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• Prepare monthly National society program
  payroll (wide) by 20th of the month to ensure payroll is disbursed by 26th
  of the month;
• Ensure timely submission of statutory
  deductions to the relevant authorities (URA, NSSF, and Local Government);
• Monitor and follow up staff with salary
  advances regularly and provide report to the Finance Director by 5th of
  the following month;
• Compute terminal benefits for the
  exiting staff in line with the Staff Standing regulations;
• Ensure all payments being processed have
  adequate support documents and timely and proper filed in accordance with
  URCS policy;
• Maintain a system for handling all
  suppliers’ invoices, demand / fee notes and payment requisitions in line
  with URC established credit policies;
• Ensure timely disbursements of funds to
  the field.

• Keenly verify authenticity of
  accountability documents and process financial transactions for URC in
  line with URC policies, International Accounting Standards, statutory
  requirements;
• Monitor the working advance balances and
  follow-up to ensure all working advances are accounted for in a timely
  manner;
• Reconcile staff debtor and creditor
  balances and other balance sheet codes and ensure that these balances are
  kept to nil on the lowest level possible;
• Accurate, complete and timely submission
  of accountabilities from respective staff;
• Existence of a standard checklist with
  100% compliance for all accountabilities;
• Ensure reconciliations of receivable and
  accounts payables every end of month;
• Ensure proper filing of all
  accountability documents;

• To ensure that staff development is
  carried out as below;
• Staff training: ensure adequate training
  of self and all direct reports;
• Self-Assessment: On a regular basis,
  prepare and submit an assessment of own performance on the key performance
  indicators for all activities set out above;
• Succession Planning: Select and prepare
  staff to take over own role in one’s absence and ensure proper handover
  before taking planned leave.

• The ideal candidate for the Uganda Red
  Cross Society (URCS) Finance Manager – Business Services job opportunity
  should preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business
  Administration (Finance), Commerce, Statistics or associated discipline
  from a reputable institution;
• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CPA).
• At least five years of supervisory
  experience in the areas of financial accounting and reporting gained in a
  professional practice;
• Experience in NAVISION Systems
  Accounting Package is added advantage.
• High level of financial discipline and
  integrity;
• Strong interpersonal supervisory,
  customer service and verbal and written communication skills. 
• Ability to multi-task, work under
  pressure and meet deadlines. 
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS is
  essential. 
• Familiarity with the rules and
  regulations governing USAID funding is an added advantage;
• Demonstrated proficiency in computer
  applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, database, email and
  utilization of the internet;
• Knowledge in community based targeting
  methodology;

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