Finance Accountancy Manager Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 02 January 2025
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: MSF Uganda
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| MSF Uganda |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
BACKGROUND:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an International independent medical humanitarian Organization that delivers aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from health care. MSF offers assistance to people based on need irrespective of race, religion, gender or political affiliation.
Medecins Sans Frontieres – Support Unit Kampala is looking to recruit a suitable candidate for the position below.
Job Title: Finance Accountancy Manager
Duty Station: Kampala
Number of Positions: 01
Contract Duration: 1 Year (with 6 months probation) renewable
Expected Start Date: ASAP
SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coordinating and supervising the accounting of the mission (accounting, treasury. audit procedures, etc.) according to the instructions of the Finance Coordinator, and in compliance with legal obligations and MSF standards and protocols to provide quality, reliable and transparent information to the organization on the use and allocation of resources in the mission.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Being responsible for quality and timely accounting for the whole mission e.g. cash procedures, bank accounts, receipts and supporting documents, electronic data entry, consolidation of overall mission accounting, monthly closing process and documents, ensuring strict respect of deadlines and strict compliance to MS guidelines, financial standards and procedures.
- Coordinating and overseeing the monthly and yearly closing of accounts and balance sheet, and reporting the mission’s accounting statement through monthly and weekly reports, to verify the evolution of project finances and provide information about them.
- Coordinate and supervise the conduct of local audits relating to accounting, tax, labour, stock and asset management.
- Planning and supervising, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes in the department (recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required and to improve people’s capabilities.
- Being the technical reference for any accounting-related issue including compliance with MSF financial standards and procedures, legal compliance, training and support on the MSF accounting software / system.
- When required, briefing all staft involved, on specific accountancy management (Mission Coordination Team, Administration Managers, Logistics Managers, etc).
- Performing relevant technical training for finance staff in the field (in particular assistants, officers and cashiers) for skills improvement in the area of Finance and Accounting.
- Performing regular performance evaluation of staff under direct supervision; identify relevant training needs & opportunities (together with Finance coordinator).
- Performing required controis for quarterly “finance fundamentals, Sitreps”, ensure compliance by all relevant finance staff in capital + fields, and work continuously for improvement throughout the mission.
- Ensuring correct calculation of all relevant taxes according to local legal obligations (social contributions, employer charges, taxes on services, VAT, import duties, licenses, etc, ensure timely payment, and proper filing of all tax-related documents (including exemptions / periodic declarations / support documents / proofs of payments).
- Eensure compliance with cash control procedures for each cash Register.
- Monitoring cash balance levels in capital, anticipate short-term needs and request relevant cash transfers or withdrawals to Finance Coordinator (or HOM by default) to avoid any shortage.
- Responsible for the monthly rebilling of other missions and other sections.
- Direct interlocutor of referent Accountant at HQ, for any question related to accounting quality.
- In charge of the follow up on all the process on the VAT refund by the URA, Liaise with Protocol officer with the support of Finco on monthly basis.
- Strict adherence and compliance with MSF Principles and respect of the rules and regulations (SOPs),
- Any other relevant related tasks assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
- Essential – bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Business Management.
- Essential – Computer literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet).
- Essential – Experience in navigating accounting Systems.
Desired – ACCA or CPA certificate or master’s degree is an added advantage
Experience:
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar position (high volume over 700 transactions/month and complex environment – multiple partners, varied rules and compliance framework).
Previous experience with MS or another NGO is an added advantage
• Experience managing diverse teams is essential, including direct supervision of finance staff and regular interaction with other departments.
Competence / Skills: Analytical and conceptual thinking, Effective Communication, Teamwork, Ability to lead and manage personnel, pro-active approach to work and problem solving, Planning, Setting standards, Performance monitoring and Tracking, Strategic thinking, Leadership, Judgement and knowledge Commitment, Flexibility, Stress Management, Results.
Language: English is essential. French is an added advantage.
Application procedure
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application letter and a detailed cv merged in a SINGLE PDF or WORD document to the HR department via email to msfch-kampala-recruitment@geneva.msf.org by the 2nd January 2026 at 5:00 PM with the title of the position as the subject line. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted. If you have no news within 2. weeks from the deadline, you can consider that you have not been pre-selected.
Shortlisted candidates contacted for interviews will be required to come with original copies of academic documents, previous work certificates or a letter of introduction from the current employer.
At MSF, we are committed to an inclusive culture that encourages and supports the diverse voices of our staff members. We strive to create workplaces where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristics, perspectives, ideas, and experiences work together for the social mission of MS to create better outcomes for the patients and the communities we work with. We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, ethnicities, background, religions, beliefs, ability status, and all other diversity characteristics.
MS does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference checks.
By submitting your application, you consent to MSF staff using your data only for the recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and selection of the most suitable candidate.
Please note that applying to MS is free of charge, MS does not charge applicants to consider their application
Posting Date: 2025-12-22
