Finance Officer Vacancy at National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)

Job Title: Finance Officer
Reports to: Manager Finance and Administration
Purpose: Responsible for the overall financial and accounting functions of the organization

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiating financial policies, systems and procedures including those for district and sub county budgeting and accounts
• Directing, controlling and coordinating routine and non-routine accounting matters
• Interpreting financial policies
• Ensuring efficient budget and budgetary controls controls and all accounting methods of the organization
• Ensuring proper financial returns
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisors

Personal Specifications
Qualifications:

• BBA/ Bcom/BSc- Accounting
• At least level 111 of Professional Accounting Cource
• Masters degree in relevant field

Experience:
At least 5 years experience 3 of which should have been at a senior level with increasing responsibility demonstrated in the management of government and donor funds in the public and or private sector.

Competence:

• Management of the organization environment
• Strategic thinking
• High personal integrity and good oral and writing skills
• Leadership and teamwork
• Accountability
• Knowledge, management, ethics and probity.

How to Apply:
Applications with detailed CV, recent passport size photograph, names & Addresses of two referees and the applicant's day time telephone contact should be sent between 8.30 a.m-5.00p.m to:

The Chairman, NAADS Board of Directors,
P.O.Box 25235, Kampala
Plot 617/Bloc 4
Rubaga Road, Mengo, OfficeB

Deadline: 3rd October, 2011 at 2.00p.m