About the Role

YSAT is seeking a Project Finance Officer to manage day-to-day financial management of its OCHA-funded Refugee Response Programme — including budget monitoring, cash and payment processes, financial documentation, expenditure tracking, and OCHA OneGMS reporting across Rhino Camp, Imvepi, and Bidibidi.

Recruitment is contingent upon confirmation of funding by UNOCHA's Uganda Humanitarian Fund.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day financial transactions for the OCHA-funded Refugee Response Programme in line with approved budgets and YSAT financial procedures
• Manage project financial information and reporting within OCHA OneGMS, ensuring accurate and timely entry, updating, and reconciliation
• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and donor financial reports showing expenditure, commitments, balances, and variances
• Process project payments for staff, suppliers, service providers, and participants in accordance with YSAT procedures and OCHA guidelines
• Maintain complete and orderly financial files for all project transactions; ensure readiness for OCHA financial reviews and audits
• Monitor budget utilisation and burn rates across FSL, WASH, Protection, and MEAL activities

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field; ACCA/CPA progress is an advantage
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in financial management of humanitarian or development programmes
• Demonstrated prior experience managing OCHA-funded projects is mandatory
• Practical experience using OCHA OneGMS for financial management, reporting, and budget monitoring is mandatory
• Prior experience working with Refugee-Led Organizations is a requirement

• Manage day-to-day financial transactions for the OCHA-funded Refugee Response Programme in line with approved budgets and YSAT financial procedures
• Manage project financial information and reporting within OCHA OneGMS, ensuring accurate and timely entry, updating, and reconciliation
• Prepare accurate monthly, quarterly, and donor financial reports showing expenditure, commitments, balances, and variances
• Process project payments for staff, suppliers, service providers, and participants in accordance with YSAT procedures and OCHA guidelines
• Maintain complete and orderly financial files for all project transactions; ensure readiness for OCHA financial reviews and audits
• Monitor budget utilisation and burn rates across FSL, WASH, Protection, and MEAL activities

• Financial management
• Budget monitoring
• Cash and payment processes
• Financial documentation
• Expenditure tracking
• OCHA OneGMS reporting
• OCHA OneGMS financial management
• OCHA OneGMS reporting
• OCHA OneGMS budget monitoring

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
• ACCA/CPA progress is an advantage
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in financial management of humanitarian or development programmes
• Demonstrated prior experience managing OCHA-funded projects
• Practical experience using OCHA OneGMS for financial management, reporting, and budget monitoring
• Prior experience working with Refugee-Led Organizations