Job Title: Finance Manager
Organization: Education & Training Company
City Kampala,
Country Uganda
Reports to: Country Director
About US:
Our client develops young entrepreneurs and leaders in Africa. It provides a proven mix of an entrepreneurship and leading course, long term mentoring, and an alumni program that helps Ugandan secondary students start enterprises that address the challenges facing their communities.
Job Summary: Our Client is therefore seeking an ambitious, extremely organized manager to oversee all financial management systems, manage its annual planning and budget process, lead its operations and logistics team, and advise on cost-effective solutions and structures for a fast growing NGO in Uganda. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years management experience in either a corporation or NGO that will allow him or her to solve management issues related to fast growth and build the necessary systems. This is a Country Director track position with lots of growth potential achieved through merit and proven performance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Financial Management:
Lead organization’s Uganda financial operations to ensure timely monthly financial reporting and proper financial controls.
Manage financial accounting firm, bill payments, and petty cash transactions
Run budgeting, financial reporting and expense analysis process to ensure adherence to budget
Evaluate operations to identify cost containment and increased revenue opportunities, and recommend operational changes to senior leadership team.
2. Facilitate Strategic Planning Process:
Facilitate the development and tracking of organization-wide annual goals
Make strategic recommendations and advise on cost structuring and plans of senior leadership
Manage budget and project goal progress and produce variance reports
3. Leadership of Administrative Team:
Develop and train a team of four to facilitate all administrative needs
Direct strategy for office(s) and facilities maintenance, including the creation of a central filing system, equipment and supplies inventory, and provision of contract services
Manage all Information & Communication Technology systems and planning
4. Logistics:
Coordinate procurement, including systems to receive and inspect inventory, issue or request payment from vendors, receive and analyze bids, research of products and services
Oversee coordination of large events and group visits
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should possess 3-6 years experience managing logistics, finance and/or operations functions
Superb organizational and systems-building skills
Work experience at a large (50+ person) organization or one that has achieved significant growth
Proven track record of internal motivation for high achievement
Strong desire to work in a youthful, energetic, fast-changing work environment
Love for youth and strong value of education
Proven ability to overcome challenges, both strategic and logistical, and a willingness to do whatever it takes to push a project to completion
Experience in managing, mentoring and developing inexperienced staff
Strong ability to communicate with diverse groups, explain opinions and positions to foster mutual understanding and respect, use empathy to persuade others, keep key people informed, and facilitate a positive and productive group dynamic
Terms and Compensation: Compensation based on experience. Two-year beginning contract with opportunity to renew. Health insurance benefit.
How to Apply:
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