SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization, working in Agriculture, Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene. Founded in the Netherlands in 1965, we have built a long-term, local presence in more than 30 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors works with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organizations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

For more information on our operations in Uganda, visit our website: www.snv.org

Overview of the Position

Purpose of the Job

The Country Finance Manager leads the country’s finance function, which focuses on supporting SNV’s operations and development work in the country, in line with SNV’s global guidelines and procedures on a national level.

The Country Finance Manager ensures execution, monitoring and control of all finance related activities in the country. This in order to make sure the country’s financial data and reporting is compliant to SNV’s corporate financial guidelines and procedures, donor requirements, (inter)national auditing, accounting and reporting regulations as well as compliance with applicable national laws and regulations, including taxes. The CFM is member of the Country Management Team.

Key Responsibilities

Finance strategy

· Translates the global finance strategy and policies and procedures into country context, considering national context and (development) plans of the SNV country operations/programme.

· Implements finance strategy, after approval of Country Director and contributes to the development of mid-term country projections and to projects from a financial perspective.

·  Identifies and analyses financial opportunities and threats and informs the Country Director and/or Global Support Unit.

Finance Operations

·  Supervises and organises the finance function in the country and manages the finance employees, activities and all aspects within the finance team, in accordance with the approved plan, budget and relevant procedures, in order to realise the finance objectives of both the donors and SNV.

·   Acts as the country’s source of expertise on financial issues for management and Project Managers and steers for timely and proper financial project administration. Manages intercompany projects, to ensure a reconciliation of intercompany balances.

Financial Planning and Control

·  Supports all budget holders in being compliant to internal- and external procedures and regulations and SNV and donor guidelines regarding the financial administration of country operations and projects.

·   Leads the development, consolidation, forecasting and periodical review (incl. (corporate compliance, audits) of the country’s and project budgets and funds (grant management).

·  Contributes (challenges and advises) to efficiency improvement and implements measures to minimise the risk of irregularities.

Financial Accounting and Administration

·  Ensures all necessary financial accounting activities and checks are executed accurately, completely and timely (incl. tax requirements, intercompany reconciliation) and the complete and correct allocation of costs and time.

·  Ensures all transactions comply with the relevant financial standards and regulations.

(Sub) Grants Management

·  Performs due diligence for new implementation partners, sets up systems and procedures to frame grant management, builds implementation partners capacity in grant management and ensures the monitoring of grant management by implementation partners.

Business planning and control

· Ensures the business is facilitated with a financial project planning process and financial control.

·  Monitors progress and challenges the project managers/directors to be in control (timely flags issues to follow up, depletion, cost overrun analyses and booking, etc.) and suggests actions and provides support to improve financial performance on the projects.

Management information

·  Regularly provides financial reports and analysis to provide insights in the overall country’s and projects financial status to both internal and external (e.g. donors) parties in order to safeguard financial performance, profitability and to estimate financial risks and take measures. All in line with donor and SNV financial guidelines.

Business Development

·  Develops, reviews and refines budgets in proposals within the approved threshold, in line with and compliant to corporate guidelines and donor requirements. Assesses and advises whether funding opportunities (incl. due diligence, tax) are in line with (government) guidelines and Business Development policies and procedures.

People Management

· Guides, develops, coaches and motivates the in- and external finance staff, in order to realise department’s objectives.

·  Acts as a source of expertise for (project) management.

Requirements

·  Seasoned finance professional, with strong experience in Finance ,audit and full understanding of the core financial and accountancy processes and can acts as discussion partner on project level for financial matters;

·  Advanced financial degree and professional accounting qualifications. Masters’ in Business Administration (Accounting or Finance)

·  At least 8 years at senior level in finance responsibilities for an international organisations or private institutions;

·  Conceptual working and thinking level with several years of experience in finance and administration;

·  Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of donor regulations and compliance issues related to management of donor funds;

·  Experience in Grant accounting/management;

·  Proven experience in risk management;

·  Attention to details, preciseness in the execution of tasks, solution-oriented working approach and negotiation;

·  Excellent communication and organisation skills, including the ability to articulate financial data to non-financial audience;

·  Ability to establish and maintain working relations in a multi-cultural environment;

·  Proficiency /Knowledge of Microsoft Office and skill in the use of Excel, including complex/compound spreadsheets and other accounting package is essential;

·  Experience in SAP/SAP by Design system is a clear advantage;

·  Must be a member of a finance professional body like ACCA or CPA

· Excellent command of English language both written and spoken.