Finance Manager at Education Company

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Job Title: Finance Manager
Organization: Education & Training Company
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Country Director
About US:
Our client
develops young entrepreneurs and leaders in Africa. It provides a proven mix of
an entrepreneurship and leading course, long term mentoring, and an alumni
program that helps Ugandan secondary students start enterprises that address
the challenges facing their communities.
Job Summary: Our Client is therefore seeking an
ambitious, extremely organized manager to oversee all financial management
systems, manage its annual planning and budget process, lead its operations and
logistics team, and advise on cost-effective solutions and structures for a
fast growing NGO in Uganda. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years
management experience in either a corporation or NGO that will allow him or her
to solve management issues related to fast growth and build the necessary
systems.  This is a Country Director track position with lots of growth
potential achieved through merit and proven performance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Financial
Management:
  • Lead
    organization’s Uganda financial operations to ensure timely monthly
    financial reporting and proper financial controls.  
  • Manage
    financial accounting firm, bill payments, and petty cash
    transactions 
  • Run
    budgeting, financial reporting and expense analysis process to ensure
    adherence to budget
  • Evaluate
    operations to identify cost containment and increased revenue
    opportunities, and recommend operational changes to senior leadership
    team.
2. Facilitate
Strategic Planning Process:
  • Facilitate
    the development and tracking of organization-wide annual goals
  • Make
    strategic recommendations and advise on cost structuring and plans of
    senior leadership
  • Manage
    budget and project goal progress and produce variance reports
3. Leadership of
Administrative Team:
  • Develop
    and train a team of four to facilitate all administrative needs
  • Direct
    strategy for office(s) and facilities maintenance, including the creation
    of a central filing system, equipment and supplies inventory, and
    provision of contract services 
  • Manage
    all Information & Communication Technology systems and planning
4. Logistics:
  • Coordinate
    procurement, including systems to receive and inspect inventory, issue or
    request payment from vendors, receive and analyze bids, research of
    products and services
  • Oversee
    coordination of large events and group visits 
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should possess 3-6 years experience managing logistics, finance
    and/or operations functions
  • Superb
    organizational and systems-building skills
  • Work
    experience at a large (50+ person) organization or one that has achieved
    significant growth
  • Proven
    track record of internal motivation for high achievement 
  • Strong
    desire to work in a youthful, energetic, fast-changing work environment
  • Love
    for youth and strong value of education
  • Proven
    ability to overcome challenges, both strategic and logistical, and a
    willingness to do whatever it takes to push a project to completion 
  • Experience
    in managing, mentoring and developing inexperienced staff
  • Strong
    ability to communicate with diverse groups, explain opinions and positions
    to foster mutual understanding and respect, use empathy to persuade
    others, keep key people informed, and facilitate a positive and productive
    group dynamic
Terms and Compensation: Compensation based on
experience. Two-year beginning contract with opportunity to renew. Health
insurance benefit.
How to Apply:
Please follow
the instructions as stated below as failure to do so could lead to
disqualification.
  • Write
    an Application letter and CV/Resume.
  • Merge
    these two documents into one document in either word or PDF format.
  • Do
    not attach or send any scanned documents. These are sometimes too large
    for our inbox.
  • Send
    your application, please click “Apply
    to Position    ” 
  • Only
    successful candidates will be contacted. For all other inquiries please
    contact our offices directly.

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