Senior Finance Officer Job Placement – Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA)
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Organisation: Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager Finance and Administration
About US:
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) is established under the PPDA Act No.1 of 2003 to develop standards and regulate procurement and disposal practices in respect of all Procuring and Disposing Entities which include Central Government Ministries and Departments, Local Governments, State Enterprises, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies and post primary training institutions.
Job Summary: The Senior Finance Officer will support the manager finance and administration in budgeting, reconciliations, payments, revenue management and accurate financial reporting
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the budget development process by liaising with the directorates in collection of directorate work plans
- Participate in the development of PPDA’s operational budget ensuring that directorate activities have been budgeted
- Developing and managing the budget tracker to ensure that planned activities are being implemented in time and within the allocated budget lines
- Reviewing the necessary receipt documentation to ensure that requests are correct and match the planned budget expenditure
- Supervising the cashier to ensure that all cash procedures are being followed in line with policy and guidelines from the ministry of finance / funders
- Reviewing revenue management procedures to monitor the potential risks and developing solutions to mitigate the risks
- Review requisitions forms submitted contain all relevant accurate information and that the requests match the budget commitment tracker
- Enter payment vouchers into the IFMS so as to generate / trigger the payment and raise awareness to the director for verification an approval
- Managing the payments records register
- Review the Solomon system entries to verify and confirm that the right codes and
- periods ( chart of accounts) have been selected for posting
- Review the developed weekly cash flow projections report to ensure that appropriate funds have been allocated / planned for PPDA activities
- Input financial data the Trial Balance for accurate reporting
- Updating the Solomon system with the budget and releases from IFMS on a quarterly basis ensuring that all systems are fully reconciled and correct
- Reconciliation of unbalanced ledgers to identify the irregularities, mis-postings and ensuring bank reconciliations in both Solomon and IFMS for payments and fuel cards v
- Assisting in preparation of quarterly progress reports (accrual financial statements) for audit and review by management from the FRX reporting system.
- Take the lead to review and ensure that the computation of Taxes and NSSF Contribution for Employees is done accurately
- Develop and Prepare schedules for taxes (PAYE&WHT) and NSSF Contribution and statutory payments ensuring that they are effected
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold an Honors Degree in Commerce (Accounting) / Business Administration (Accounting) and related field
- Membership of ICPAU, CPA, ACCA and any other relevant professional body
- Three years’ experience in working in a finance environment
- Experience in managing teams will be desirable
- Communication
- Customer Care
- Information Handling and Filing
- Information Technology/ Computer Skills
- Stores Management and Logistics
- Keen attention to detail
- Result Orientation
- Personal Integrity
- Team Management
- Reliability
How to Apply:
All qualified candidates should download the PPDA application form fill it, Click Here and send it together with copies of academic certificates, national ID, detailed curriculum vitae showing experience and positions held to recruitment@ppda.go.ug. All files should be sent in PDF.
Deadline: 5th April 2019 by 5.00 p.m.
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