Finance Officer

at Oxfam Novib
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted January 14, 2024
Category Management
Job Type FULL_TIME
Currency UGX

Description

Supporting with the preparation of the monthly country office memo.
Generating transaction listings and sharing them with project finance officers and project managers on a monthly basis.
Cash & Bank Management :
Ensuring weekly reconciliations of cash & bank accounts , while executing weekly cash counts for Kampala office.
Regular review of bank mandates by communicating any changes such as addition or deletion of bank signatories and agents & submission of any information required by the bank .
Ensuring favourable exchange rates by negotiating suitable rates during currency conversions
Consolidation of country office forecasts for submission to the Hague for replenishment.
Monitoring cash & bank balances and ensuring constant liquidity of the country programme.
Reviewing and batching all online payments in the standard chartered banking system.
Reviewing all beyonic payments in the beyonic payments system.
Monitoring all cash movements to ensure that all receipts are well recorded and all bounced payments are timely communicated to the finance assistant for re- processing.
Field office accounts’ reconciliation and follows ups on outstanding discrepancies.
Timely re-imbursements from all donors with independent bank accounts by ensuring that all payments made by Oxfam on their behalf are timely re-imbursed .
Payments , Expenses & Payables :
Reviewing requisitions and payments for accuracy and completeness and checking whether budget codes are accurate before approval by various budget holders.
Ensuring adherence to internal controls .
Monthly reconciliation & monitoring of all payable accounts by following up on ageing balances . eBDyawB veH7X
Supporting the Accountant with payroll processing and preparation.