Uganda: Senior Accountant – Fortportal

EXCITING CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

About us

For over 90 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world's largest independent child rights organisation, underpinned by a vision in a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives. In Uganda, we implement programmes in five thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Child Poverty, Health and Nutrition in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 220 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

Save the Children Uganda Country Office is looking to recruit for the following positions:

Senior Accountant - (1) position) – Fortportal

Job Purpose:

The job holder takes responsibility for provision of leadership and guidance to the implementation of the SCI finance strategy and projects in various districts in the region of operation, ensuring quality assurance and compliance in financial management, providing financial information to management team and budget holders. In addition, provides technical support and inputs to programme planning, budgeting and implementation support to partners in financial management, reporting, representation, monitoring and evaluation. The job holder may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of humanitarian crisis.

Academic back ground, Experience & Person Specifications;

• Bachelors’ Degree or higher in Commerce, Business Administration or Finance management.
• Must be a member of an Accounting profession such as ACCA or CPA. Post Graduate training in Project management or Finance will be an added advantage.
• At least 4 years’ experience in finance and accounting position and relevant experience supervising and developing the capacity community based institutions in financial management.
• Strong background in external donor reporting for an international NGO and experience working with major donors like NORAD, DANIDA USAID, SIDA, EU, DFID and the UN.
• Strategic thinker with demonstrated experience in financial management, budget monitoring logistics and Human Resource Management, knowledge of computer Accounting packages and a good understanding of major donors financial requirements, conditions and government budgets and tax policies.

General specifications applicable to all positions;

• Experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is an added advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.

Application information;

Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter indicating 3 referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors to uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org

Important to note:

• Testimonials/certificates should not be attached to applications that are submitted online. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.

Application closes on 31^st July 2015 at 5:00pm.