Finance Officer Job at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Finance Officer Job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2025 - 2026

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: November 30 2025

Hiring Organization: Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Details:

Catholic Relief Services is hiring a Finance Officer to support the Finance Department in managing accounting systems, policies, and procedures, ensuring compliance with CRS’ established accounting standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), donor regulations, and legal requirements. Your role will contribute to the delivery of high-quality programs that serve the poor and vulnerable. As part of an experienced finance team, you will help coordinate daily financial activities by preparing and delivering accurate and timely financial services.

Department: Programming (Restore Africa)

Report to: Senior Finance Officer

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Grant Management Support: Provide input on grant management procedures to ensure they enable subrecipients to manage their grants efficiently, transparently, and in compliance with donor financial regulations.
Transaction Review and Validation: Review and validate supporting documentation before processing financial transactions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper authorization.
Financial Recording and Analysis: Record financial transactions following proper authorizations. Review and analyze various accounts to detect irregularities, advise on corrective actions, and prepare adjusting entries as necessary.
Subrecipient Financial Oversight: Assess, evaluate, and monitor subrecipient financial management processes in line with policy. Strengthen partners’ capacity in financial accounting and transaction management.
Disbursement Monitoring: Track disbursement and receipt schedules, alert relevant project or grant staff of upcoming payments or liquidations and maintain communication and follow-up to ensure timely financial resource management and compliance with deadlines.
Reporting and Budget Support: Prepare periodic and ad hoc financial reports, perform variance analyses, and assist project or grants staff in decision-making. Support budget maintenance to ensure proper management of financial resources.
Capacity Building and Guidance: Provide guidance to projects, grants staff, subrecipients, and partners on financial accounting policies and procedural compliance. Deliver training and other capacity-building activities as needed.
Treasury and Cash Management: Perform assigned treasury and grants-related duties, including cash payments, receipts, and cash forecasting, ensuring segregation of duties is maintained.

Basic Qualifications and Experience

A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or a related field is strongly preferred. Relevant accounting courses or professional qualifications (e.g., CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) are an advantage.
Minimum of five years of relevant accounting experience. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of formal education.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

Knowledge of relevant public donor regulations is preferred.
Proficiency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and web conferencing tools.
Familiarity with Project Insight or similar financial reporting/accounting software is an advantage.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong analytical skills, with the ability to detect and report inconsistencies effectively.
Conscientious, accurate, and thorough, with exceptional attention to detail.
Commitment to ethical conduct, in accordance with recognized professional and organizational codes of ethics.
Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-driven.
Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, partners, and stakeholders.

Required Languages: Excellent command of written and spoken English required knowledge of local languages from districts where RESAf is implemented an advantage

Application procedure

Interested and qualified? Click here to apply

Date Posted: 2025-11-20

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