Regional Finance Coordinator NGO Jobs – CARE International in Uganda (CARE)

Job Title: Regional Finance Coordinator

Organisation: CARE International in Uganda (CARE)

Duty Station: Uganda

About US:

CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to defending the dignity of people. CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. We seek a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. We put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE has been working in Uganda for over 50 years. In FY ending June 2020, CARE improved the lives of nearly one million people in Uganda (62% women). Our ambition for the next five years is to reach 5 million people, through lifesaving and gender transformative programs

Job Summary: The responsibility of the Regional Finance Controller is to ensure the programme’s appropriate financial and grant management, both the donor contract management and compliance (ensuring donor rules are applied and respected, donor reports are prepared and submitted timely and with the needed accuracy, other donor requirements are met, etc) and the sub grants management and oversight, as per CARE relevant policies. The staff will work with respective CARE units both in CARE Uganda, CARE DRC, CARE South Sudan and CARE Germany to review and consolidate all forecasts and financial reports for all parties involved, consisting of general ledgers generated by the respective finance software as per the donor requirements stipulated in the IPIA. The job holder will support assigned initiatives to run an efficient budget management and guide the programme staff and finance on donor requirements/guidelines and rules of managing the Grant.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Review and consolidation of the financial report from all regions, that is, Care Uganda, Care DRC and Care South Sudan using correct template and ensure timely submission as stipulated in the IPIA.
Prepare the consolidated forecast for the project incorporating input from all implementing country offices using the template provided for in the IPIA.
Recommend budget revisions for both grants and sub-grants as needed based on financial and expenditure reports analysis and on donor rules and regulations related to budget flexibility.
Review and contribute to the grants narrative reports to ensure consistency with financial information and partner reports and information.
Conduct compliance and financial management trainings for all staff that are supporting the project.
If donor requires that external audits are conducted, lead the entire audit process to ensure timely and quality realization of audits, including the procurement of the audit firm, the agreement on the TOR, overseeing the implementation of the audit, reviewing, and commenting on reports till satisfactory finalization of the audit, etc (all in compliance with CARE standards).
Ensure inception and close out meetings are held and documented as per CARE policy with participation of all relevant departments (program team, administration, finance, HR) so that a common understanding of each new initiative is built quickly across all relevant departments of CARE; During these meetings, the Regional Finance Coordinator will present the specific donor rules and regulations that all staff and partners will need to abide with, with a focus on financial management and budget flexibility, procurement rules, any special per diem rates, any special requirements (e.g. stamping invoices, etc);
Run monthly expenditure reports for the grant (ensuring partners’ financial reports are captured) and submit to Project team for joint review and analysis.
Conduct ongoing and close monitoring of sub grantee performance, analyzing results versus Scope Of Work jointly with program, conducting regular visits to the partners and their activities / beneficiaries, analysing expenditure versus budget and expenditure versus realized activities, etc
Advise the program and DMC on need for modifications to agreements (e.g., extensions, earlier terminations, change of approved amounts, revisions of budgets, etc) and supports program to prepare necessary documentation for approval of modification by DMC.
Prepare modifications to partner agreements and submits to DMC for approval.
Any other tasks as requested by the Supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

The ideal applicant must hold a bachelors’ degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting or BCOM and/ or Professional Accounting qualification like CPA, CIMA, and ACCA Level
At least three (3) years of experience from financial management of development projects or at a middle or senior management level in accounting, auditing and grant management. Experiences with working in a partnership approach and supporting civil society.
Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
Computer skills (email, word processing, spreadsheets, financial management systems).
Highly motivated to maintain a regular dialogue with CARE’s partner organizations.
Skills in teamwork, facilitation and training. Knowledge of INGO operations and sub-grantee management is an added advantage.
Sensitive and committed to Gender Equity and Diversity.

Working Conditions:

The Regional Finance Coordinator will be based at CARE’s Country Office in Arua and have occasional field visits in Kampala, DRC, South Sudan, and participation in regional and international activities. The expected time spent on travelling is 50%.

How to Apply:

All candidates who wish to join CARE should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 20^th October 2022

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