Job Title: Micro Finance Officer
About this Job:
Uganda Cooperative Alliance (UCA) is an umbrella organization for all types of cooperatives in Uganda. One of its mandates is to develop and build the capacity of its member cooperative organizations and the members of those organizations. In pursuance of this, UCA is implementing a three year project Integrated Finance and Agricultural production initiative (IFAPI) supported by Canadian Cooperative Association (CCA) and operating in the mid west, west Nile and northern regions. It is an integrated project through which producers (farmers) are able to access agricultural and financial services through their cooperatives primary societies (RPOs), Area cooperative Enterprises (ACEs) and Savings and Credit cooperatives (SACCOS).
UCA is now seeking to recruit competent hard working and experienced persons to fill the position of Field Officer Microfinance:
The Micro Finance Officer – SACCO Auditor is generally responsible for ensuring that Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) in region operate efficiently, effectively and achieve their set performance targets, and become safe, sound and sustainable financial institutions.
Specific Duties
Checking to confirm that all SACCO transactions are timely and correctly recorded, posted and processed into financial statements and operating reports.
Checking to ensure that the SACCOs cash reserve books and other permanent records are properly kept
Checking SACCOs’ expenditure to ensure that they comply with expenditure guidelines and approved budgets
Ensuring that the SACCOs internal controls are effective and that they are being complied with.
Ensuring that the SACCO transaction documents are properly kept in a retrievable manner
Checking and ensuring that the SACCOs’ operating policies, procedures and guidelines are efficient, effective and strictly complied with
Attending the SACCOs management and committee meetings to offer technical guidance as and when required.
Guiding SACCO management in preparing SACCO monthly management reports and presenting them to the respective SACCO committees for discussion and implementation
Guiding SACCO management to prepare timely periodical performance monitoring reports for submission to committee and other stakeholders e.g. UCA
Conducting trainings; on-the-job training activities for the SACCO staff, committee members and general membership.
Conducting internal audit and Preparing periodical SACCO management audit reports and presenting them to the respective committees and stakeholders for discussion and implementation
Guiding SACCOs to file all statutory returns e.g. financial statements, tax returns, maximum liability, etc.
Engage in data collection, voucher posting, processing and generation of financial reports and development of monthly work plans.
Play a key role in the general mentoring and coaching of SACCOs onsite
Requirement:
Qualifications:
B.com (accounting) from recognized university
Possession of additional qualifications in relevant field is an added advantage.
Knowledge of the local language highly desired.
Other skills:
Good communication skills, presentation, very good analytical and mobilization skills
Computer skills especially Ms word, Excel, power point, D-Base and other accounting software Experience:
A minimum of 2 years working experience in similar jobs
Good understanding of cooperatives
Age: 25-35
Terms of employment:
Two years renewable contract, Applicants should be in position to start working immediately if appointed. Remuneration: Attractive and competitive
How to apply:
Applications should be addressed to;
General Secretary, Uganda Cooperative Alliance Ltd., P.O. Box 2215 Kampala not later than Thursday 5th April 2012.
Hand delivered to Uganda Cooperative Alliance Building Plot 47/49 Nkrumah Road or by email: jturyahebwa@uca.co.ug
This opportunity is open to both male and female applicants and all applicants will be given equal treatment.
