Cordaid Project Finance Officer - Jobs in Uganda

Cordaid Project Finance Officer - Jobs in Uganda

About Us
Cordaid is a Dutch international NGO, that believes in a world without poverty and exclusion. We strive for just and sustainable societies where every person counts. We stand for knowledge and talent sharing between North and South, between farmers and businesses, between activists and policymakers.

Where poverty, conflict and exclusion divide societies, we connect people and communities. We stand for professionalism, expertise, and solidarity across borders. We aim at maximizing our social impact and contributing to systemic change.

We operate where natural disasters strike, where conflicts tear up communities and where lack of opportunities and service delivery keep families in extreme poverty. Cordaid has been active in Uganda for over 25 years; and our programmes currently focus on three thematic areas: resilience, investments and humanitarian aid.

Cordaid is one of the leading CSO’s in the Netherlands, working in fragile contexts on Health, Resilience, Economic Opportunities, Humanitarian Aid and Security & Justice. Apart from our work abroad we also contribute to new forms of job creation and social innovation in The Netherlands.Cordaid is a member of the international Catholic networks Caritas and CIDSE and we are active in worldwide civil society networks. We work in around 30 countries in Africa, Middle East and Asia.


Job Summary
The Project Finance Officer is responsible for the financial control of projects and compliance to contractual agreements. He/She is part of the Programme team and will work in close collaboration with the finance team.

Contract information: One Year, renewable based on performance and funds availability

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Position type: National

Supervisor: Uganda Country Director/Regional Director

Supervises: None

Proposed start of contract: As soon as possible


Key Duties & Responsibilities

Project budgets

Develops project budgets in coordination with program managers for presentations to donors.

Makes sure that cost recovery is guaranteed and the correct Cordaid tools, data and forms are being used.

Supports the cash planning process with the Finance Manager.


Financial project data and reporting

Keeps the implementation of projects in focus and assesses the financial management reports and results.

Shares this information with program managers and Finance Manager in time and appropriately when financial management does not go according to plan.

Provides timely updates to management to allow for proper communication with donors.


Financial quality of partners
Guides and advises partners in such a way that they effectively and efficiently run the project reports and meet the reporting requirements.


Compliance knowledge
Supports the Finance Manager to develop, maintain, and deliver training on compliance issues to realize sufficient

compliance knowledge, has a positive attitude towards compliance and improved compliance behavior.


Information audits

Supports the organization in collecting all necessary information for audits in time.

Prepares the audits and ensures a high quality for accountability material.


Audit related improvements
Ensures that recommendations from in- and external audits are implemented and disseminated throughout the organization.


Cost Recovery
Ensures that his / her own costs are being recovered, either in the manhour tariffs used by Cordaid, or by charging the activities to donor contracts directly.


Integrity

Adheres to the Code of Conduct and integrity policies, reports concern and follows regular integrity training, this is a medium risk position.

Any other duties assigned by the manager.

Requirements

Knowledge of Accounting, (Bachelor Level or Equivalent). Professional Accounting Qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) desirable but not essential

Experience in accounting in non-government organizations

Knowledge of project management, planning & control, administrative processes, donor requirements and relevant languages

Knowledge of the mission, vision, values, goals, structure, program strategies, regions, and the strategy of Cordaid

Behavioural values and skills: trust, accountability, problem solving, cooperation, flexibility, creativity, innovative, diplomatic, results-oriented, collaboration

Social skills to realize a positive attitude towards compliance and improvements in compliant behaviour, and to accompany and direct partners with financial management of the organization and projects

Writing skills to develop training material and to define unambiguous internal agreements, and to formulate opinions on the preparation of project budgets and financial reports


Competencies

Self-motivated, proactive and result driven

Being a person with high integrity

Ability to work independently but at the same time being a team player

Ability to connect with people of diverse backgrounds

Ability to learn quickly


Key Result Areas
Meeting periodic reporting to donors and respecting deadlines

Monitor the invoices submitted to donors both locally and internationally

Provide financial guidance to project and Program managers and to the partners

Compliance issues identified and responded to appropriately

Collect and share lessons learnt to colleagues and partners

Excellent audit reports, showing any actions/improvements have been implemented




How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; Cordaid Project Finance Officer Jobs in Uganda


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