Chief Finance and Accounts Officer Job Placement – National Medical Stores (NMS)
Job Title: Chief Finance and Accounts Officer
Organization: National Medical Stores (NMS)
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Report to: General Manager/CEO
About US:
National Medical Stores is an autonomous Corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament 1993. Our mandate is to procure, store and distribute medicines and other medical supplies to public health facilities in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Chief Finance and Accounts Officer will establish and maintain policies, strategies and financial regulations that are professionally sound that ensure effective implementation and achievement of planned financial objectives.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Cost Management
- Develop, review and maintain accounting and financial controls and procedures to ensure that assets of the Corporation are safeguarded in line with NMS Financial Procedures and Policies.
- Establish and monitor the maintenance of financial regulations, procedures, policies and systems that conform to professional accounting standards and support the core functions of NMS in line with NMS Financial Regulations and Procedures.
- Provide reliable and accurate annual reports in accordance with accounting conventions and the relevant laws governing NMS.
- Prepare periodic reports and advise Management on the financial performance of NMS in accordance with the approved budgets and reporting guidelines.
- Keenly review and monitor the implementation of the Corporation’s budget so as to optimize the resources available to the financial commitments of NMS in line with stipulated guidelines.
- Keenly monitor and manage the performance and development needs of finance and accounts personnel in line with NMS HR Policy.
- To coordinate the external Audit every financial year.
Revenue Management: Ensure the preparation and submission of all tax, NSSF, and other statutory returns within the statutory period and in line with NMS’ Financial Procedures and Policies.
General Ledger Management
- Prepare the Corporation’s Annual Financial Statements for the Board’s approval.
- Monitor the recognition of all balance sheet accounts including bank accounts, accounts payables, accounts receivables and accountabilities in accordance with NMS Procedures and International Standards.
- Develop proper record keeping of values of NMS assets, movable and immovable, in line with NMS Financial Procedures.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold an Honours Bachelors degree in Commerce or Business Administration (Accounting option)
- Full Professional qualification in Accounting such as ACCA, CPA is a MUST.
- Masters Degree in Finance, Accounting or Masters in Business Administration or Management
- Membership to the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda
- At least ten years of working experience in a commercial setting with four years of experience at Senior Management Level as a senior member of the Finance Team
- Previous experience in a Government (Central or Local Government), Parastatal or Statutory Corporation shall be an added advantage
- Computer literate especially conversant with Accounting packages
- Good Judgment and Decision Making Skills
- Good planning and organizational Skills
- Leadership and People management Skills
- Quality Orientation
- Excellent Oral and Written Communication skills
- Demonstrated high level of Integrity.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application letters with updated CVs, copies of the academic documents/ transcripts, documents supporting your work experience, names and contact details of three professional referees addressed and delivered to the Head of Human Resource and Support Services, National Medical Stores (NMS), Plot 4-12, Nsamizi Road, P.O Box 16, Entebbe, Uganda.
Deadline: 5th October 2018
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