Candidate Profile

Experience

• Uganda Red Cross Society
   Jan 2021 todate :  Finance Manager
   Yearly Salary :  UGX 117,642,000
   Job Duties : 
  • Proper Budget Management and Control (Multi-Grants Management) for various funded projects • Lead on donor budget proposal preparations for continuous and/or new funding (Resource Mobilisation) • Reporting – internally and externally • Ensuring timely and Accurate Transaction Processing • Financial Risk Management • Working Advances and Accountabilities oversight • Compliance with Project Agreements and Financial Policy • Ensuring that all projects have funds for operations at all times • Supervision of Finance Officers under various projects • Performing transactions review – both documents and ledger transactions • Performing month-end procedures, especially timely management and donor financial reporting • Lead donor budget proposal preparations for continuous and/or new funding. • Statutory compliance and strengthening donors’ relationships • Coordination of external audits for the National Society and lead on Projects external audits in liaison with external auditors and Internal auditors. • Review of staff payrolls • Review and Approve all payments. • Lead the implementation of audit findings on financial management.
• Justice Defenders
   January 2016 to December 2020 :  Finance Manager
   Yearly Salary : UGX 78,000,000
   Job Duties : 
  • Led on donor budget proposal preparations for continuous and/or new funding (Resource Mobilisation) • Maintaining full compliance with accounting procedures and policies and actively monitoring internal controls to minimize organisational risk in both Uganda and Kenya Offices. • Oversight of Finance Project Accountants across Uganda and Kenya offices • Ensuring proper financial systems are followed to record and report field offices' expenditures for different projects • Oversight and follow-up on audit findings and implementation of audit recommendations • Training and mentoring the finance team in Uganda and Kenya on proper grants management. • Handling job description development, updates, appraisal processes, and recruitment for the Finance team. • Grants Cash flow monitoring. • Oversight of Petty Cash Management • Payroll reviews • Oversight of the organizational Assets Management • Lead the implementation of audit findings on financial management. • Review of donor financial reports in line with donor guidelines and regulations for timely submission • Identifying staff development needs and contributing to the Finance team's staff development plans • Ensuring appropriate cash management procedures are in place and operating effectively, including regular cash counts and timely preparation of monthly cash projections. • Oversight in Financial Statements preparation • Monitoring and Control of actual expenditures against approved budgets. • Ensuring that different donor budgets are well-coded as per donor requirements • Engaging with and responding to donors and other regulatory body queries. • Led the preparation of Annual Statutory Audit and Specific Project Audits. • Authorizing project activities payments as a bank signatory to all banks.
• Heritage Coffee Company Limited
   January 2023 to December 2015 :  Financial Controller
   Yearly Salary :  UGX 42,000,000
   Job Duties : 
  • Preparation of Financial Statements • Coordinate the Internal and External Auditors during the audit • Transacting the company’s bank accounts as a signatory. • Supervising Branch Accountants in Kampala and Kasese • Oversee Bank Reconciliations • Preparing payroll for Managing Director’s approval • Budget Preparations and Monitoring • Follow up receipts from EFTs and other payments by Visa cards and Inters witch • Overseeing Accounts Receivables and payables management • Ensuring Company Asset Register is updated • Preparation and filling of monthly VAT, PAYE, LST, and WHT returns to URA • Approve Clients invoices • Overseeing Proper Petty Cash management
• FedEx International - Uganda Office
   January 2008 to December 2012 :  Financial Accountant
   Yearly Salary :  UGX 24,000,000
   Job Duties : 
  • Preparation of management accounts • Supervision of Accounts Assistant and Cashier • Bank Reconciliations • Managing Accounts Receivables and payables • Processing Payments to Suppliers • Oversight of daily banking of cash and cheque receipts • Posting financial transactions into the ACCPAC accounting system • Processing Local Purchase Orders for authorization and follow-ups • Managing Petty cash, petty cash requisitions, and reimbursements • Preparing payroll for review

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