Uganda: Finance and Administration Manager

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Contract: 3 years

Salary: $43,850-$49,332

Closing date: 11th July 2014

Malaria Consortium is looking to recruit a Finance and Administration Manager to support all financial matters in a recently awarded a grant from UNITAID to implement a large-scale initiative in seven countries in West Africa with six partners with a total value of USD 67million.

The Finance and Administration Manager will manage all project financial systems and standard operating procedures, monitor budgets, manage monthly financial statements and forecasts, maintain rolling cash flow projection, including bills payable, and manage payments to sub-grantees as per contractual obligations. The Finance and Administration Manager will provide financial support to the three countries where Malaria Consortium will implement the project and oversee the sub-granting mechanism to five partner organisations.

The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrated familiarity with cost accounting standards and management of sub-contracts and sub-grants to partners.

• Experience working on large scale projects, managing teams across multiple locations

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines

• Strong analytical skills with good attention to detail

• Fluency in English with proven ability to communicate effectively within a multi-cultural environment

• Demonstrated supervisory skills, and ability to work effectively within teams

• Ability to develop and interpret standard financial reports (balance sheet, income statements, cash flow).

• Knowledge of rules and regulations of donors and their application

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, Master’s degree preferred

• Qualified accountant in recognized global body, e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA

• Working knowledge of major accounting software, such as PS Financials, Sun, Oracle.

For more information please visit our website http://www.malariaconsortium.org/ where you will have access to the full job description. Please send your CV, with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification and your current salary information, to Human Resources at HR.Recruitment@malariaconsortium.org

Malaria Consortium thanks you for your application. However, due to the volume of applications received, only short listed candidates will be contacted within three weeks of the closing date.