Save the Children International,Senior Accountant Jobs in Uganda

al, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire
breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate
and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by
delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting
as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale.  In
Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child
Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food
Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts.
Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North,
Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the
Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives.
We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential. In 2014, we
reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91
million indirectly around the world.

• The ideal candidate for the Save
  the Children Senior Accountant job placement should hold a Bachelors’
  Degree or higher in Commerce, Business Administration or Finance
  management.
• The applicant must also be a
  member of an Accounting profession such as ACCA or CPA. Post Graduate
  training in Project management or Finance will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of four years’
  experience in finance and accounting position and relevant experience
  supervising and developing the capacity community based institutions in
  financial management.
• Broad knowledge and background in
  external donor reporting for an international NGO and experience working
  with major donors like NORAD, DANIDA USAID, SIDA, EU, DFID and the UN.
• Strategic thinker with
  demonstrated experience in financial management, budget monitoring 
  logistics  and Human Resource Management, knowledge of computer
  Accounting packages  and  a good  understanding of major
  donors financial requirements, conditions and government budgets and tax
  policies.
• Past exposure and experience of
  working with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights
  Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is
  an added advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills and
  strategic planning abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain
  conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a
  team.
• Computer literacy and excellent
  documentation skills are a must.
• Willingness to travel and work in
  hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Availability and willingness to
  work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural
  awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with
  people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis
  management or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Exceptional interpersonal and
  communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and
  planning capacity.
• Availability and willingness to
  work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.

• Testimonials/certificates should
  not be attached to applications.

• Hand delivered applications will
  not be accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting
  process.