Organization: Uganda Health Marketing Group Ltd. (UHMG)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Director Finance and Administration
Uganda
Health Marketing Group Ltd. (UHMG) is a Company Limited by Guarantee, whose
Vision is “A good life for all Ugandans.” We envision a Ugandan society with
good life, when products and services in Reproductive Health, HIV, Malaria and
Child Health are accessible, affordable and effectively utilized by all those
in need. Our Mission is “To improve the
quality of life of Ugandans, through the provision of superior and affordable
health care solutions.” Our Core Values
are; Integrity, Transparency, Accountability, Teamwork, Excellence,
Flexibility, and Equity.
Job Summary: The Finance Manager will take the overall responsibility
of the coordination of the finance
department of UHMG by ensuring efficiency and timely reporting. The incumbent
will be responsible for providing professional and technical accounting
expertise and oversight of UHMG’s financial operations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Planning and Budgeting:
- Actively participate in the preparation of
the organization’s annual work plans, procurement plans, and budgets and
monitor their implementation. - Prepare budgets and cash-flow statements,
manage and control the approved budgets, and ensure that expenditures
comply with grant/donor agreements. - Manage budget tracking and, in liaison with
the supervisor, ensure timely replenishment of funds from respective
sources. - Provide the supervisor with a weekly
liquidity report of all UHMG funds.
- The incumbent will ensure the Financial
accounting system is operational in all departments. - Oversee all financial transactions of the
Organization to ensure their conformity with approved accounting and
budgetary control systems, procedures and regulations. - Establish/review and revise, in liaison with
the Finance Team, the financial policies, systems and procedures of the organisation
and of sub-grantees. - Reconcile all monthly transactions within the
system and provide all relevant financial reports to the supervisor. - Manage the monthly and quarterly general
ledger accounting. Review the monthly audit trail and reports to ensure
accuracy. Prepare adjusting journal vouchers as appropriate. - Oversee all financial transactions of the
Organization to ensure their conformity with approved accounting and
budgetary control systems, procedures and approved authorities. - Keenly review all payments for approval.
- Ensure all statutory payments and dues are
remitted on time, as well as filing of financial returns. - Supervise and manage the performance and
development of staff in the department in line with the Organization’s
goals, objectives, policies and regulations.
- Ensure timely reporting all sub-grantees.
- Ensure the timely preparation of monthly and
quarterly management reports and timely submission of financial annual
accounts (in compliance with donor agreements) to the supervisor. - Undertake accurate and timely reporting and
accounting for all funds. - Prepare final accounts and liaise with
external auditors to carry out annual Audit and Financial reports. - Manage the preparation and timely submission
of monthly and quarterly management reports and financial accounts.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Commerce or other
financial-related field. Possession of a Master’s Degree in financial
management is an added advantage. A full professional accounting
qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA) is mandatory. - Possession of a Post Graduate Diploma in
Financial Management essential. - A minimum of four years’ relevant experience
in a finance role at management level. - Proficiency in relevant computer applications
and databases, with hands-on experience in the use of accounting software
(e.g. Sage, Sun Systems, Navision, Tally, QuickBooks, Pastel, etc.) is a mandatory. - This position requires a person who has
capacity in the areas of budgeting and accounting. - Possess good report writing and presentation
skills. - The applicant must be flexible, innovative, a
team player, with good communication, feedback, and interpersonal and
supervisory skills, assertive and able to question unclear transactions. Ability
to delegate clearly, and have flair for attention to detail, and able to
work with a multi-cultural team within the organization. - The person should have the capacity to work
under minimum supervision, keep a clean accounting system and procedures,
maintain systematic records, as well as undertake timely reporting, while
upholding our Core Values.
If
you believe you match the requirements listed above, please deliver your resume
(CV), copies of certificates, references, and cover letter clearly indicating
position applied for on the “top left-hand side of the envelope”
Either
to: The UHMG Office Reception, addressed to The Director Human Resource and
Organizational Development, Uganda Health Marketing Group Ltd. (UHMG), Plot
20-21, 27-28, Martyrs Crescent, Ntinda, Kampala. Uganda
Or:
Send the electronic documents to vacancies@uhmg.org with the job role clearly
indicated in the email subject line.
Deadline: Monday, 29th
February 2016 by 16:00 hours (East African time)
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