Job Purpose:

1. Initiate, develop and monitor the implementation of financial control systems, policies and procedures to maintain financial discipline at LDC.

2. Develop comprehensive institutional plans for the Law Development Centre.

Qualifications and Experience

1. A Bachelor’s (Hon) degree in Accounting or Finance.

2. Possession of relevant professional qualification such as ACCA, ACA, or CPA, ICSA is a must.

3. Membership of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda.

4. Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting.

5. At least eight (8) years’ work experience, 5 of which should have been at a senior financial management and accounting level in a busy public or reputable private organisation.

Key Competencies

• He/she should be a strategic planner.
• Strong relationship management skills.
• He /she should be creative and innovative.
• Ability to embrace change management.
• He/she should be a person of high integrity.
• He /she must be results oriented.
• Effective communication and interpersonal relations skills.
• He/she should be a team builder.
• ICT and digital literacy.

• To initiate, monitor and review timely preparation and submission of management accounts and financial statements and forecasts.
• To coordinate and manage the annual budgeting and planning process.
• To develop and monitor the implementation of the LDC strategic plan and ensure that periodical reviews are conducted.
• To monitor the financial performance of LDC against approved revenue and expenditure estimates and prepare regular reports.
• To facilitate capacity building of staff on matters of financial statutory reporting to ensure timely completion of key financial plans and processes.
• To identify new avenues for LDC to acquire more development partners and develop proposals to generate funds for LDC.
• To supervise, guide and manage staff performance directly under him/her.
• To assist the Accounting Officer in managing LDC income and expenditure.
• To monitor regularly and review the cost structure for all LDC products to ensure proper fees are charged.
• To develop and monitor the implementation of a strategy for facilitating periodic internal, external and donor audits.
• To assist the Accounting Officer to prepare responses to audit queries and implement audit recommendations.
• To advise non-finance staff in understanding and interpretation of financial matters.
• To advise management and LDC Management Committee on Budgetary controls.
• To perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Director.

• Strategic planning
• Strong relationship management
• Creativity and innovation
• Change management
• High integrity
• Results oriented
• Effective communication
• Interpersonal relations
• Team building
• ICT and digital literacy

• A Bachelor’s (Hon) degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Possession of relevant professional qualification such as ACCA, ACA, or CPA, ICSA is a must.
• Membership of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda.
• Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting.