Job Title:   Director of Finance   

Organisation: Medical Teams International (MTI)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About the Company:

Medical Teams International is a faith-based not for profit health relief and development organization with a Calling “Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.” MTI-UG has operations in West Nile and South western Uganda. We provide Comprehensive Primary Health Care, Reproductive Health, HIV/AIDS and Nutrition.

Job Summary:   This is a senior management role that is responsible for overall management of financial operations including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting, and grant financial management and compliance. Provides leadership to all Finance staff and collaborates closely with program, operations and HQ teams to ensure that the organizations financial resources are used efficiently and effectively.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the implementation of the country office finance strategy and responsible for ensuring effective financial management & accountability
• Responsible for ensuring the accuracy of financial information provided to all donors
• Develop, implement, and maintain internal controls and financial procedures to ensure compliance with statutory, international and donor regulations and requirements
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation and presentation of financial statements and reports that can be relied on for decision making by the Country Director and Senior Management Team
• Provide leadership to Finance Team by mentoring and coaching and providing technical supervision to all finance staff
• Lead the annual budget process in consultation with HQ
• Accountable for the appropriate use of resources in accordance with budget holder authority and MTI’s cost principles
• Ensure the timely and accurate functioning of the financial system including maintaining the completeness and integrity of data, generating reports and authorizing transactions in accordance with Medical Teams procedures
• Responsible for the accuracy of General Ledger and timeliness of month-end and year-end closing in coordination with HQ finance
• Responsible for monitoring cashflow by maintaining a cash forecast for operations in collaboration with HQ finance
• Review of payroll transactions, allocation and reconciliation on a monthly basis
• Take the lead in audit preparation, sourcing external auditors and support program staff in preparation for external and internal audits; ensure that audit recommendations are implemented and maintained
• As a member of the Senior Management Team, contribute to developing organizational objectives and change management strategies
• Represent the organization to financial partners, including donors, financial institutions, auditors, public officials, etc.
• Ensures the Safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding employee code of conduct and provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, and Child & Vulnerable Adult protection policies;
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Accounting & Finance or a related field is required. MBA is preferred.
• Professional Accounting Certification Training is required
• Registration with a professional accounting body (e.g. ACCA, CPA) is required

Experience                                                                                                                                                                                                    

• Minimum 7-10 years of experience managing finance (accounting, budgeting, control and reporting) for a complex INGO with multiple funding sources;
• Experience with UNHCR funds is preferred

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge of INGO accounting, including complex fund and grant accounting, compliance, and reporting
• In-depth knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards and International Public Sector Accounting Standards
• In-depth knowledge of Uganda laws and regulations pertaining to financial management
• Knowledge of USAID, UNHCR, ECHO, WFP funding rules and regulations, financial reporting and disclosure requirements
• Knowledge of ERP systems and computerized accounting software such as Sage, Unit4, etc.

Skills

• Highly skilled in developing and implementing systems for grant monitoring and reporting
• Demonstrated leadership ability, team management, and interpersonal skills
• Highly organized and able to manage competing priorities to meet deadlines
• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills
• Expertise in Microsoft Excel and computerized accounting software

Abilities

• Ability to explain financial terms in simple language
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information and exercise extreme discretion
• Ability to act with integrity and maintain the highest ethical standards
• Ability to support MTI Calling and adhere to the MTI Code of Conduct