Global Fund Jobs – Finance Focal Person at Ministry of Health

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Organisation: Ministry of Health
Project: The Global Fund Health Systems
Strengthening (HSS) Grant
Duty
Station: Uganda
Reports
to: Team Leader
About
Grant:
Uganda signed the Round 10
Health System/Community Strengthening (HSS/CSS) grant with the Global Fund on
15th December 2011.  The grant is
intended to support strengthening the national and community health systems to
improve service delivery and reporting.
Job
Summary: The Finance
Focal Person will serve as a Regional Focal person for all Finance activities
in line with the Uganda Global Fund Health Systems Strengthening interventions.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
·        
Review
work plans and budgets to ensure implementation adheres to the procedures
recommended in the national guidelines.
·        
Ensure
that the existing financial guidelines are available at implementation level.
·        
Support
staff to improve financial management and procurement systems and where
appropriate carry out training for staff.
·        
Review
and validate financial performance reports
·        
Undertake
physical monitoring of procured items to ensure that works carried out and
goods supplied agree to specification.
·        
Advise
Ministry of Health on possible solutions to remove bottlenecks.
·        
Support
implementers to adhere to the project financial and accounting procedures and
regulations.
·        
Support
implementers in preparation and upgrading project financial management reports
Ensure that implementers adhere to the applicable financial accounting and
reporting standards.
·        
Reviewing,
validating and collating reports from implementers if required.
·        
Review
and validate the financial performance reports of districts and other entities
receiving grant Funds.
·        
Ensure
that simplified Standards Operating Procedure reporting templates are in place
to simplify financial reporting.
·        
Support
the implementers to improve financial management and procurement systems and
where appropriate carry out training for staff.
·        
Track
the status of advances to Implementers and initiate actions to ensure prompt
accountability.
·        
Mentor
and support implementers’ Accountants in preparing regular financial Reports
·        
Build
capacity and support implementers in Maintaining the Petty Cash Float /Imprest
and related Petty Cash Book.
·        
Review,
validate and collate reports from implementers to facilitate compilation of a
consolidated report.
·        
Perform
other tasks assigned by the team leader.

Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
·        
A
Bachelor’s of Commerce, Economics, Statistics, BBA/Accounting or a related
discipline from a reputable university.
·        
Applicants
must possess an accounting qualification such as ACCA, CPA (U), CPA (K). Post
graduate training in accounting and financial management or the equivalent is
of an added advantage.
·        
A
minimum of three years’ experience in the field of accounting at supervisory
level is required. Demonstrable experience with accounting software is of an
advantage.
·        
Prior
working in a decentralised system is desirable.
·        
Proven
experience as trainer, instructor or should have prior team leadership hands-on
skills.

How
to Apply:
All candidates should send
their applications should submit a copy of their curriculum vitae (CV),
academic documents and cover letter to; The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Health Headquarters, Plot 6 Lourdel Road Nakasero, Kampala, Room 0213, Uganda.
Deadline:
Friday, 23rd July, 2013 by 12:00 Noon
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