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• Supervises
  the day-to-day financial management and accounting of the Learning
  Contract at the field level;
• Maintains
  and manages field office accounts, in coordination with QED headquarters
  (HQ);
• Prepares
  and tracks project budgets and budget projections;
• Reviews
  vouchers and payment requests, including proper back-up documentation to
  ensure compliance with QED policies and procedures and USAID rules and
  regulations;
• Manages
  procurement of project supplies, services, and other items in accordance
  with USAID rules and regulations; ensures that project assets are properly
  labeled, inventoried, maintained and disposed of as necessary.
• Ensures
  timely payments to staff, consultants, and vendors;
• Calculates
  and issues payroll; calculates and submits payroll taxes to the proper
  Ugandan authorities;
• Maintains
  complete, accurate and timely financial records in compliance with USAID
  and QED policies and procedures; prepares and submits monthly financial
  reports as directed by QED headquarters in timely manner
• Maintains
  and oversees internal controls with direction from Director of Finance in
  HQ;
• Prepares
  estimates of monthly cash requirements and submits to QED project
  coordinator;
• Ensures
  that funds are efficiently transferred from headquarters to field office
  and funding is available to support timely payment of all project and
  operations costs;
• Manages
  project bank accounts, reconciles monthly accounts and bank statements;
  submits receipts and invoices to QED;
• Coordinates
  with QED’s local legal and accounting advisors; serves as liaison between
  local external auditing authorities and QED headquarters;
• Treasury
  management, including daily supervision of cash position and accounts and
  petty cash;
• Management
  of field office financial filing system (both paper and electronic), in
  coordination with QED.

• The
  applicant should be a Ugandan citizen;
• At
  least eight (8) years of financial management experience;
• Prior
  experience working on USAID & US Government-funded programs in finance
  and administration;
• Bachelor’s
  Degree, in Accounting, Finance or related discipline; Advanced degree
  preferred;
• Excellent
  knowledge of Ugandan accounting and tax requirements and USAID rules and
  regulations regarding accounting, finance, procurement, and human
  resources management;
• Strong
  organizational and interpersonal skills;
• Good
  computer skills including excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications,
  particularly Excel;
• Effective
  communication skills, including excellent English language skills;
• Ability
  to establish and maintain effective work relationships with supervisor,
  headquarters, co-workers, and other project staff;
• Professional
  integrity and discretion in the handling of confidential information and
  data.

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