NGO Jobs - Financial Management Advisor (FMA) at Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Democratic Governance

Facility (DGF)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Finance and

Administration Manager

Democratic Governance

Facility (DGF) was formed as a union of eight of Uganda’s International

Development Partners to manage coherent, harmonized and coordinated multi-donor

support to state and non-state actors aimed at enhancing democratic governance

in Uganda. DGF’s programming is based upon three components: Deepening

Democracy; Rights, Justice and Peace; and Voice & Accountability.

Job Summary: The Financial

Management Advisor (FMA) will be responsible for undertaking partner pre-grant

assessment, grant monitoring and carrying out monitoring visits in conjunction

with programme staff. In addition, the FMA will conduct capacity building of

partner organizations, review and verification of partner budgets, transfer of

funds and payments, review of accountabilities of partner organizations and

enter data in the accounting system.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

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Carry out pre-grant assessments and field site

visits to ascertain the financial capacity of the potential implementing

partner organizations and prepare pre grant assessment reports.

·        
Provide technical support to Programme staff and

implementing partner organizations on the financial management and reporting

requirements.

·        
Carry out quarterly review of financial reports to

ensure compliance to agreed activities and allocation of funding, and resolve

any issues arising with implementing partner organizations.

·        
Regularly review the DGF implementing partner

organisation expenditures to ensure activites are in line with the approved

partner budget and that they comply with clauses in the partnership agreement

and the DGF business procedures.

·        
Responsible for identifying financial management

skills gaps in implementing partner organizations and where necessary provide

induction, orientation and technical assistance in critical areas.

·        
Carry out monitoring visits to implementing partner

organizations and prepare monitoring visit reports for approval by the Finance

& Administration Manager as well as discuss the findings of the monitoring

visits with the staff of the implementing partner organizations for corrective

action.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

·        
The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor’s degree

in Accounting with full professional accounting qualifications either ACCA, CPA

or equivalent.

·        
A minimum of five years’ experience in the Not for

Profit accounting or audit preferably in a multicultural environment.

·        
Prior experience in audit especially in the NGO

sector.

·        
Working knowledge of local and international

accounting policies, procedures and standards and proficiency in using Navision.

All suitably

qualified candidates should send their application letters, copies of academic

documents and updated CVs along with the contacts of three professional

referees to: The Director, Future Options Consulting Ltd, 4th Floor, Diamond

Trust Building, Kampala Road, P.O. Box 34934, Kampala, Uganda by email: reception@futureoptionsug.com.

Please include the position title in the subject line of the email.

Deadline: 2^nd October 2015 by

5:00pm