Job title: Finance and Administrative Officer =
Right To Play is an international humanitarian organization that uses specially-designed sport and play programs to improve health, build life skills, and foster peace for children and communities affected by war, poverty, and disease.
Working in both the humanitarian and development contexts, Right To Play has projects in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. Right To Play is a global-scale implementer of Sport for Development and Peace programs and takes an active role in driving research and policy development in this area and in supporting children’s rights. To learn more about us, please visit: www.righttoplay.com. We are seeking suitable candidates to fill two positions within our East and Southern Africa (EASA) Regional Office – located In Kampala, Uganda. The EASA Region includes Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Burundi, with a small program in Kenya.Finance and Administrative Officer
About the post:
The Finance and Administrative officer is a member of the Senior Management Team, reports directly to the Country Manager and, plays a key role in developing and implementing the country strategy by providing required financial inputs as well as ensuring sound financial practices in country and rigorous budgetary control.
Key Result Areas
Take the leading role on financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and developing financial management capacity throughout the country
Holds the primary responsibility for assisting program staff in the preparation of proposal and operational budgets
Directly manage the Country Finance Team to ensure effective and proactive financial leadership and provide support and guidance to managers in country in relation to financial management & control
Be responsible for the preparation and reporting of field finances to me
Management and Regional office and ensure that budget preparation, financial reporting and amendment planning for donors is completed in a timely manner and approved by HQ/HCCQ before submission.
Responsible for all Daily management of financial transactions, ongoing financial reporting, accurate bookkeeping, cash management, reconciliation of cash & bank balances, managing routine banking services, preparation of payroll, monitoring of project budgets and oversight of field offices financial reporting including travel to field sites
Ensure internal financial procedures, systems, policies and controls are applied and complied with throughout the country program operations by all staff.
Ensure donor financial reports and other requirements are compiled with to maximize available funding requirements
Ensure compliance with local regulations in respect of financial and other matters. (e.g. Registration, Foreign Exchange, taxation and labour laws), Holdings, also performs monthly petty cash count.
Perform various balance sheet and income statement analysis and reconciliations.
Basic Requirement:
Essential Qualifications, experience and competences- Must possess a Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting or Qualified accountantACCA.ACA. CPA, (or equivalent) with substantial relevant work experience
EXPERIENCE Understanding of working in a donor environment and meeting donor compliance requirements' Experience of financial management with an international NGO mall setting. Familiarity with accounting systems (e g. ACCPAC. QuickBooks, Sage, PS Financials). Skills to design ACCPAC report templates Experience of office management In depth knowledge of Multi-currency financial systems and implementing internal controls Proven experience of analyzing financial information to understand the current situation and to determine the strategic direction Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines.
The Finance and Administrative officer is a member of the Senior Management Team, reports directly to the Country Manager and, plays a key role in developing and implementing the country strategy by providing required financial inputs as well as ensuring sound financial practices in country and rigorous budgetary control.
Key Result Areas
Take the leading role on financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and developing financial management capacity throughout the country
Holds the primary responsibility for assisting program staff in the preparation of proposal and operational budgets
Directly manage the Country Finance Team to ensure effective and proactive financial leadership and provide support and guidance to managers in country in relation to financial management & control
Be responsible for the preparation and reporting of field finances to me
Management and Regional office and ensure that budget preparation, financial reporting and amendment planning for donors is completed in a timely manner and approved by HQ/HCCQ before submission.
Responsible for all Daily management of financial transactions, ongoing financial reporting, accurate bookkeeping, cash management, reconciliation of cash & bank balances, managing routine banking services, preparation of payroll, monitoring of project budgets and oversight of field offices financial reporting including travel to field sites
Ensure internal financial procedures, systems, policies and controls are applied and complied with throughout the country program operations by all staff.
Ensure donor financial reports and other requirements are compiled with to maximize available funding requirements
Ensure compliance with local regulations in respect of financial and other matters. (e.g. Registration, Foreign Exchange, taxation and labour laws), Holdings, also performs monthly petty cash count.
Perform various balance sheet and income statement analysis and reconciliations.
Basic Requirement:
Essential Qualifications, experience and competences- Must possess a Bachelor degree in Finance or Accounting or Qualified accountantACCA.ACA. CPA, (or equivalent) with substantial relevant work experience
EXPERIENCE Understanding of working in a donor environment and meeting donor compliance requirements' Experience of financial management with an international NGO mall setting. Familiarity with accounting systems (e g. ACCPAC. QuickBooks, Sage, PS Financials). Skills to design ACCPAC report templates Experience of office management In depth knowledge of Multi-currency financial systems and implementing internal controls Proven experience of analyzing financial information to understand the current situation and to determine the strategic direction Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines.
How to apply:
If you are interested in any position please send a cover latter and resume to easarecruitment@righttoplay.com with the position title and your name in the subject line by May 15th 2013
If you are interested in any position please send a cover latter and resume to easarecruitment@righttoplay.com with the position title and your name in the subject line by May 15th 2013