Job Title: Project Accountant
Organization: VSF Belgium (VSFB)
Duty Station: Moroto, Uganda
About VSFB:
Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium's work goes beyond vaccinating animals or providing veterinary care. We support local populations to improve livestock keeping and all other aspects surrounding it. These include micro-loans and natural resources management but also training, emergency aid and peace negotiations.
Job Summary:
The Project Accountant reporting to the Country Director -Uganda manages financial activities for all Uganda based projects and ensures systems and procedures are in line with VSFB policies, donor and legal requirements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
-Ensure compliance to donor regulations and that VSF Belgium financial controls, policies and procedures are applied in all financial transactions.
-To ensure all the financial transactions and payments are conducted professionally recorded accurately and promptly within the budget lines provided.
-Prepare cash forecasts and projections and ensure effective cash flow for implementation of projects.
-Ensure that all accounting records are complete and financial reports as per regulations given are prepared and submitted on time.
-Oversee entry of accounting records in Win books accounting system for all Uganda based projects and submission to Regional office in Nairobi.
-To advise the Country Director- Uganda and Project Manager(s) on balances and budget line expenditures for all Uganda based projects in order to ensure efficiency in planning field activities.
-Provide support to logistics department on procurement and accounting against appropriate budget lines.
-Travel to field locations for stock taking, assets verification exercises.
-Review expenditures relating to all accounting documents for accuracy and consistency with donor regulations.
-Management of bank accounts, petty cash and disbursement of funds as per VSF Belgium and donor regulations
-Support and train the local partners on accounting in relation to the organization’s and donor regulations.
-Coordinate the implementation of internal audits for projects in Moroto.
-Assist with field audits of project teams and accountability for funds and resources received from the office for the field operations.
-Participate and assist with any external audit.
-Follow-up on finance queries with the Regional office in Nairobi and ensure timely response to all finance concerns.
-Support the Country Director -Uganda and Project Manager(s) in Uganda with budget preparation and forecasting.
-Co-ordination with other members of the VSF Belgium support team in Uganda and Regional Office Nairobi.
-Capitalize knowledge and share it within VSF-B.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
-The applicant should possess a University degree in Bachelor of Commerce – Accounting or Finance option
-Relevant accounting qualifications i.e. CPA (K) or ACCA equivalent
-At least three years of financial management experience in a busy office.
-Experience of working with an NGO will be an added advantage
-Experience in the use of one or more accounting software packages and accounting in different currencies.
-Knowledge of donor rules and regulations i.e. ECHO, USAID, EU, DFID
-Knowledge and experience with the International Accounting Standards (IAS)
-Excellent managerial, organizational and planning skills
-Strong numerical skills and accuracy.
-Good reporting skills
-Computer literacy with very good advanced MS Excel skills and Word
-Ability to work independently, under pressure and meet strict deadlines
-Ability to prepare and present issues at all levels
-Strong interpersonal and communication skills
-Team player
-Attentive to detail and result oriented
-High integrity and initiative
-Identify him/herself with the mission, vision and values of VSF-B
-Display of intercultural sensitivity, respect in dealing with others
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications (reference “Project Accountant- Uganda”), CV and 3 references (one must be your current employer), by e-mail to recruitment@vsfb.or.ke
This vacancy is open to Uganda male and female candidates.
NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
For more information: www.vsf-belgium.org
Deadline: 31st October, 2013
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Careers at Roofings Rolling Mills-Driver
Job Title: Driver
Organization: Roofings Rolling Mills
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: Outlet Manager
About Roofings:
Roofings Rolling Mills envisions becoming one of East Africa's largest supplier of international quality steel raw materials for galvanized/prepainted sheets, steel bars, rods, angles, beams, channels, round bars, flats and galvanised wires all in a variety of sizes. As a sister company to leading steel products manufacturer, Roofings Ltd, the two companies together will provide a large portion of the region's steel requirements.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
-The applicant should possess a clean driving record and valid driving permit
-S/he should also have an Advanced level certificate with credit in English
-Three or more years experience in driving.
-Good interpersonal skills, communication and analytical skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their hand-written applications accompanied by relevant testimonials, curriculum vitae with recent photograph, with names and contact details of three (3) referees should be addressed to: Human Resources Manager, Roofings Limited, Plot 126 Lubowa Estate Entebbe Road, P. O. Box 7169 Kampala, Uganda or hr@roofings.co.ug.
Deadline: Monday, 4th November 2013
Organization: Roofings Rolling Mills
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: Outlet Manager
About Roofings:
Roofings Rolling Mills envisions becoming one of East Africa's largest supplier of international quality steel raw materials for galvanized/prepainted sheets, steel bars, rods, angles, beams, channels, round bars, flats and galvanised wires all in a variety of sizes. As a sister company to leading steel products manufacturer, Roofings Ltd, the two companies together will provide a large portion of the region's steel requirements.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
-The applicant should possess a clean driving record and valid driving permit
-S/he should also have an Advanced level certificate with credit in English
-Three or more years experience in driving.
-Good interpersonal skills, communication and analytical skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their hand-written applications accompanied by relevant testimonials, curriculum vitae with recent photograph, with names and contact details of three (3) referees should be addressed to: Human Resources Manager, Roofings Limited, Plot 126 Lubowa Estate Entebbe Road, P. O. Box 7169 Kampala, Uganda or hr@roofings.co.ug.
Deadline: Monday, 4th November 2013
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Relationship Manager, Enterprise Banking Job Vacancy at Barclays Bank in Kampala, Uganda
Job Title: Relationship Manager, Enterprise Banking
Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Cash Management
About Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Barclays Africa serves its 2.8m customers through a network of 573 branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.
Job Summary:
The Relationship Manager, Enterprise Banking will directly lead a team of Enterprise Business Bankers covering a portfolio of SME Banking customers.
-The primary objective is to maximise risk-adjusted portfolio contribution.
-To manage and sustain a portfolio of SME Banking customers, building long term relationships founded on efficient and reliable support for their business. This is achieved particularly through quick risk decisions and managing consistency and quality of operational service.
-The jobholder will be responsible for business development both with new customers and with existing customers where they are expected to increase “wallet share”.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Sales and Service 40%
-Grow the team’s portfolio profitability by identifying new and existing customer potential including sales opportunities and new product promotion initiatives.
-Conduct customer meetings that have well defined call objectives, desired outcomes and a well-constructed plan.
-Deal with and find solutions to customer complaints
-Communicate all key messages to customers including agreed service standards, negotiated pricing, relationship team contact points (including introductions to new personnel) and new product changes
-Conduct annual and if appropriate, interim reviews of customers borrowing facilities
-Conduct annual and if appropriate, interim reviews with non-borrowing customers
-Determine the products that are most effective in meeting customers’ needs and be able to sell these at short notice both reactively and proactively
-Provide leadership in areas of expertise, particularly in the structuring of credits and the provision of products and services to customers.
2. Business Management 30%
-Manage team’s performance against key financial (risk-adjusted contribution) sales, service and operational targets.
-Consult customer owners/managers on financial/ credit issues and general business practice/ideas.
-Work closely with the Head of Enterprise Banking in driving and delivering business performance in the country
-Research, create and follow up on a target list for potential new business
-Identify priority customers using the Customer Relationship Planning templates to assess their present and potential contribution.
-Work in close partnership with Associate Relationship Managers and Credit Managers to ensure that credit applications for new and existing facilities are correctly prepared in accordance with existing policies/guidelines.
-Control the quality of the portfolio, using available triggers and adherence to Risk management guidelines and policies
3. Staff Management:
-Lead a team of Enterprise Bankers within the SME team using a team based management approach
-Help team members to identify strengths and weakness in their own skills and attributes, review their self-development plans and ensure training and development needs are accommodated.
-Coach team members on relationship development, service quality and risk management.
-Assess Enterprise Bankers on performance against contract. Review and input Performance Development Reviews.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
-The candidate should possess extensive knowledge of the knowledge of the Core set products
-For Complex products, will have a detailed knowledge of the requirements of the more sophisticated customers
-A good knowledge of the products and services available in the SME Banking Sector is also required
-A broad understanding of policies and strategies within the country as they relate to the demands of the customer base
-Good understanding of Country and CBRM guidelines and credit risk policies
-Knowledge of the Barclays Africa & Middle East Change Governance Framework
-Solid understanding of value based management principles
-The applicant must have attended License to lead programmes: D,C & G, Interviewing skills, PD Training, Coaching and mentoring, D&I
-Outstanding relationship and interpersonal skills
-Strong selling and negotiation Skills
-Strong Presentation Skills
-Relationship Skills
-Credit Risk Skills
-Leadership and Team Skills
-Communications Skills
-Commercial/sales focus
-Business development
-Managing Relationships
-Highly Innovative
-Adaptability
-Decision Making
-Team Results
-Active Listening
-Highly analytical and good judgment skills
-Training to affect effectiveness in this role
-Internal and external senior risk assessment and management
-Good Presentation skills
-Influencing and Negotiating
-Man-management/development skills
-Performance Management
How to Apply:
If you feel challenged by any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
https://barclays.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl?lang=en_GB
Barclays is an equal opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on 0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline: 7th November, 2013
Organisation: Barclays Bank
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Cash Management
About Barclays Africa:
Barclays Africa encompasses Barclays Global Retail Banking, Corporate Banking, and Barclaycard operations in 10 countries organised in four geographic areas: North Africa (Egypt), East and West Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya), Southern Africa (Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe), and Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Seychelles).
Barclays Africa serves its 2.8m customers through a network of 573 branches and service centres providing a variety of traditional financial products including retail mortgages, current and deposit accounts, commercial lending, unsecured lending, credit cards, treasury and investments.
Job Summary:
The Relationship Manager, Enterprise Banking will directly lead a team of Enterprise Business Bankers covering a portfolio of SME Banking customers.
-The primary objective is to maximise risk-adjusted portfolio contribution.
-To manage and sustain a portfolio of SME Banking customers, building long term relationships founded on efficient and reliable support for their business. This is achieved particularly through quick risk decisions and managing consistency and quality of operational service.
-The jobholder will be responsible for business development both with new customers and with existing customers where they are expected to increase “wallet share”.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Sales and Service 40%
-Grow the team’s portfolio profitability by identifying new and existing customer potential including sales opportunities and new product promotion initiatives.
-Conduct customer meetings that have well defined call objectives, desired outcomes and a well-constructed plan.
-Deal with and find solutions to customer complaints
-Communicate all key messages to customers including agreed service standards, negotiated pricing, relationship team contact points (including introductions to new personnel) and new product changes
-Conduct annual and if appropriate, interim reviews of customers borrowing facilities
-Conduct annual and if appropriate, interim reviews with non-borrowing customers
-Determine the products that are most effective in meeting customers’ needs and be able to sell these at short notice both reactively and proactively
-Provide leadership in areas of expertise, particularly in the structuring of credits and the provision of products and services to customers.
2. Business Management 30%
-Manage team’s performance against key financial (risk-adjusted contribution) sales, service and operational targets.
-Consult customer owners/managers on financial/ credit issues and general business practice/ideas.
-Work closely with the Head of Enterprise Banking in driving and delivering business performance in the country
-Research, create and follow up on a target list for potential new business
-Identify priority customers using the Customer Relationship Planning templates to assess their present and potential contribution.
-Work in close partnership with Associate Relationship Managers and Credit Managers to ensure that credit applications for new and existing facilities are correctly prepared in accordance with existing policies/guidelines.
-Control the quality of the portfolio, using available triggers and adherence to Risk management guidelines and policies
3. Staff Management:
-Lead a team of Enterprise Bankers within the SME team using a team based management approach
-Help team members to identify strengths and weakness in their own skills and attributes, review their self-development plans and ensure training and development needs are accommodated.
-Coach team members on relationship development, service quality and risk management.
-Assess Enterprise Bankers on performance against contract. Review and input Performance Development Reviews.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
-The candidate should possess extensive knowledge of the knowledge of the Core set products
-For Complex products, will have a detailed knowledge of the requirements of the more sophisticated customers
-A good knowledge of the products and services available in the SME Banking Sector is also required
-A broad understanding of policies and strategies within the country as they relate to the demands of the customer base
-Good understanding of Country and CBRM guidelines and credit risk policies
-Knowledge of the Barclays Africa & Middle East Change Governance Framework
-Solid understanding of value based management principles
-The applicant must have attended License to lead programmes: D,C & G, Interviewing skills, PD Training, Coaching and mentoring, D&I
-Outstanding relationship and interpersonal skills
-Strong selling and negotiation Skills
-Strong Presentation Skills
-Relationship Skills
-Credit Risk Skills
-Leadership and Team Skills
-Communications Skills
-Commercial/sales focus
-Business development
-Managing Relationships
-Highly Innovative
-Adaptability
-Decision Making
-Team Results
-Active Listening
-Highly analytical and good judgment skills
-Training to affect effectiveness in this role
-Internal and external senior risk assessment and management
-Good Presentation skills
-Influencing and Negotiating
-Man-management/development skills
-Performance Management
How to Apply:
If you feel challenged by any of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as outlined above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
https://barclays.taleo.net/careersection/2/moresearch.ftl?lang=en_GB
Barclays is an equal opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on 0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline: 7th November, 2013
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