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Job Title:       Senior Finance Officer – Reporting
& Analysis

Organization:
World Vision Uganda

Duty Station:  Kampala – National Office , Uganda

Report to:
Senior Finance Manager

About US:

World Vision Uganda
is a Christian relief, development and advocacy non-government organization
dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome
poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 82 districts in Uganda
implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation &
hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & community resilience, education and child
protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and
adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people
whose background is not suitable for working with the beneficiaries above.  All employment is conditioned upon the
successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal
record checks where possible.

Job Summary: The
Senior Finance Officer – Reporting & Analysis will Provide overall
leadership and management for finance reporting and analysis function, by promoting
financial stewardship, accountability, reliability and accuracy of financial
information, and performance management. The role of the
Senior Finance Officer is to ensure the completeness and integrity of the
financial information in Sun systems, to contribute to monthly reporting, to
provide support to managers on budget management and reporting to various
stakeholders. In addition, the
Senior Finance Officer will support the SFM in liaise with Global Center
Financial Reporting Services Center in day-to-day financial management and
manage the Accountants, in charge of reporting.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Financial reporting and analysis

• Provide the leadership in the preparation of monthly and yearly
  financial reporting.
• Liaise with various stakeholders in National Office and Global
  Shared Services Centre in day-to-day accounting, processing Account
  Payable and monthly reporting
• Coordinate the timely and accurate submission of monthly Financial
  Reports in FFR Database
• Ensure 100% compliance to WV Partnership reporting timeline and
  standards
• Lead the monthly online FFR meetings of finance and program teams to
  discuss finance reports.
• Review day-to-day transactions posted in sun systems and coordinate
  corrections of journal entries.

Financial planning and Budget management

• Coordinate the planning and budgeting process and provide technical
  support, to ensure global and regional guidelines are met.
• Assist Senior Finance Manager in preparing and presentation of
  project/Departmental projects. Assist SFM to coordinate monthly meetings
  to present project reports.
• Maintenance of chart of accounts, updating AA codes, deactivating
  closing accounts in various systems.
• Analyze spending trends and provide feedback and analysis to FSSD
  Director and field colleagues on areas with significant over- or under
  spending
• Ensure timely submission of annual project budget submission through
  Horizon
• MyPBAS reconciled monthly and issue followed up with relevant
  Support Office
• Collaborate with members of the finance team in the review and
  consolidation of project budgets.

Risk Management and Controls:

• Implement appropriate financial systems and controls to avoid
  significant audit risk ratings.
• Support SFM in developing & maintaining finance briefing pack
  for staff induction & conduct financial trainings on WVI systems for
  staff.

Respond to audits queries relating to finance reports.

• Coordinate adequate preparation for GC and External Audit. Liaise
  with WV Uganda external auditor for WV Uganda Annual Statutory Audit
• Implement financial policies in accordance with World Vision’s Field
  Finance Manual, Donor Rules and Regulations and local statutory
  requirement.
• Promote benchmarks for determining effective resource utilization at
  all levels.
• Promote effective networks within WV, VFI through effective
  communication, relationships with SO, RO, GC, FRSC.

Team Performance Management:

• Manage performance of the Accountants/Assistant Accountants &
  provide technical support to the Field Finance officers.
• Ensure WV finance and business support policies and procedures are
  understood by subordinates, and non-finance staff, and all partners
• Provide capacity building to finance and other non-finance staff in
  understanding finance related issues.
• Leading the teams in planning and implementation of new finance
  initiatives
• Designing and conducting training courses and workshops
• Build the capacity of finance team is using Sun systems and PMQA

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Business
  Administration, Commerce, and Accounting.
• At least 5 years relevant technical and business work experience
• At least 5 years relevant experience in financial management
• At least 3 years of experience in large scale of INGO
• Excellent in operating sun systems and PMQA
• Advances skills in operating Microsoft excel
• Knowledge of INGO donors and their financial reporting requirements
• Knowledge of project management and project cycles
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Positive attitude and attentive to detail
• Strong ability to be able to manage and prioritize multiple task
• Experience of working in the field (communities)

How to apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by visiting World Vision
International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.

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Deadline: 6th December 2019 at 5:30 pm

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