Finance Officer job at Adara Development

Background

Adara Development (Uganda) is part of the Adara Group — a global development organization with a bold mission: to bridge the worlds of business and people living in extreme poverty. For over 27 years, Adara Development (Uganda) has delivered long-term, high-impact programs in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH). We are seeking to recruit a Finance Officer to support the financial operations of Adara Development in Uganda.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Finance Manager will be responsible for:

• Maintaining strong financial controls, supporting annual budgeting process and fund requests with reporting
• Reviewing and posting financial transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with policies and regulatory requirements
• Managing month-end processes, including reconciliations and journal entries as well as analysing budget versus actual reports
• Liaising with internal stakeholders, auditors, banks and government bodies

ABOUT YOU

• A degree in business, accounting, economics or a related field
• At least three years’ experience in a similar role, including month-end processes and financial reporting
• Strong knowledge of financial controls and accounting principles
• Experience using accounting systems and Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• The ability to build effective working relationships across teams

The Adara Group has strong recruitment procedures to ensure the safest and most suitable people work with the children on our programs. The successful applicant must complete a criminal history check and sign safeguarding and child protection codes of conduct.

• Maintaining strong financial controls, supporting annual budgeting process and fund requests with reporting
• Reviewing and posting financial transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with policies and regulatory requirements
• Managing month-end processes, including reconciliations and journal entries as well as analysing budget versus actual reports
• Liaising with internal stakeholders, auditors, banks and government bodies

• Strong knowledge of financial controls and accounting principles
• Experience using accounting systems and Microsoft Office (particularly Excel)
• Excellent time management and communication skills
• The ability to build effective working relationships across teams

• A degree in business, accounting, economics or a related field
• At least three years’ experience in a similar role, including month-end processes and financial reporting