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The incumbent shall be responsible to the Project Coordinator in performing the following duties:

• Responsible for expediting all loans and grants management and disbursement activities through MAAIF systems
• Ensure timely capture of ReLIV in the GoU budget IFMS as required by the budgeting processes and calendars to be able to access counterpart funding.
• Communicate to all implementing institutions and service providers, their financial responsibilities, the funds available and how to access it, and the requirements of reporting and record keeping in accordance with prevailing government practices which are acceptable to IFAD.
• Ensure that all project funds are used in accordance with the conditions of the financing agreements, with due attention to economy and efficiency, and only for the purposes for which the funds were provided;
• Ensure that all necessary supporting documents, records and accounts are kept in respect of all project activities, with clear linkages between the books of account and the financial statements presented to the financiers;
• Ensure that designated account and operational accounts are maintained in accordance with the provisions of the financing agreement and in accordance with the financier’s rules and procedures;
• Contribute to the review and finalization of the Project Implementation and Financial Manuals;
• Ensure the Project’s Financial Procedures as detailed in the Project Implementation and Financial Manuals are strictly adhered to by all Project staff and implementing agencies;
• Ensure that the financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Public Sector Accounting Standards as adopted in Uganda;
• Liaise with external auditors to audit the project accounts to meet the required submission dates by both GoU and IFAD;
• Liaise with the Accountants from Implementing agencies and the lead Project agency to ensure that SOEs are prepared in a timely manner and forwarded to Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development;
• Process documentation and follow up on disbursements from the government and IFAD to ensure that releases are not delayed.
• Ensure that funds for project implementation are disbursed in a timely manner to enable project interventions to be carried out on time.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Project Coordinator.