ABOUT CRS:
Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners’ people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.

OVERVIEW:
CRS Uganda is implementing a five-year USAID funded program that will serve 625,000 orphans and vulnerable children and 101,500 families in 17 districts in Western and Central Uganda. This program is the Sustainable Outcomes for Children and Youth in Central and Western Uganda (SOCY).
CRS leads a consortium that includes key local implementing partners, Action for Community Development (ACODEV), African Network for Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN), and TPO Uganda. International implementing and resource partners include Palladium, the Institute of Reproductive Health (IRH), Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) and Living Goods.
The program will improve outcomes for vulnerable children and youth by strengthening the system that surrounds them. Caregivers will have greater economic opportunities to increase their resilience and therefore be less susceptible to shocks; local government structures and CSOs will be strengthened to provide services targeting the diverse needs of vulnerable children; and health and social service agencies will strengthen their coordination and referral systems to provide integrated care along the continuum of response.

Job Summary
• He/she will ensure adequate stewardship of agency resources and sound financial reporting in line with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, CRS policies and procedures, local laws and donor requirements. His/her major responsibilities would include but not limited to managing bank & petty cash operations, cash receipts, receivables, prepayments & payables.

Duties and responsibilities
• Review staff short term advance liquidations, travel expense vouchers with 100% accuracy and in accordance to the Agency Documentation Policy.
• Prepare General Journal vouchers
• Consolidate templates for posting of General Journal vouchers and send to Grant and Compliance Manager for posting to SUN on a daily basis
• Receive cash and prepare the cash receipt slip. Update the cash receipt register and send report to Grant and Compliance Manager.
• Cash Management – verify the cash in bank report and plan for the cash call from Kampala Office and ensure adequate cash is available for planned activities.
• Managing Advances, Prepayments, and Receivables through follow up on delinquent liquidations, Reconciliation of accounts.
• Prepare bank reconciliation statements in conformity with established procedures and policies by 4th of every month.
• Involvement in the production of quarterly cash forecasts.
• Review transactions to ensure that proper approvals and authorization have been done.
• Conduct weekly surprise cash count.
• Ensure cash is managed and replenished in accordance to CRS cash management procedures.
• Assist the Grant and Compliance Manager to respond to the in-country Management requests.
• From time to time, perform any other duties as may be assigned by Grant and Compliance Manager

Agency-wide competencies (for all CRS Staff)
1. These are rooted in the mission, values, and principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and to achieve the desired results.
2. Serves with Integrity
3. Models Stewardship
4. Cultivates Constructive Relationships
5. Promotes Learning

Qualifications:**
• Degree in Business administration with a bias in Accounting (BBA-Accounting)
• Computer Literacy with competence in Navision, Quick books, Sun System, Ms Word, Ms Excel and other accounting packages especially Sun Systems.
• Minimum of three years’ work experience in a busy finance environment of an International NGO or UN agency.
• Demonstrated experience/knowledge of USG regulations and compliance issues.
• Proven ability to build effective teams and create consensus including keen ability to motivate through example; adept at building capacity in others.
• respect for diversity.
• Willing to work additional hours as and when required, and travel to the field.

HOW TO APPLY:
Disclaimer Clause:
This job description is not an exhaustive list of skills, effort, duties and responsibilities associated with the position. CRS’ recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. “I understand that CRS takes all allegations of abuse and exploitation seriously. Abuse or exploitation of children or vulnerable adults is grounds for immediate dismissal.”
To apply, please follow these instructions exactly otherwise your application will NOT be considered:
Email a cover letter and CV only to ug_recruitment@crs.org by November 30th, 2017 at 5:00 pm.
o Large files and/or scans of documents will lead to rejection of your application in the subject line of the email, copy and paste FINANCEOFFICERSOCYKAMPALA
only
o All applications that do not contain this exact subject line will be rejected and not read
Only selected candidates that meet the requirements will be notified. EOE/M/F/D/V**