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Finance Officer NGO Jobs – GOAL Uganda | Apply Now
Jinja, Uganda
GOAL Uganda is a prominent humanitarian organization committed to improving the lives of vulnerable communities through innovative programs focused on health, education, and economic empowerment. With a mission to support the most marginalized populations, GOAL Uganda has earned a strong reputation for its impactful work in areas such as nutrition, water and sanitation, and disaster relief. Recognized for its expertise in sustainable development, the organization fosters a work culture built on collaboration, respect, and a deep sense of responsibility towards making a positive difference in people's lives.
GOAL Uganda offers diverse job opportunities that allow employees to work in dynamic, challenging environments while contributing to meaningful social change. Since its establishment, GOAL Uganda has continuously evolved, expanding its reach across multiple regions in Uganda, and adopting innovative approaches to address local challenges effectively. The organization’s business model revolves around community-driven solutions, leveraging local partnerships and international resources to maximize its impact.
With a growing presence, GOAL Uganda operates in several districts, maintaining core values of integrity, accountability, and inclusivity. The organization actively engages in corporate social responsibility initiatives focused on healthcare, education, and disaster response, ensuring its programs are aligned with the needs of local communities. For more information, visit www.goaluganda.org.
Are you looking for Finance Jobs in Uganda 2024? If yes, then you might be interested in Finance Officer NGO Jobs – GOAL Uganda
Full-time
Deadline:
14 Aug 2024
Finance Officer NGO Jobs – GOAL Uganda
GOAL Uganda
Job Description
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
GOAL and its consortium partner, Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR) will be commencing on an anticipated 5 years resilient and inclusive economic development programme funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Kampala.
The objective of the programme is to build climate resilient and more productive farming systems and livelihoods, with environmentally sustainable and commercially viable practices, as such sustainably increasing productivity and income of 200,000 smallholder farming households (SHF) in Busoga and Lango regions. The project is built around four pathways and outcomes: Pathway and Outcome 1: focuses on enhanced social resilience and agency in SHF households and communities; Pathway and Outcome 2: focuses on ensuring SHF farming systems are more sustainable, productive and resilient to shocks.; Pathway and Outcome 3: focuses on SHF actively participating and benefiting in inclusive markets ; and Pathway and Outcome 4: ensures SHF have enhanced voice and influence to address market system issues.
Job Summary: The Finance Officer will be responsible for providing support to the finance manager with donor reporting requirements, following up on payments, preparing field funds transfers to field offices and processing payments. The Finance Officer is responsible for ensuring internal controls are always in place and being followed, the field office has adequate cash flows for smooth running of its’ operations. and ensure adherence to the GOAL finance manual.
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Timely updating of INSPIRE monthly cashbooks for monthly reporting.
Maintain safe custody of the organization cash kept at the field office.
Timely processing of cash payments to staff and suppliers based on approved payments requisitions
Monitoring outstanding floats and ensuring they are cleared as soon as activities are completed.
Provide support to the Finance Manager in developing accurate and realistic project and annual budgets
Providing support to programme manager in reviewing monthly Budget Monitoring Tools (BMT) as well as updating forecasts.
Provide timely, accurate, weekly and monthly financial reports to Kampala Finance Team.
Liaising with Finance Manager and Finance in Kampala on finance related matters.
Liaise with banks on any financial related matters.
Support the organization in ongoing risk management at the field level and to support the fulfilment of the GOAL Uganda finance plan objectives
Ensure that monthly fund request is sent to Kampala by the end of the month for the coming period.
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A university degree in BBA–Accounting, BA Finance/Accounting from a recognized institution.
ACCA/CPA at least Level 2
Minimum 2 years’ INGO experience in a similar role.
Desirable criteria:
Strong communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Proficient computer skills (MS Word and Excel)
Good analytical skills
Good team player, flexible and capable of working with a multinational country team.
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