016

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Job details:
Since 1993, Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) (national organization) has promoted modern methods of pain and symptom control as well as "whole-person” (holistic) care for patients living with cancer and HIV/AIDS. HAU strives to uphold excellent clinical standards and provide quality education courses and advocacy activities to promote the spread of palliative care throughout Uganda and Africa. Hospice Africa Uganda has a head office in Kampala, site offices in Mbarara and Hoima Districts. HAU wishes to recruit dynamic, skilled, and caring Ugandans committed to palliative care to fill the following positions:

Job Purpose: Strategically focus on providing financial expertise so as to align the utilization of both physical & nonphysical resources to support Hospice Africa Uganda's overall strategy of provision of palliative care and education to the patients & family so as to ensure expansion and continuity.

Specific Duties: Strategic Management: Contribute to the development of HAU’s corporate strategy; Financial Risk Management; Financial information, guidance and reporting; Ensure that HAU meets its financial and legal obligations Technical Support: Develop and maintain appropriate Financial and Administrative Policies and Procedures: Develop, control and implement a program of internal and External Audit programmes; set up, monitor and control the department's performance on Financial information, guidance and reporting; Represent HAU in stakeholder meetings on financial aspects both internally and externally and give feedback to the relevant persons; Guide and facilitate the HAU Finance and Administration team; Acknowledge donor funds and Approve payment transactions including authorization of payroll as set out in the HAU Finance policy manual; Negotiate, control and monitor all financial contracts to ensure provision of professional, cost-effective and quality services that provide optimum value to HAU; Spearhead the planning, coordinating, monitoring and reviewing of HAU annual budgets in order to guarantee financial sufficiency within established criteria and timescales using the appropriate policy 81 processes; Develop, control and monitor the HAU procurement processes and systems.

Human Resources Management and Development: Develop, direct and control a strong competent team in the Finance Department and ensure that they are appropriately motivated, trained and carry out their responsibilities to required standards so as to efficiently achieve HAU’s objectives.

Minimum Requirements: Degree in Finance and Administration (preferably BBA, B.com). Professional qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, ICSA and Advanced Degree in Finance and Administration (preferably MBA) will be an added advantage.

Job application procedure
Qualified and interested candidates may hand deliver, email or post a detailed resume with a cover letter indicating three work related referees to the address below. Emails must not exceed 2MB.

Deadline for receiving applications is 19th November 2016.

The Human Resource and Administration Office
Hospice Africa Uganda,
Plot 130 Makindye Road,
R0. Box 7757 Kampala,
Email: humanresource@hospiceafrica.or.ug