Manager Finance and Accounts Employment Opportunity – Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (LGRB)
Job Title: Manager Finance and Accounts
Organisation: Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (LGRB)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board (LGRB) is a body corporate established under the Lotteries and Gaming Act No. 7 of 2016 to supervise and regulate the establishment, management, and operation of lotteries, gaming, betting, and casinos in Uganda.
Job Summary: The Manager Finance and Accounts will be in charge of processing, controlling and recording revenue and expenditure. Producing financial reports in line with the law (PFMA) and applicable regulations, instructions and relevant accounting standards.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Preparation of periodic financial reports.
- Prepare annual and half year financial statements, treasury management reports, management accounts and cash-flow planning for the Board.
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reports and presentation to management.
- Prepare relevant budget monitoring reports and recommend necessary corrective actions.
Coordinate the preparation of Budgets
- Coordinate the development of the Board’s budget and ensure subsequent budgetary control for the various activities and programmes in line with the work-plan.
Coordinating annual audit
- Coordinate the annual statutory audits by the Office of the Auditor General or his designated representative.
- Coordinate preparation of responses to both internal and external audit issues.
Maintaining an up-to-date asset register
- Ensure that the asset register is maintained and updated regularly.
- Reconcile the asset register with the ledger
Follow up on Accountabilities
- Coordinate and ensure submission of accountabilities from the different departments for all funds advanced.
- Ensure that accountabilities are complete and adequately supported in line with the financial policies and procedures
Analysis of performance of tax from gaming sector
- Projection of expected revenues from the sector for inclusion into the annual budget and work-plan.
- Analysis and reporting of tax and non-tax revenue performance from the sector
Procurement of supplies/ stores
- Ensure that the procurement function is managed in accordance with the PPDA Act.
Create and continually enhance an enabling environment to enable staff in the department to maximise their performance, innovation and potential.
- Perform on-the-Job training through mentoring, coaching and guiding of staff.
- Carry out staff performance appraisal in accordance with Human Resource policy.
- Identify capacity gaps and recommend relevant training and development programmes.
Assessment of operational risks and development of risk management strategies.
- Develop a departmental risk register and periodically update it.
- Support Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) roll out and culture.
Other Duties
- Perform all other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should preferably hold an Honours degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Accounting
- Professional qualification in ACCA or CPA.
- Membership with ICPA (U).
- Masters’ degree in Business Administration, Commerce or Accounting or related field is desired
- Five years of relevant experience of which 3 must have been at supervisory level in a reputable organisation.
- Integrity, confidentiality and high ethical conduct.
- Conceptual, analytical and problem solving skills.
- Excellent report writing skills
- Communication and presentation skills
- Proficiency in use of computing applications for data analysis and reporting
- Innovative
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who meet the requirements must provide copies of certified academic and professional qualifications.
Applications should be addressed and submitted to the following address
The Ag. Chief Executive Officer,
Lotteries & Gaming Regulatory Board,
4th Floor, Communications House,
Plot 1, Colville Street.
Deadline: 13th January 2021, 4 pm.
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