Catholic Relief Services ( CRS )

Finance Officer job

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2025 - 2026

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 04 November 2025

Hiring Organization: Catholic Relief Services ( CRS )

Job Details:

These projects aim to assist smallholder farmers, with an average landholding of 2 hectares (minimum 0.5 hectares, maximum 20 hectares) to diversify production within their agroforestry systems, including through payments for carbon sequestration through integration of trees into their plots. The projects also aim to incentivize smallholder farmers to be able to invest in activities which restore health to their soil and increase productivity over time, as well as meet their own food security and economic needs.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

Accounting and Financial Reporting: Set and monitor sound accounting and financial reporting procedures for projects, grants, subrecipients, and partners in line with established standards. Ensure proper setup and maintenance of all data required for processing financial transactions in the Project Insight financial accounting system.
Transaction Review and Validation: Review and validate supporting documentation before processing financial transactions to ensure accuracy, completeness, and proper authorization.
Recording and Analysis: Record financial transactions following approved authorizations. Review and analyze accounts to detect irregularities, advise on corrective actions, and prepare necessary adjustments or correcting entries.
Subrecipient Financial Management: Assess, evaluate, and monitor subrecipient financial management processes in accordance with CRS policy, and strengthen partners’ capacity in financial accounting and transaction management.
Disbursement and Receipts Monitoring: Monitor disbursement and receipt schedules, alert relevant projects and grants staff on due payments or liquidations and maintain appropriate communication and follow-up to ensure timely financial resource management and compliance with deadlines.
Financial Reporting and Budget Support: Prepare periodic and ad hoc financial reports, perform variance analysis, and assist project/grants staff with informed decision-making. Support budget maintenance to ensure proper management of financial resources.
Policy Guidance and Capacity Building: Provide guidance to project/grants staff, subrecipients, and partners on financial accounting policies and procedural compliance. Deliver training and other capacity-building activities as required.
Treasury Operations: Perform assigned treasury duties related to projects and grants (e.g., cash payments, receipts, and cash forecasting) while ensuring proper segregation of duties.

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WE WISH YOU GOOD LUCK!

Date Posted: 2025-11-01

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