Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 25 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Role and responsibilities:
To support NRC field offices and make sure that finance department functions efficiently in financial accounting, management, monitoring and reporting.

Responsibilities:
• Support the Finance Coordinator of Kampala and Southwest in day-to-day reconciliations and financial analysis.
• Provides assistance in timely monthly closing and ensuring Area Offices can close on agreed upon deadlines.
• Review financial reports and documents from both field and area offices to ensure that they are timely received.
• Work closely with logistic department to ensure that asset register is updated regularly and match physical assets.
• Prepare a trip report for each assignment and submit to FC.
• Provide training and support to finance and non-finance staff regarding generally accepted financial procedures and NRC internal controls.
• Work closely with the assistants to ensure document coding, cancellation and filling is effectively and routinely done.
• Support program staff on budget reviews, forecasts, and ensure budget burn rates are keenly monitored and communicated.
• Support the Finance Coordinator in the dissemination of financial guidance / trainings to entire Kampala and Southwest team and NRC implementing partners.
• Assist in yearend closing and audit document preparation.
• Maintain open communication with Finance, program staff and others for all financial clarifications.
• Focal person for audit documents and facilitate the process.
• Any other duties assigned by supervisor.

Professional competencies:
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Commerce, Finance or Accounting
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience
• 2 year of INGO experience is a plus.
• CPA2 qualification is added advantage.
• Knowledge of Agresso is added advantage.

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strict attention to policy and practice detail
• Very strong financial analysis skills
• High integrity
• Good knowledge of financial reporting systems in donor funded work.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Ability to function independently and as a work team leader/facilitator.
• Excellent computer skills with hands on experience on computerized accounting systems; and Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Personal qualities:
• Planning and delivering results.
• Analysing
• Handling insecure environments
• Empowering and building trust

Key Relationships:
Internal Contacts
• Finance Staff in the fields.
• Project Managers/ Coordinators
• Logistics Staff

External Contacts
• Donor representatives
• Auditors
• Contractors
• Vendors


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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