Uganda: Finance & Administration Manager

Retrak is a registered faith based UK charity working with street connected children in Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. Retrak works to transform highly vulnerable children’s lives; preserve families; empower communities and give each of them a voice. Retrak’s vision is of a world where no child is forced to live on the streets.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented individual to be head of a team managing multiple donor funding and administrative duties in Retrak Uganda.
The Finance and Administration Manager is a senior management position reporting to the Country Director and will based at our country office in Kampala.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 Oversee compliance with statutory requirements, grant agreements and Retrak’s finance and administration policies and procedures.
 Ensure complete documentation, stewardship and accountability of financial transactions
 Ensure budgets and forecasts are prepared and submitted on time
 Ensure a robust budgeting, financial management and tracking system is in place for strong financial accountability
 Oversee administrative duties including logistics, procurement and office administration.
 Support, mentor and supervise staff to carry out day-to-day finance and administrative functions to ensure compliance with financial controls and operational systems.
 Provide technical assistance to partner organizations to strengthen financial and operational systems
 Ensure accurate and timely financial information is presented to management, Retrak head office and donors.

Retrak seeks an individual with:
• A Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or other relevant field and a professional certification such as CPA or ACCA.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in increasing roles of responsibility and oversight of finance and administrative functions with donor funded organisations especially USAID and EU funded projects
• Practical knowledge in QuickBooks accounting system and conversance with MS Office applications including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook;
• Excellent communication and people skills