Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 04, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
Uganda has grouped its network schools in regional clusters for support and supervision purposes. The Roving Finance Officer (RFO) takes lead in implementation of cluster financial controls. He/she works closely with Senior School Support Officer at the cluster while reporting to PEAS Uganda’s School Finance Specialist and has the responsibility of ensuring sound and effective School Cluster finance management to enable each school to achieve Access, Quality and Sustainability targets within the limits set by the Country Office. He/she is responsible for identifying and implementing best practice approaches to school fees collection and school expenditures while supporting school leaders in implementation of the same.

Purpose: To provide support for school improvement through driving expenditure controls and guiding on general financial decisions via support and supervision.

Responsibilities of the Role:
Budgeting and Planning
• Actively support the schools in drawing up plans and budgets for each year, consolidating for the cluster and sharing with Country office for further decisions.

Bookkeeping and accounts.
• Responsible for effective bookkeeping in all cluster schools.
• Produce and submit monthly management accounts for the cluster to country office, in line with PEAS finance policies and procedures.
• Prepare for support the cluster schools during internal and external audits. Follow up and implement the Audit recommendations as outlined in the respective management letters.

Financial quality assurance and oversight
• Verify payroll within cluster schools in coordination with Country office
• Perform regular checks on school data, management and governance and raise any concern to internal audit and Country office leadership.

School procurement oversight
• Maintain a detailed Fixed Asset register for the cluster and monitor the assets to update the status.
• Support procurement including monitoring stock management to ensure timely replenishment.

Treasury
• Treasury function, monitor the cash holdings in the school’s bank accounts to ensure sufficient levels of cash are available.
• School relationship management.
• Maintain in-depth relations with all members of the management team through demonstrated business judgement combined with an ability to effectively influence others.
• Work closely with Schools’ support specialist/officer to enforce good school governance.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS
Experience & Qualifications Essential:
• Undergraduate Degree preferably B.com (Accounting/Finance), BBA(Accounting/Finance).
• At least two years’ experience in an accounting, finance, or auditing supervisory or middle management role.
• At least 2 Years’ experience using computerized accounting packages.

Desired:
• Part professional finance qualification (e.g., ACCA, CPA) • Knowledge of and experience using school accounting systems.
• Strong computer skills, especially Microsoft excel.
• Knowledge of procurement practices.
• Ability to coordinate and multitask.
• Knowledge and experience using Quick Books.

Skills & Personal attributes:
• Strong analytical skills, able to quickly draw insights from the financial data to help schools improve their financial management.
• Excellent attention to detail, with good practice of quality assuring own work to deliver accurate accounts.
• A natural influencer, able to communicate persuasively in a way which delivers compliance without burning bridges.
• High level of integrity and strength of character, prepared to be disliked if that is what is needed to do the right thing.
• Willing to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• A resourceful outlook, prepared to fight for value for money and suggest creative approaches to achieving school sustainability.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Suitable and qualified candidates should follow this link https://forms.office.com/e/qGD9nwP0ew  to access and complete the application form.
Closing date for applications not later than Friday 14th day of July 2023 at 17:00hours EAT.

PEAS is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its recruitment practices and, to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool. PEAS is committed to the protection of children, and we do not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children.



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