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• The incumbent will co-ordinate and guide
  the annual budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning exercise and
  ensure that these are consistent with organizational guidelines and
  procedures agreed partners and in accordance with specific needs of
  development partners and CHAU
• Develop frameworks for timely financial
  and management reporting and communicate to the teams, review and Submit
  financial reports to the Board, Executive Director, management, donors,
  and IHAA as specified in the CHAU Financial Policies and Management
  framework
• Develop, review, evaluate, and implement
  an internal control systems to maintain the financial integrity and comply
  with established CHAU and IHAA corporate policies as laid down in  Policies and Procedures
• Build the capability of non-finance staff
  in finance for non-finance and support financial capacity building for
  implementing partners in line with CHAU policies and Strategy
• Provide support and guide grants and
  contracts management  to ensure adherence  and compliance with CHAU policies &
  donor requirements
• Supervise, and manage finance, grants
  staff and functions in line with the HR Manual, Finance Policy and IHAA
  Financial Management Frameworks
• Work closely with internal and external
  auditors, communicate audit schedules and time tables to staff and
  follow-up on implementation of audit recommendations
• Provide Technical advice and support on
  program financial matters to the Executive Director, IPs and other staff
  as required from them
• Keenly review and approve Expenditure
  documents/reports  and appropriate
  use of assets, facilities, materials, staff salaries and all other
  expenditures in line with the Organization’s financial policies and
  procedures
• Actively participate in Management
  meetings and make presentations to the Board, advise on optimal resource
  utilization and strategic decision making and follow up  and report on agreed action points in
  line
• Maintain the integrity of CHAU’s Financial
  Information Management systems and ensure regular backups of financial
  information to minimize risk / impact or loss of data
• Identify finance-related knowledge needs
  for CHAU and its partners, coordinate the generation, storage and access
  to knowledge in line with the CHAU’s Knowledge Management Strategy

• The ideal candidate should preferably hold
  an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in either Commerce (Accounting) or Business
  Administration (Accounting) or Business Studies (Accounting) or Finance
  and Accounting with full Professional Accounting Qualifications such as
  ACCA, CPA, ACIS, CIMA
• Possession of a Masters’ Degree in
  Business administration, accounting, finance, is an additional requirement
• At least five years working experience,
  with at least 3 at management level in accounting and finance preferably
  in an NGO sector
• Essential Knowledge of Donor financial
  accounting procedures
• Working knowledge of GAAP, IAS/AFRS
  accounting requirements and budgeting
• Computer literacy i.e. proficiency in
  Word, Excel, financial information systems, vision excel and executive, as
  well as database and accounting packages.
• Tax laws and systems in Uganda
• Operations of sub grant partners/community
  based organizations
• Budgeting and budgetary control skills
• Good analytical skills
• Asset/inventory management
• Capacity building skills
• Communication and networking
• Proven integrity
• Interpersonal skills

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