Senior Finance Ofiicer
2025-06-21T12:22:57+00:00
Maf Uganda
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https://mafint.org/
FULL_TIME
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Accounting & Finance
2025-06-27T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Senior Finance Ofiicer at Maf Uganda
ROLE SUMMARY
Supporting the Finance team/manager with financial services, payment of staff salaries, and other assigned responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
To carry out accounting for the programme:
- Enter final bank transactions onto NetSuite.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations, resolve differences, and liaise with the bank for unreconciled receipts.
- Post Billables for Customer and staff recharge accounts, and intercompany and GL matching.
- Follow up and reconcile purchase advances, advising the Finance Manager of any breaches.
- Reconcile EDRC transactions, send monthly billables to EDRC, and address queries.
- Prepare and enter journals (ad hoc and regular month-end journals), including MTN and Mileage.
To carry out purchase ledger functions:
- Review purchase invoices and post to NetSuite.
- Obtain appropriate authorizations for invoices and register them onto NetSuite.
- Post payment vouchers onto the finance database and allocate them against supplier invoices.
- Allocate vendor prepayments and perform supplier statement reconciliations.
- Advise the Finance Manager of invoices needing accrual at month-end.
- Monitor payment due dates and advise Finance Officer Purchases to prepare cheques or initiate alternative payments.
To provide financial services:
- Post EFRIS invoices on the Integrator and reconcile EFRIS with Wingman and NetSuite.
- File VAT returns, WHT Returns, PAYE Returns, and NSSF, ensuring timely payment.
- Produce month-end lead schedules for VAT and WHT.
- Oversee staff savings and loans, performing monthly reconciliations.
- Manage staff saving scheme accounts and loan requests.
To supervise the day-to-day work of the Finance Office staff:
- Ensure compliance with MAF's priorities, policies, and standards.
- Oversee the cash box and sign off daily cash counts.
- Assist Finance Office staff with difficulties or problems.
- Check completeness of receipt voucher sequences and authorization of cash vouchers.
- Organize work to meet deadlines and assist other finance staff in doing the same.
- Oversee the Finance Officer Sales in processing bank receipts.
To assist the Finance Manager as required:
- Cover the Finance Manager’s leave when needed.
- Collate invoices for fixed asset purchases to assist UK head office audits.
- Process salaries in the Finance Manager’s absence.
- Authorize cash payments up to Ug 1,000,000 shillings.
- Cover staff absences and leave as necessary.
- Perform other finance duties as reasonably required.
To participate in the spiritual life of MAF:
- Attend daily prayer meetings to learn about MAF’s work and engage in prayer/worship.
- Participate in team spiritual sessions of prayer and biblical reflection.
- Demonstrate commitment to MAF’s vision, mission, values, and beliefs.
- Live and work in accordance with MAF’s evangelical Christian beliefs.
- Maintain personal spiritual development.
Other reasonable responsibilities as required by the line manager.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountable to the line manager for performance, assessed through regular discussions and customer feedback.
RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS
| Category | Essential | Desirable |
|---|
| Education and Qualifications: |
• Qualified accountant or in the process of qualification. • Aptitude in numerical and verbal reasoning. |
|
| Job Related Experience: |
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role. |
|
| Personal Qualities: |
|
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| Key Behaviours: (Key Behaviour group 2 - Specialist) |
Logical Thinking, Concern for Standards, Results Orientation, Efficiency Orientation, Thoroughness, Team Management Orientation |
Ability to Learn, Understanding Others, Development Orientation |
Time required in job to reach effective performance:
- Orientation period: 3 months
- Time to reach full effectiveness: 6 months
RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE
MAF Knowledge:
Purpose, vision, organizational structure, policies, International Staff Handbook, decision-making procedures.
Programme Knowledge:
MAF's history, programme-specific policies (especially financial), local culture, and customs.
To carry out accounting for the programme: Enter final bank transactions onto NetSuite. Perform monthly bank reconciliations, resolve differences, and liaise with the bank for unreconciled receipts. Post Billables for Customer and staff recharge accounts, and intercompany and GL matching. Follow up and reconcile purchase advances, advising the Finance Manager of any breaches. Reconcile EDRC transactions, send monthly billables to EDRC, and address queries. Prepare and enter journals (ad hoc and regular month-end journals), including MTN and Mileage. To carry out purchase ledger functions: Review purchase invoices and post to NetSuite. Obtain appropriate authorizations for invoices and register them onto NetSuite. Post payment vouchers onto the finance database and allocate them against supplier invoices. Allocate vendor prepayments and perform supplier statement reconciliations. Advise the Finance Manager of invoices needing accrual at month-end. Monitor payment due dates and advise Finance Officer Purchases to prepare cheques or initiate alternative payments. To provide financial services: Post EFRIS invoices on the Integrator and reconcile EFRIS with Wingman and NetSuite. File VAT returns, WHT Returns, PAYE Returns, and NSSF, ensuring timely payment. Produce month-end lead schedules for VAT and WHT. Oversee staff savings and loans, performing monthly reconciliations. Manage staff saving scheme accounts and loan requests. To supervise the day-to-day work of the Finance Office staff: Ensure compliance with MAF's priorities, policies, and standards. Oversee the cash box and sign off daily cash counts. Assist Finance Office staff with difficulties or problems. Check completeness of receipt voucher sequences and authorization of cash vouchers. Organize work to meet deadlines and assist other finance staff in doing the same. Oversee the Finance Officer Sales in processing bank receipts. To assist the Finance Manager as required: Cover the Finance Manager’s leave when needed. Collate invoices for fixed asset purchases to assist UK head office audits. Process salaries in the Finance Manager’s absence. Authorize cash payments up to Ug 1,000,000 shillings. Cover staff absences and leave as necessary. Perform other finance duties as reasonably required. To participate in the spiritual life of MAF: Attend daily prayer meetings to learn about MAF’s work and engage in prayer/worship. Participate in team spiritual sessions of prayer and biblical reflection. Demonstrate commitment to MAF’s vision, mission, values, and beliefs. Live and work in accordance with MAF’s evangelical Christian beliefs. Maintain personal spiritual development.
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JOB-6856a42145d64
Vacancy title:
Senior Finance Ofiicer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Maf Uganda
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, June 27 2025
Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, June 21 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Senior Finance Ofiicer at Maf Uganda
ROLE SUMMARY
Supporting the Finance team/manager with financial services, payment of staff salaries, and other assigned responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
To carry out accounting for the programme:
- Enter final bank transactions onto NetSuite.
- Perform monthly bank reconciliations, resolve differences, and liaise with the bank for unreconciled receipts.
- Post Billables for Customer and staff recharge accounts, and intercompany and GL matching.
- Follow up and reconcile purchase advances, advising the Finance Manager of any breaches.
- Reconcile EDRC transactions, send monthly billables to EDRC, and address queries.
- Prepare and enter journals (ad hoc and regular month-end journals), including MTN and Mileage.
To carry out purchase ledger functions:
- Review purchase invoices and post to NetSuite.
- Obtain appropriate authorizations for invoices and register them onto NetSuite.
- Post payment vouchers onto the finance database and allocate them against supplier invoices.
- Allocate vendor prepayments and perform supplier statement reconciliations.
- Advise the Finance Manager of invoices needing accrual at month-end.
- Monitor payment due dates and advise Finance Officer Purchases to prepare cheques or initiate alternative payments.
To provide financial services:
- Post EFRIS invoices on the Integrator and reconcile EFRIS with Wingman and NetSuite.
- File VAT returns, WHT Returns, PAYE Returns, and NSSF, ensuring timely payment.
- Produce month-end lead schedules for VAT and WHT.
- Oversee staff savings and loans, performing monthly reconciliations.
- Manage staff saving scheme accounts and loan requests.
To supervise the day-to-day work of the Finance Office staff:
- Ensure compliance with MAF's priorities, policies, and standards.
- Oversee the cash box and sign off daily cash counts.
- Assist Finance Office staff with difficulties or problems.
- Check completeness of receipt voucher sequences and authorization of cash vouchers.
- Organize work to meet deadlines and assist other finance staff in doing the same.
- Oversee the Finance Officer Sales in processing bank receipts.
To assist the Finance Manager as required:
- Cover the Finance Manager’s leave when needed.
- Collate invoices for fixed asset purchases to assist UK head office audits.
- Process salaries in the Finance Manager’s absence.
- Authorize cash payments up to Ug 1,000,000 shillings.
- Cover staff absences and leave as necessary.
- Perform other finance duties as reasonably required.
To participate in the spiritual life of MAF:
- Attend daily prayer meetings to learn about MAF’s work and engage in prayer/worship.
- Participate in team spiritual sessions of prayer and biblical reflection.
- Demonstrate commitment to MAF’s vision, mission, values, and beliefs.
- Live and work in accordance with MAF’s evangelical Christian beliefs.
- Maintain personal spiritual development.
Other reasonable responsibilities as required by the line manager.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountable to the line manager for performance, assessed through regular discussions and customer feedback.
RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS
| Category | Essential | Desirable |
|---|
| Education and Qualifications: |
• Qualified accountant or in the process of qualification. • Aptitude in numerical and verbal reasoning. |
|
| Job Related Experience: |
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role. |
|
| Personal Qualities: |
|
|
| Key Behaviours: (Key Behaviour group 2 - Specialist) |
Logical Thinking, Concern for Standards, Results Orientation, Efficiency Orientation, Thoroughness, Team Management Orientation |
Ability to Learn, Understanding Others, Development Orientation |
Time required in job to reach effective performance:
- Orientation period: 3 months
- Time to reach full effectiveness: 6 months
RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE
MAF Knowledge:
Purpose, vision, organizational structure, policies, International Staff Handbook, decision-making procedures.
Programme Knowledge:
MAF's history, programme-specific policies (especially financial), local culture, and customs.
Work Hours: 8
Experience: No Requirements
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
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If you think you have the right qualifications and experience to do this job well,
please send your letter of introduction and your current CV addressed to: Mrs.
P. Nakyesse, our Finance Manager.
Closing date for sending in the letter and CV is Friday 27 June 2025 and
interviews and tests for the position will take place in the week after the
closing date.
You will only get feedback from us IF you are invited for tests and/or an
interview
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