Vacancy title:
Finance Secretary

Jobs at:
National Curriculum Development Centre

Deadline of this Job:
24th December 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 10 December 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:

The National Curriculum Development Centre is a corporate body under the Ministry of Education and Sports. It is responsible for inter-alia development of curricula and related materials for various level of education (i.e. Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary), organising capacity building courses for stakeholders on curricula and matters related to curriculum.
Responsible to: Director
Responsible for: Staff under Finance Department
Salary Scale: CD 3.
Age Limit: Must be between 35 and 50 years of age at the
time of application.
To provide leadership and technical support to the Management team on proper financial management and accountability for the financial resources of the Centre in accordance with the Financial Regulations & Guidelines of the Centre and laws of Uganda.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise and control the Finance Department.
  
• Be responsible for compiling the annual estimate of revenue and expenditure of the Centre upon receipt of submissions from the Departments.
  
• Maintain the budgetary control of the Centre by ensuring that funds are spent in accordance with the approved budget and establishment.
  
• Ensure that all accounts and stores are properly maintained and that no unauthorised or over payments are made.
  
• Be required to produce quarterly budget account showing the expenditure for that period so that appropriate action can be taken especially where additional funds are required.
  
• Prepare and produce final accounts and other periodic accounts of the Centre as per the Public Finance Management Act.
  
• Ensure that all stores are properly received and issued with accordance to the laid down procedures.
  
• Keep books of all income and expenditure and proper records in conformity with the acceptable standards.
  
• Coordinating the external Audit process.
  
• Assist in resource mobilisation for the Centre.
  
• Any other duty assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum academic qualifications:

• Must possess a Master’s Degree in either Accounting and Finance or Business Administration (Accounting/Finance option) from a recognised awarding institution or University.
  
• Must possess an Honours Bachelor’s degree in either Commerce (Accounting or Finance option) or Business Administration (Accounting and Finance option) or relevant quantitative discipline from a recognised Institution or University.
  
• Must have full professional Accounting qualifications such as ACCA, CPA, CIMA, CA or any other internationally recognised Accounting qualification.
  
• Must be a member of a recognised professional Accounting body and registered with ICPA(U).
  Personal Specifications and Experience
  
• Must have ten (10) years’ working experience in accounting preferably in a public institution, three (3) of which must have been gained at Senior Accountant level.
  
• Wide knowledge of the current public accounting systems and practices.
  
• Well-developed interpersonal and public relations skills.
  
• Ability to train and motivate lower staff.
  
• Proficiency in computer packages.
  

Key Outputs:
1. Periodic accounts (6 months and 9 months) and annual final accounts prepared and submitted to the Accountant General & Auditor General respectively.

• Revenue collected and banked.
  
• Financial accounting documents securely stored and maintained.
  
• Annual budget estimates prepared and approved by the Council.
  
• Quarterly Budget Performance Report prepared and submitted to Council.