Vacancy title:
Sub-award Finance Officer (Climate Program) – Gulu
Jobs at:
Mercy Corps UgandaDeadline of this Job:
15 June 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Essential Job Responsibilities
• Conduct sub grants pre-award assessments and recommends for substantial involvements and compliance requirements and modifications to the sub grant agreement and/or monitoring plan to lessen financial and compliance risks.
• Follow up, collect and review sub grantees financial reports and fund requests, keep up-to-date records and report all sub grantees financial status. Review sub grantees financial reports for correctness, completeness, timeliness and compliance.
• Perform sub grantee monitoring visit for financial and programmatic deliverables review or audit and report findings with recommendation to the supervisor communicate agreed upon findings to the sub grantees and follow up its implementation.
• Handle sub grants close-outs ensuring that all requirements of the sub grant agreement have been met and that sub grant funds have been properly settled.
• Follow up all grant compliance issues and document all required information.
• Create a sub award card navigator and update all milestones and expenditure in navigator.
• Closely monitor sub grants to ensure that sub grantees are not overspent.
• Maintain sub grantees tracker and update monthly. Share the updated tracker and list.
• Maintain sub grant files and ensure they are well labeled, fully updated with all contracts, submitted reports, governing clauses and all other relevant documents.
• Any other tasks to be assigned by the supervisor.
Ethics and Integrity
• All Mercy Corps staff member are expected to behave ethically and demonstrate highest integrity in their professional and personal life. Mercy Corps has zero tolerance to any form of fraud, corruption, abuse, harassment or exploitation. Any breach of our policies or misconduct will lead to disciplinary action or may lead to termination.
Knowledge, Experience and Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• 2+years’ experience in Grants, Subawards and Financial management and accounting and 2+year’s supervisory experience.
• Strong management Skills, Technical & Supervisory Skills and experience required.
• Strong accounting skills and experience, including management of the general ledger, journal entries, payroll, payables and balance sheet.
• Strong knowledge of, and experience in donor regulations, and management of sub grants required.
• Adequate understanding of donor rules and regulations is required.
• International NGO/PVO experience required.
• Demonstrated experience and skill with financial reports preparation and presentation and proven ability to translate technical financial data into informative reports.
• Advanced computer skills in MS Office programs, particularly Excel and accounting software experience.
• Excellent oral and written English skills
• Willing to travel regularly to Mercy Corps and sub grantees field offices and project sites approximately 50%.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
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