Finance Officer
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International Lifeline Fund is hiring a Finance Officer for its Uganda country office to provide day-to-day operational finance and administration support. The role covers payments processing, QuickBooks ledger maintenance, petty cash management, budget preparation, audit support, and financial reporting. Applicants should hold a bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration and have 2–3 years of accounting experience, ideally in an international or multi-cultural environment.
- Finance and administration role at ILF Uganda country office
- Covers payments, QuickBooks, petty cash, budgeting and audit support
- Requires bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration
- 2–3 years accounting experience, ideally international or multi-cultural
- Open to Ugandan nationals only
- Apply by email with cover letter, resume and academic credentials
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- Required2+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
- RequiredEducation or certification mentioned in the postThe captured text mentions education, a diploma, certificate, or licence.
- PreferredPractical evidence in internship, finance, AccountingThe tags and summary point to skills connected with this role.
- RequiredAvailability to work in Not specifiedThe vacancy is associated with this location.
- UnclearComfort with the Full time contract termsConfirm hours, duration, probation and benefits at the original source.
Documents to prepare
- Likely requiredUpdated CV
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- OptionalProfessional references
- Role specificAcademic or professional certificates
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Original source description
International Lifeline Fund is a non-profit international humanitarian organization with its head office in Washington D.C and a local presence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our team works with local partners and communities to improve the quality of life of the underprivileged by exponentially expanding access to clean water and energy solutions. We strive for a world in which no one suffers from lack of access to clean water and energy.
Lifeline works in two sectors: Energy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in both the development and humanitarian contexts.
Job
Summary
- The Finance Officer is primarily responsible for providing day-to-day operational support to the finance and administration department at Country office level.
- Key Duties and
Responsibilities
- Analyze financial information and make recommendations to the program teams and senior management for decision making
- Summarize financial results and effectively communicate them and provide performance reporting, metrics, and analysis of results
- Contribute to the year-end audit
- Assist in budget preparation
- General Duties
- Review completeness of supporting documents & preparing payments for review and release
- Ensuring all written and signed checks are paid or bank transfers made to the vendors in a timely manner with all supporting documents completed.
- Keep a copy of paid checks with financial supporting documents.
- Maintain complete supporting financial documents in file organized chronologically.
- Filing all finance documents correctly and ensuring records are up to date at all times.
- Follow-up timely accountabilities and field return for travel, purchase and activity advances.
- Making regular follow ups on all income & proceeds and ensure proper banking and recording of the same on time.
- Ensure that adequate finance forms and templates are available on display for the team use.
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned.
- QuickBooks
- Maintenance of QuickBooks ledger for all bank entries, petty cash, vendor and customer transactions
- Post transactions into the system.
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations for the vendor and customer sub ledgers for all balance sheet accounts.
- Petty Cash
- Review petty cash requests and make timely replenishment.
- Conduct monthly petty cash reconciliations.
- Program management
- Assist programs in planning the weekly and monthly financial activities & annual / Quarterly/ Monthly work plans including forecasts.
- Participating in the regular evaluation of project activities and performance.
- Qualifications, Skills and
Experience
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration
- Minimum of 2 – 3 years of accounting
- preferably in an international or multi-cultural environment
- Excellent interpersonal, prior managerial
- and organizational skills.
- Effective communication, problem solving and critical decision making.
- Ability and flexibility to handle high levels of pressure to meet very strict deadlines
- Excellent attention to details
- High integrity, unquestionable character and openness coupled with commitment to good management.
- NB:
- Note that this is open for nationals. Any kind of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
- Lifeline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Lifeline complies with all applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.
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- Method of Application
- Please send a copy of your cover letter, resume, and academic credentials to Lifeline’s office using the information below
- [email protected]
- . Only successful candidates will be contacted
- with subject line “Senior Finance Officer”
- NB: Note that this is open for nationals. Any kind of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
- Lifeline provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Lifeline complies with all applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment.