FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION MANAGER, USAID /UGANDA SANITATION PROGRAM

The Millennium Water Alliance (MWA) seeks to employ Finance & Administration Manager for an anticipated 5-Year Sanitation program in Uganda to be awarded by USAID in FY2015. The Program and Finance & administration Officer, will provide financial and administrative support to the Chief of Party. He/she will have a lead role on financial and operational support of the program team from Kampala.

Specific PFO responsibilities include the following;

· Provide leadership on administrative, finance, accounting and reporting for USG project, including submission of timely and accurate performance and financial reports.

· Monitor budget utilization and work with COP to ensure proper financial management and utilization.

· Analyze, develop and monitor project budges and procurement process, ensuring fiscal control measures and procedures and program budgets controls are in place to realize the program deliverables

· Support the COP to put into place and monitor quality oversight on Financial management systems line with USAID rules and regulations and Global Communities’ policies, procedures and accounting principles .

· Maintain updated information regarding grants and contracts, sub-contracts, reporting requirements and financial restrictions. Ensure financial reporting is in accordance with USAID agreement requirements.

· Provide oversight on all program-related financial matters.

· Assist COP to respond to USAID informational, data, and financial monitoring requirements.

· Assist the COP in preparing and analyzing budgets, develop financial reports, and make recommendations to MWA partners on budget expenditures

· Compile and finalizing all USAID financial reports and liaise with external auditors in auditing project expenditures.

· Assist COP to identify, recruit staff as needed and identify human resource gaps.

· Support the COP to ensure efficient and effective project implementation in accordance with the contract while leveraging financial, support, and services and resources to the program as may be necessary.

· Advice and support the GoU in preparing of the district operational plans budget and where necessary build the GoU line ministries and partner’s staff on budget planning and control.

Minimum skills required:

· Bachelor’s degree with professional certificate or higher accounting, business administration or related field.

· Minimum 10 years’ experience in financial management

· Minimum 5 years of successful experience overseeing financial management in similar programs of the same magnitude

· Minimum of 3 years’ experience in administrative support to international organizations, contract and HR management as well as procurement

· Minimum of 3 years’ experience overseeing sub awards, including construction sub awards.

· Substantial experience managing USG awards, knowledge of USG policy, procedure and reporting requirements.

· Experience with computerized accounting and strong organizational and leadership skills.

HOW TO APPLY:

Application

Applicants should forward a cover letter, CV in reverse chronological format, and a list of at least 3 professional references (name, contact information, and statement of relationship to the reference) tomwa.uganda.jobs@gmail.com. The applications for this position close on 15/07/2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please make sure to add the “job title” in the subject line of your email.

Qualified candidates are highly encouraged to apply. MWA is an equal opportunity employer. MWA is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or with respect to policies, programs, or activities