Finance and Administration Officer

Job Description & Responsibilities

• Effect payments and receive cash.
•  Maintain cashbooks and accounts records and ensure coding is accurate.
• Preparation of monthly payroll.
• Ensure that CEPA meets all URA and other statutory/legal requirements from time to time.
• Preparation and review of budgets.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports to be shared with programmes team, donors and board.
• Provide financial advice by studying operational issues; applying best financial principles and practices.
• Provide support for the development of appropriate financial systems and help all staff to understand and work with them.
• Coordinate finance and programme audits with administration and programmes team.
• Provide support to the office in all other financial matters.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate for the Finance Officer vacancy must have:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance, Bachelors degree of Commerce degree with a major in Accounting or Finance, Degree in Business Administration and any other related field.
• Three years’ experience in finance and administration.
•  Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, QuickBooks.
• Proven capacity to prioritize tasks, plan and organize individual efforts to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and experience in working with a partner-based approach.
• Ability to analyse interpret and present financial reports.

How to apply:

All suitably qualified and interested should send an application letter and curriculum vitae including telephone and email contacts of three referees including current/most recent employer and salary expectations.

The applications should be sent to:

The Executive Director

Centre for Policy Analysis

Email: info@cepa.or.ug

Please indicate the position in the subject line.

Please note that only emailed submissions to the above address will be accepted.