Opportunities with Catholic Relief Services

Aug 21, 2017

Please submit cover letter, CV, testimonials and three work references (names and contact information only) to ug_recruitment@crs.org

Position Title: Finance Officer
Position Band: 6
Location: Yumbe, Uganda (Full Time Assignment)
Reports To: Deputy Finance Manager

Catholic Relief Services is a global non-governmental Christian humanitarian and development organization with a special focus serving the needs of disadvantaged populations to ensure that the dignity of the human person is maintained regardless of race, religion, gender or colour.

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 SFO 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 SFO.

• 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.

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Position Title: Deputy Finance Manager
Position Band: 9
Location: Yumbe, Uganda (Full Time Assignment)
Reports To: Emergency Coordinator for administrative purposes and to the Finance Manager for technical supervision

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 partner's people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need.

OVERVIEW:

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 be financial management at Yumbe field office, managing short term advances to staff, bank , OCH & petty cash operations, payments, receivables & payables.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accurate and timely review of Payment Requests using the transaction review checklists and in accordance to the Agency's Documentation Policy.

• Accurate and timely verification of Cash Disbursement Journals, General Journals and Cash Receipt Journals including Journals liquidating OCH.

• Prepare the consolidated reports for Journals send to the FM in Kampala for posting on a daily basis.

• Cash Management - Ensure availability of cash in bank and at the office at all times. Verify the cash report and plan for the cash call from Kampala Office.

• Being responsive to support emergency activities with urgency.

• Review Staff receivable liquidations, manage Advances, Prepayments, and Receivables through follow up on delinquent liquidations, Reconciliation of accounts.

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Position Title: Assistant Finance Officer
Position Band: 4
Location: Yumbe (Full Time Assignment)
Reports To: Finance Officer

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:

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 be cash management.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as a custodian of the Operating Cash on Hand (OCH) fund and manage the fund in accordance with the Agency Cash Management Policy and Country Program OCH Procedures

• Prepare the Cash Request/Payment Voucher for OCH transactions basing on the approved payment request, process approval of the OCH voucher and ensure the payee signs on the OCH voucher to acknowledge receipt of the cash.

• Maintain a Cash Register and ensure payees acknowledge receipt in the register.

• Update the Cash Ledger, and the Summary worksheet for the GL Code and DSPN, Count the cash and update the Cash Count Form on a daily basis. Ensure the 3 cash reports reconcile

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