Finance Officer
2025-05-05T11:00:23+00:00
USAID Local Partner Health Services
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FULL_TIME
Lango
Uganda
00256
Uganda
Nonprofit, and NGO
Accounting & Finance
2025-05-09T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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USAID’s Local Partner Health Services – Kigezi & Lango is a five-year Activity implemented by Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC). The activity is aimed at supporting the continuation of technical assistance for the implementation of a district-based, integrated package of quality HIV/AIDS and TB services to the beneficiary population in the Nine districts in Lango subregion including Lira, Oyam, Kole, Apac, Kwania, Alebtong, Otuke, Amolatar and Dokolo. The main goal of the activity is to increase the availability, accessibility and utilization of quality, integrated HIV and TB services. GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Accountant, the Finance Officer will be responsible for the disbursement and ensuring accountability for funds disbursed by the project in support of approved activities.He or she will ensure timely firstlevel review of the financial transactions source/support documents for accuracy, reliability, reasonability and completeness; all in compliance with internal Policies and specific donor(s) regulations. ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Track and monitor funds availability in all bank accounts and ensure proper fund balance management. • Assist in timely processing, reconciliation and liquidation of staff travel advances. • To support in the preparation of donor reports • To prepare analysis for Budget spend variances and ensure attainment of required spend targets or burn rates. • Review all staffs accountabilities and claims or refunds before being processed for funding. • Provide the first level packaging and reviewing of vendors’ payments requests. • Correctly and accurately enter transactions in the accounting system to their respectiveaccounting codes. Maintain and update database of all mobile money payment schedules. • To support the Finance Manager to perform the general ledger reconciliations to ensure that the trial balance accounts have correct balances. • To prepare analyses as required by the Finance manager on spend trends and provide guidance to the Finance Manager on cost management. • Submit daily mobile money reports/ confirmations to activity coordinators and follow through unpaid transactions as well as daily reconciliations of all disbursements for supported activities. • Perform bank reconciliations for all project accounts, follow up and monitor agreed period cut-off datesand processes such as depreciation, accruals, adjustments and prepayment allocations. • Check and follow-up all monthly tax payments and other statutory deductions and ensure accurate, timely, and complete remittances are done with necessary supporting documentation. • To provide support to the Finance Manager during external and other audit or compliance reviews as well as follow up on closure of audit recommendations. • Perform any other work-related duties/tasks as may be assigned from time to time. QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: • The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in a Finance, Commerce, Accounting or business-related field; • 5 years of relevant experience in financial management and/or accounting in an NGO setting; • At least ACCA/CPA Level 2 qualification is required • Relevant experience with USAID-funded programs and knowledge of USAID rules, and regulations strongly desired; • Experiences with PEPFAR Expenditure Analysis reports is strongly desired
Track and monitor funds availability in all bank accounts and ensure proper fund balance management. • Assist in timely processing, reconciliation and liquidation of staff travel advances. • To support in the preparation of donor reports • To prepare analysis for Budget spend variances and ensure attainment of required spend targets or burn rates. • Review all staffs accountabilities and claims or refunds before being processed for funding. • Provide the first level packaging and reviewing of vendors’ payments requests. • Correctly and accurately enter transactions in the accounting system to their respectiveaccounting codes. Maintain and update database of all mobile money payment schedules. • To support the Finance Manager to perform the general ledger reconciliations to ensure that the trial balance accounts have correct balances. • To prepare analyses as required by the Finance manager on spend trends and provide guidance to the Finance Manager on cost management. • Submit daily mobile money reports/ confirmations to activity coordinators and follow through unpaid transactions as well as daily reconciliations of all disbursements for supported activities. • Perform bank reconciliations for all project accounts, follow up and monitor agreed period cut-off datesand processes such as depreciation, accruals, adjustments and prepayment allocations. • Check and follow-up all monthly tax payments and other statutory deductions and ensure accurate, timely, and complete remittances are done with necessary supporting documentation. • To provide support to the Finance Manager during external and other audit or compliance reviews as well as follow up on closure of audit recommendations. • Perform any other work-related duties/tasks as may be assigned from time to time.
The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in a Finance, Commerce, Accounting or business-related field; • 5 years of relevant experience in financial management and/or accounting in an NGO setting; • At least ACCA/CPA Level 2 qualification is required • Relevant experience with USAID-funded programs and knowledge of USAID rules, and regulations strongly desired; • Experiences with PEPFAR Expenditure Analysis reports is strongly desir
JOB-68189a47a517b
Vacancy title:
Finance Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
USAID Local Partner Health Services
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, May 9 2025
Duty Station:
Lango | Uganda | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 5 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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USAID’s Local Partner Health Services – Kigezi & Lango is a five-year Activity implemented by Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC). The activity is aimed at supporting the continuation of technical assistance for the implementation of a district-based, integrated package of quality HIV/AIDS and TB services to the beneficiary population in the Nine districts in Lango subregion including Lira, Oyam, Kole, Apac, Kwania, Alebtong, Otuke, Amolatar and Dokolo. The main goal of the activity is to increase the availability, accessibility and utilization of quality, integrated HIV and TB services. GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direct supervision of the Senior Project Accountant, the Finance Officer will be responsible for the disbursement and ensuring accountability for funds disbursed by the project in support of approved activities.He or she will ensure timely firstlevel review of the financial transactions source/support documents for accuracy, reliability, reasonability and completeness; all in compliance with internal Policies and specific donor(s) regulations. ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Track and monitor funds availability in all bank accounts and ensure proper fund balance management. • Assist in timely processing, reconciliation and liquidation of staff travel advances. • To support in the preparation of donor reports • To prepare analysis for Budget spend variances and ensure attainment of required spend targets or burn rates. • Review all staffs accountabilities and claims or refunds before being processed for funding. • Provide the first level packaging and reviewing of vendors’ payments requests. • Correctly and accurately enter transactions in the accounting system to their respectiveaccounting codes. Maintain and update database of all mobile money payment schedules. • To support the Finance Manager to perform the general ledger reconciliations to ensure that the trial balance accounts have correct balances. • To prepare analyses as required by the Finance manager on spend trends and provide guidance to the Finance Manager on cost management. • Submit daily mobile money reports/ confirmations to activity coordinators and follow through unpaid transactions as well as daily reconciliations of all disbursements for supported activities. • Perform bank reconciliations for all project accounts, follow up and monitor agreed period cut-off datesand processes such as depreciation, accruals, adjustments and prepayment allocations. • Check and follow-up all monthly tax payments and other statutory deductions and ensure accurate, timely, and complete remittances are done with necessary supporting documentation. • To provide support to the Finance Manager during external and other audit or compliance reviews as well as follow up on closure of audit recommendations. • Perform any other work-related duties/tasks as may be assigned from time to time. QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE: • The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in a Finance, Commerce, Accounting or business-related field; • 5 years of relevant experience in financial management and/or accounting in an NGO setting; • At least ACCA/CPA Level 2 qualification is required • Relevant experience with USAID-funded programs and knowledge of USAID rules, and regulations strongly desired; • Experiences with PEPFAR Expenditure Analysis reports is strongly desired
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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