FINCA International Jobs in Uganda

Job Title: Chief Financial Officer (CFO), FINCA Uganda
Location: Uganda
Job Code: 869
# of openings: 1
Description
Currently FINCA International is looking for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for FINCA Uganda, based in Kampala. The CFO is directly responsible for managing all finance and accounting activities of FINCA Uganda, and supervises its entire financial staff. S/he will ensure that the finance activities will support FINCA Uganda in pursuing its mission with a minimum of risk and a maximum of efficiency. As a member of the Management Team/Board, s/he shares responsibility for the overall performance and activities of FINCA Uganda, and participates in making decisions on material issues.

Ideal profile:
- Degree in Accounting with CPA/ACCA or Chartered Accountancy equivalent required, Master’s Degree is preferred,
- Minimum experience of 5 years,
- International experience desirable, exposure working in the region an asset,
- Extensive experience in best-practice financial management of a company, desirably a bank or other regulated financial institution, experience working for the big 4 audit firms an asset,
- Financial analysis-long/med/short term financial planning,
- Experience working with US GAAP or IAS,
- Demonstrated abilities in budget preparation and management and general ledger management,
- Treasury management,
- Thorough understanding of operational risk of a financial institution,
- Proficient in MS Office suite, good understanding of IT issues and the role and possibilities of IT in financial management, familiarity with implementing and working with complex integrated management information and accounting systems (including database management),
- Fluency in English.

FINCA International Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How to Apply:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA6/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=FINCA&cws=1&rid=869

Deadline: 5th January 2012