Finance and Support Services Manager at Sightsavers, Kampala, Uganda

Accounting / Finance, Counselling
Kampala, Uganda
December 7, 2024
Urgent
Application ends: January 5, 2025
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Job Description

Sightsavers are currently seeking an experienced Finance and Support Services Manager (FSSM) to oversee and supervise the development, co-ordination, and management of Sightsavers’ finance and administration in the Uganda Country office. 

Responsibilities
As the FSSM you will be responsible for a number of specified areas of the overall finance and administration function, through close collaboration with colleagues, partners and others, and will identify areas for growth and improvement. 

 The responsibilities of the role include: 

 Financial Management 

  • Ensure financial control and managing risk  
  • Ensure the conformity to the organisational Financial Framework 
  • Ensure compliance to local regulations and governance requirements 

 Administration and Support Services (20%)    

  • Lead in facilitating the implementation of administrative organizational policies and procedure, including ensuring that Minimum Operating Security Standard are implemented 
  • Manage, with support from the Admin Officer and Senior Driver, logistics, supplies, and purchases as per procurement policy and procedures  
  • Manage, with support from the Admin Officer and Senior Driver, office vehicle usage and ensure that the logbooks are filled correctly and analysed monthly   
  • Management of assets as per defined policies 

 Project and Programme Management (20%) 

 Provide programme support in the following areas:  

  • Support, administer and strengthen financial management, accountability, and capacities of partners in accordance with the Sightsavers Partnership Development Policy 
  • Support collaboration between finance and programme teams for joint review of project/programme reports, planning and analysis 

 Managing Accounting System 

 Provide programme support in the following areas:   

  • Support Country Director and Senior Programme Manager in preparing budgets and forecasts, reviewing programme expenditure, budgets revisions (whenever required).  
  • Ensuring timely completion and submission of all financial annual reports for both restricted and unrestricted funded projects as per agreed timelines.  
  • Oversee financial monitoring of partners at all levels 

 Human Resource Management   

  • Implement HR policies and procedures such as payroll and training etc   
  • Manage and facilitate the staff development plans  
  • Support and line manage administrative staff  

Skills and Experience
As the successful candidate you will have relevant working experience, or a professional accounting qualification or a master’s qualification or bachelor’s degree in relevant field. You will also possess working experience in a similar role, ideally within an INGO. 

 Further requirements include:

  • Experience of financial management, programme & project management, HRM and administration 
  • Project Financial management and data analysis skills   
  • Ability to represent Sightsavers with key external stakeholders   
  • Excellent communication skills (both oral & written)  
  • Ability to work with minimum supervision  
  • IT skill – Excel, MS Word, an accounting package and Emailing  
  • Ability to understand and work with project budgets, forecasts, and reports

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