Finance Officer (Inclusive Eye Health) – Sightsavers

Title: Finance Officer – Inclusive Eye Health

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Contract: Fixed Term Contract 2 years

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

About the role

The Finance Officer, IEH, holds responsibility directly related to Accounting, Project Finance and Procurement and general office administrative duties.

The Finance Officer key duties and accountabilities include:

• Supporting partners’ capacity to manage project funds, including budgeting, forecasting, ensuring project spend is in line with MOU’s/PFA’s
• Assisting in processing partner fund requests, ensuring partners provide accurate monthly reporting, consolidating partner reports into a monthly project report
• Checking petty cash/travel expenditures
• Preparing monthly journals, payroll and checking financial records are complete and accurate
• Responsible for managing partner fund transfers, financial reports, database and register on a regular basis
• Plan and manage purchases of project supplies, office supplies using Pro-actise software
• Sourcing competitive suppliers, placing orders, checking deliveries are timely
• Ensure stock control measures are in place for all project operations and the local office to ensure efficiencies are met
• Maintain and update the fixed assets register to maintain robust operational conditions
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Any other ad hoc duties related to the position as requested by the Programme Officer

The Finance Officer, IEH, is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.

About you

As the successful candidate you will have:

• A tertiary degree in accounting, finance, business administration or equivalent qualifications.
• Holding an ACCA/CPA qualification is advantageous
• Previous professional experience within a similar role
• Strong IT, Word, Excel
• Excellent communication and organisation
• Fluent in English
• Able to use own initiative and keen to succeed

Closing date: 9 January 2022

Next Steps

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

As an equal opportunity Employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.