Job Title: Finance Officer – Fairventures Worldwide Uganda Jobs 2021
Organization: Fairventures Worldwide
Duty Station: Uganda
Fairventures Worldwide Profile
Fairventures Worldwide (FVW) is a German based organization engaged in landscape restoration activities. Our Uganda program aims to find and implement solutions for large-scale restoration of deforested areas. FVW works with small scale farmers in Western Uganda to implement its reforestation programs. FVW approach to reforestation is through use of fast-growing indigenous tree species in agroforestry systems. FVW implements its programs through partnerships with local farmer groups and community entities for maximum impact and sustainability of projects.
Fairventures Worldwide is currently implementing the MTCEA (Mass Timber Construction East Africa) project supported by the Audemar Piguet Foundation from Switzerland, to develop the value chain of fast growing native timber species in Uganda. The organization is currently seeking to appoint a Wood Engineer to support the Project Manager MTCEA in
implementing the project activities
Job Profile
The Finance Officer shall provide financial and administrative support to all projects at the FVW Uganda Country Office. The Finance Officer shall provide leadership and guidance to the finance and accounting team, focusing on outcomes, problem-solving and must have excellent communication skills.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Country Director, the Finance Officer shall:
a) Ensure the financial transactions are properly authorized, recorded, have adequate supporting documentation, filled, maintained and can be easily extracted for the purpose of preparing financial statements; and financial audits;
b) Assisting with and/or managing processes, recording, management and reconciliation;
c) Assisting with or leading bank reconciliations, cash flow management, uploading monthly accounting and cost projections;
d) Assisting and/or leading budget development, account balance management, tax remittance, tax return compilation and activity budget reviews;
e) Ensuring proper documentation reviews of all payment requests and vouchers, submission of timely and reliable FVW financial documents and financial reports as well as completeness of field voucher files;
f) Monitor budgets and expenditures and contribute to preparation of budget revision
g) Reviewing procurement transactions for cost reasonableness;
h) Making recommendations to improve payment request reviews, financial controls and policies, and workflow processes;
i) Assisting with audit preparation, auditor reviews and implementation of recommendations as directed;
j) Check budget lines to ensure that all transactions are booked to the correct budget lines;
k) Carry out any other financial assignments as requested by the Country Director.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business or a related field is required. A Master’s degree in any of those fields is an added advantage;
b) Minimum of 3 years experience with donor-funded projects in a finance position;
c) Demonstrated experience in preparation of financial reports and budget variance analysis;
d) High integrity, strong result orientation, drive for excellence and takes initiative;
e) Fluency in English required; working knowledge of other languages would be an added advantage;
f) Excellent communication and analytical skills;
g) Be a team player and proactive.
h) Good interpersonal skills and result-oriented;
i) Work experience with MS Office applications is a must.
How To Apply for Fairventures Worldwide Uganda Jobs 2021
FVW is an equal opportunity employer and both qualified women and men are encouraged to apply for this position.
To apply:
Email a cover letter and CV ONLY to info.uganda@fairventures.org
In the subject line of the email, indicate – Application for FINANCE OFFICER only.
Please note that only applications that follow the given instructions shall be considered.
Deadline: 20th July 2021 at 5:00pm EAT
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