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Buildnet is a reputable Real Estate Development Company in Uganda which specializes in building and selling quality and affordable residential properties, specifically condominium apartments and villas. Buildnet provides a work environment that promotes passion, customer satisfaction, teamwork, integrity and accountability.
Buildnet now seeks to recruit skilled, passionate, experienced, and innovative person to fill the above vacancy


Education, skills and experience
• BCom (Accounting), BBA (Accounting), BSc. Finance and Accounting or any other related field from a recognized university.
• CPA Professional qualification is desirable.
• Good analytical, communication skills and attention to details professional
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an accounts assistant role.

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Duty Station: Kampala city, with frequent travels to the field
Reports to: Finance & Administration Manager
Organization: Health Access Connect, https://healthaccessconnect.org

Job Summary
The Finance Officer will work with HAC staff and partners to efficiently and effectively implement the Finance department processes as well as Office administration so as to ensure value creation and building of sustainability within the organisation

Key Duties & Responsibilities
1. Record all bank,cash and mobile money transactions
2. Record all staff and program expenses
3. Carry out monthly reconciliations for all accounts.
4. Following up on accountability and reporting any discrepancies.
5. Follow up on Insurance (Health and Automobile)
6. Filing receipts, invoices and all finance documentation
7. Support actively in the external audit process.
8. Follow up with the procurement needs of the organization
9. Take part in the tightening of the financial controls.
10. Support in end month reporting
11. Update all finance spreadsheets that are utilised by the programs department
12. Support in preparation of payroll and filing returns.
 
Qualifications, Technical Competences, Skills, and Experience
EDUCATION
• Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration/Commerce/Finance or Economics with a bias in Accounting or its equivalent.
• CPA / ACCA or any other relevant professional course at level one qualification will be an added advantage.

WORK EXPERIENCE
• At least two years of relevant work experience
• Experience working with QuickBooks is an added advantage
• Experience in reconciliations
• Experience in using digital payment platforms

REQUIRED
• Strong writing skills in English
• Fluency in both spoken and written English.
• Computer skills: proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in using google suite
• Ready to make frequent field visits.

Compensation
This position is designed as a full-time (40 hours/week) position. Compensation is UGX 1,500,000 per month before taxes. Field travel expenses will be paid for by Health Access Connect.

About Us
The mission of Health Access Connect is to link remote communities to healthcare. HAC currently pursues this mission through three programs:
1. Medicycles: We use microfinance Boda Bodas to bring Ugandan government health workers to set up one-day mobile clinics in remote villages. In those clinics, health workers give HIV testing, antiretroviral treatment, immunizations, perinatal services, family planning, and many other services available in rural health centers.
2. Technical Advising: We collaborate with the Africa Resource Center and the Uganda Ministry of Health to teach and empower PEPFAR implementing partner organizations to implement the HAC outreach clinic model in an effort to improve service provision to people living with HIV and all other residents of remote communities.
3. Treat & Teach: We improve access to family planning in the communities of Masaka and Kalangala districts by a) providing low-density high-frequency certificate training to health workers, b) setting up outreach clinics in remote communities, c) generating demand by collaborating with community health workers (VHTs), and d) reducing commodity stockouts by providing buffer stocks and improving commodity tracking at partner health facilities.

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Grant Thornton is one of the world's leading organizations of independent assurance, tax, and advisory firms. We are made up of over 62,000 people in over 130 countries. Our Vision is to become the most valued network in the profession by 2025.

Who are we looking for?
We are looking for dynamic, enthusiastic, committed and highly talented individuals who will go beyond business as usual to deliver a different experience for our people, clients, communities, and member firms. The successful candidates will work in our Uganda office located on Plot 23, Lugogo bypass, 03rd Floor of Lugogo One.

Role Summary:
The successful candidate should efficiently be able to perform financial advisory engagements which include business valuations and modeling, mergers and acquisitions, financial projections, restructuring services, feasibilities, due diligence, economic advisory etc. The responsibilities will include analyzing financial data, reviewing accounting records, researching comparable companies, and developing financial models.
The ideal candidate should have:
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance Management, Commerce, or related field. Masters / MBA will be an added advantage
• CPA/ACCA/CFA completed level 3 examination.
• Possess knowledge of international valuation standards and tax laws.
• Minimum 4 years of relevant experience on the above services.
• Knowledge of developing business plans and ability to use sophisticated tools for financial modelling.

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Organizational setting
Integrated Seed and Sector Development Uganda (ISSD Uganda) is an independent local NGO in Uganda, which aims to be a leading agricultural development organization in fostering resilient seed and food systems for sustainable agricultural production. ISSD Uganda builds on the impactful outcomes and experiences of the successfully implemented seed projects that focused on; seed sector transformation; capacity building and knowledge transfer; partnerships and sector coordination, as well as supporting fragile communities including refugees.

Project overview
Restoring Resilience of highland farmer communities and watersheds in Uganda is a 4-year project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kampala. The project is a land restoration and farming systems project in the Western and South Western Highlands of Uganda, implemented in a collaborative partnership between Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR) as lead partner, and ISSD Uganda, as the local implementing partner. The project works through three pathways to achieve its goal to build resilient farmer communities and watersheds in the highlands of Uganda. In Pathway 1 “resilient farming systems” the project focuses on empowerment and motivation of farmer households to work towards establishing resilient farming systems through the PIP approach; Pathway 2 “watershed restoration” focusses on restoring natural resources and ecosystem functioning to enable restored watershed resilience; and Pathway 3 “improved marketing” focusses on improved marketing opportunities for all farmers directly engaged in the project, and the wider community. The project headquarters will be in Fort portal.

Position overview
Based at the project HQ, the Finance and Admin Officer serves in a dual role to provide appropriate finance and administrative support to effectively implement the project activities. On the finance side, the position supports the Finance Manager to maintain accurate, comprehensive, and up to date financial records of the project and ensure that funds are spent efficiently within the limits of pre-agreed activity budget plans. On the administrative side, s/he is responsible for administrative and operational duties including office running, fleet, assets, security, ICT and vendor management (e.g., service providers for consultancies, landlords, IT, etc.). The position also works closely with field finance and admin staff to provide technical support and guidance in their finance and admin related duties.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• The Finance & Admin officer has the following specific duties and responsibilities;
• Keep up to date financial records for the project and support the Finance & Admin Manager to provide monthly overviews of expenditure against budget.
• Ensure all accounting records are duly verified, complete and posted into the accounting system as per the organization’s financial guidelines.
• Review expenditures relating to all accounting documents for accuracy and consistency with the organization’s financial guidelines. This includes travel to field offices to conduct periodic internal audits of expenditures by field offices and partners including verification of rates, recipients, etc.
• Provide technical support to field finance and admin officers in areas of compliance and financial accountabilities.
• Keep up to date records on balances and budget line expenditures for approved field activities and advise the FM accordingly in order to ensure efficiency in planning field activities.
• Liaison with bank officials for project related financial transactions; this includes acting as a bank agent for the project bank account to make payments, cash withdrawals, etc.
• Follow-up on queries with field offices to ensure timely response to all finance concerns raised.
• Participate in and assist with external project audits.
• Be available to cover the other field finance & admin officers during absentia. Office Administration
• Develop and maintain effective office systems (e.g., IT support, office maintenance, fixed assets, supplier contacts), ensuring they are consistent with ISSD Uganda operating requirements.
• Support the efficient running of the project HQ office daily operations.
• Provide administrative support to project management team
• Liaise with field finance and admin officers to ensure field offices are adequately supported and fully functional.
• Supervise the acquisition and maintenance of project computer equipment and supplies in accordance with ISSD Uganda procurement policies and budget.
• Main focal person for outsourced ICT services including ICT consultant to ensure all end-user computer and related IT needs are addressed in a timely manner
• Manage logistical support for office operations, including work-related travel, meetings, workshops and office events
• Liaise with the ISSD HQ admin team for matters related to insurance services, claims, etc.
• Oversee various aspects of fleet management related to the project including travel plans and vehicle allocation, fuel consumption reports, vehicle/motorbike service, repairs and maintenance.

Human Resources
• Liaise with ISSD HQ admin team for project related HR matters such as recruitment (solicitation, shortlisting, and interviews); member care (staff welfare, benevolence, weddings, babies, team building activities, retreats); benefits management (leave, medical insurance); and grievances Maintain copies of personnel records for project staff in a secure cabinet including contracts, leave booking forms, appraisals, etc.
• Ensure project staff have timely access to benefits like airtime, internet bundles, medical insurance and attend to complaints on benefits, if any
• Coordinate project staff feedback on HR & Administration matters Line management and reporting

Line management and reporting
• Supervise and support the project Drivers and office assistants in their day-to-day work
• Submit monthly report updates on finance and admin units to the Finance Manager.
• Prepare presentations for the project monthly and quarterly review meetings.

Qualifications, Experience, & Skills
Bachelor’s Degree in finance, or business administration, or related field
• ACCA CPA at least Level 2 will be an added advantage
• At least 5 years’ experience in finance, HR, and office administration, ideally with an NGO.
• Experience in setting up new accounting systems.
• Experience in book-keeping and computerized accounting systems (Tally, QuickBooks, etc.).
• Experience in making improvements to financial systems; an aptitude for this work is an advantage.
• Experience in reporting to donors in an NGO environment.
• Good understanding of the Ugandan laws related to tax, insurance, etc.
• Experience in HR policies and procedures and administration systems.
• Experience of setting-up and managing office systems.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint).
• Good planning and organisational skills and efficient work methods.
• Ability to work well in a team, as well as independently.
• Proficiency in English languages (both spoken and written) and ability to communicate in local languages is an added advantage.

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Mbale Regional Referral Hospital (RRH) has received a grant from USAID under Government to Government mechanism to support HIV and TB Health System Strengthening in the Hospital and the region at large. The Project aims at strengthening capacity of the Hospital Teams in HIV and TB service delivery, leadership, management, and accountability. This is a USAID initiative to transition delivery of services and technical assistance directly to government entities.
The awards under this mechanist focus on HIV service delivery and health systems strengthening including public financial management.

Scale: U4
Reports to Program Manager

Qualifications
Must have a Bachelor's Degree (Hons) in Biostatistics or Statistics from a recognized University or Institution.

Other requirements:
Excellent computer skills and knowledge of Ms Access, Ms Excel, STATA, SPSS, will be an added advantage.