DEADLINE: 12/04/2024
Finance Coordinator.
Contract
Position: Finance Coordinator.
Duty Locations: Gulu
Supervises: Country Accountant, Finance Officer,
Reports to: Executive Director
Possible Start Period: 2nd-May-2024
Remuneration: Competitive package
Contract Duration: Ends 31st – Dec 2024 with possibility of extension based on availability of funding and good performance.
Roles and responsibilities of Finance Coordinator
Financial Management & Oversight
• Provide leadership, and financial insights to the finance and accounting areas of the
organization, proposing and implementing improvements in operational management processes to increase efficiency.
• Manage, coach, and train the Finance Officer for the effectiveness of the departmental operations.
• Maintain control of the following areas: general ledger, accounts payable, expense reports, and payroll.
• Ensure full compliance with Uganda Revenue Authority, NGO Board, and returns requirements
and be the key contact with bank support personnel and Tax Advisors
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting for decision-making and overall responsibility for the maintenance of internal control systems
• Collaborate with the budget owners/manager/ Operations team to ensure that expenditures are as per the budget.
• Hold periodic meetings with the Executive Director for all HAF UGANDA’S accounting needs
and deliverables. Prepare a variety of ad hoc financial scenarios as requested.
Financial Reporting
• Ensure the monthly budget balances report is up to date and shared with budget holders.
Minimize the number of errors from the team reports through constant feedback.
• Confirm expense codes on all requests, as they are received and corrected where necessary
through the budget manager
• Prepare, analyze, and submit accurate monthly financial and management reports, including;
income statement, balance sheet, budget and variance, projections and forecast, and cash flow.
• Coordinate the preparation of the audited financial statements and all tax returns Financial Control & Accounting
• Observe and implement all HAF Uganda’s accounting systems, payments, bookkeeping, statutory filing, revenue management, and improvement of payment systems
• Ensure that all financial transactions are processed accurately, and promptly, by generally accepted accounting principles through the QuickBooks system, identifying and correcting any variances.
• Develop, implement, and maintain processes and controls that are current best practices related
to transaction processing.
• Manage, oversee, and process all of the following transactions: payroll, accounts payable, revenue and expense, fixed assets, cash, bank reconciliations, and allocations.
• Perform month-end closing procedures, including account reconciliations, and updating schedules.
Budget Management
• Support budget managers to prepare annual budgets and provide clarity where needed.
• Ensure budgets are entered into the accounting system.
• Share monthly and quarterly BVA reports with budget holders for ease of planning.
• Monitor the budget memos and update the approved budgets in Quick books with the Budget Memos where needed
• Offer periodic training or refresher training to the teams aimed at improving financial
management, discipline, and accountability as stipulated in our policies and procedures.
Job Requirements:
Applications are expected from suitably qualified individuals with the following
qualifications, skillsets, and experiences;
BSc. in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration or Commerce with CPA or ACCA Level II with proficiency in MS Excel and QuickBooks.
• Finance & Accounting experience working in a non-profit environment.
• 7 years of experience in finance and accounting auditing, and financial analysis (including gathering, evaluating, presenting, and reporting financial information to management and external stakeholders). You should also have at least 3 years of managerial experience leading finance teams and cross-function collaborations.
• Proven experience handling huge budgets especially USAID, ECHO and LEGO funded.
• Solid experience in coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development
and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting.
• Entrepreneurial drive, proven ability to take ownership, and lead the team has combined learning and a collaborative, data-oriented approach to problem-solving
Email or hand deliver your applications clearly stating the position applying for in a sealed
envelope to HAF Uganda Offices in Gulu Head office in Senior Quarters and Palabek field office
at the Base camp, Palabek Refugee Settlement. Email: onek.christopher@hafuganda.org
The deadline for submission for the above position is 12th/April/ 2024 at 4:30 pm
