Finance Manager Job Vacancy at Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) – April 2014
Job Title: Finance Manager
Organisation: Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Executive Secretary
About ROFORUM:
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) to recruit qualified and competent staff for its Secretariat based in Kampala, Uganda. RUFORUM was established in 2004 with vision to create a vibrant agricultural sector linked to African universities, which can produce high- performing graduates and high-quality research which is responsive to the demands of Africa’s farmers for innovations; and able to generate sustainable livelihoods and national economic development.
RUFORUM has established partnerships and operates with a consortium of 32 universities in eighteen countries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa to achieve its mission. The countries include Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Malawi, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, South Sudan, South Africa and Namibia.
Job Summary: The Finance Manager will be responsible for providing financial advice and support to the Secretariat and partners to inform sound business decisions.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop & put in place financial control systems and procedures in accordance with regulations and professional accounting standards
- Prepare annual accounts within the deadline in accordance with professional accounting standards, and prepare quarterly financial reports
- Play an advisory role to both the Board and RUFORUM Management on the financial performance of RUFORUM projects in accordance with the approved budgets and reporting guidelines
- Facilitate external audit of RUFORUM
- Oversee the maintenance of accounting records, vouchers and other documentation, and record all financial transactions of RUFORUM in line with financial procedures and accounting standards
- Prepare business plans in order to identify and focus on the strategies to achieve financial sustainability in line with the strategic plan.
- Prepare quarterly financial reports and advise management on the financial performance of RUFORUM in accordance with the approved budgets and reporting guidelines
- Ensure that all financial commitments and payments by RUFORUM are properly authorized, settled in a timely manner and for value received, in accordance with financial regulations and policies
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should possess a University degree in Business Administration or Bachelor of Commerce, specializing in finance or accounting.
- Possess postgraduate qualifications in any of the above mentioned fields should have an additional professional qualification such ACCA or CPA.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, transcripts, names of three professional referees and the applicant’s telephone contact should be sent electronically on-line in pdf form to:
Dama Consultants Limited 10th Floor Uganda House P.O. Box 3967 Kampala Uganda
Tel: +256-414-235 944; +256-70-4843380 Email: damaconsultantsltd@gmail.com
Deadline: 2nd June 2014.