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Finance Manager job
Location: Jobs in Uganda 2026
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
UGX
No. of vacancies: 01
Deadline: 18 January 2026
Hiring Organization: Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI)
Job Details:
The position holder will be responsible for the overall management and proper functionality of all operations for the finance section through planning controlling and provision of leadership to the section: ensuring compliance with Unit policies and procedures governing financial transactions, working with head office finance staff, Auditors, and section heads on budgeting forecasting, monthly reconciliations and reporting, all aimed at ensuring that the overall financial position of the Unit remains under control within budget.
To act as the main point of contact to external donors in regards to financial reporting and budgets and to work alongside the RSO in the provision of a service of reporting excellence to donors.
She/he will manage the development and maintenance of financial accounting records, reports and internal control/reporting systems for the production of sound and accurate financial information by the Finance Team including developing the Dynamics 365 BC systems.
Roles & Responsibilities.
Principal roles and responsibilities
1. Financial Management.
- To monitor project expenditure reports, ensuring that projects stay within budget also to alert project leaders to where an underspend is likely. Discusses project financial position regularly with the Project Leaders and maintains close working relations with external funders working with the Head of Research Support Office (RSO).
- Represents the Unit with HOF on financial matters at Operations meetings.
- Supports production of the financial budgets for the 5 year QQ period.
- Provides monthly variance commentary on monthly financial performance to Head office.
- Produces in-year forecasts for expenditure, updates expenditure forecast monthly
- Month end review and sign off of the balance sheet, income and expenditure sheet and cashflow statement for discussion with the HOF.
- Close accounting periods and open the new accounting periods.
- Supporting the preparation of financial information to donors, Head office and SAC or at other meetings.
- Donor financial reporting, including budget setting and representing the finance section at Donor or Project budget and review meetings alongside the Head of the RSO
- Reviews the fixed asset reconciliations and signs off the annual asset verification reports.
- Reviews the monthly capital expenditure report before it is sent to Head Office.
- Co-authorisation of payments; review and authorising and deactivating General ledger/Cost Center codes; raising requests for corrections of transactions where needed.
- Management of accounts payable and receivable aiming to keep both within 60 days maximum; advising of and discussing problems on accounts with HOF; following up reclaimable expenses from RCL
- Reviews international and LESO staff travel claims, are correctly authorised and are in line with Unit policy and contracts.
- Reviews and signs off the staff payroll and payment of associated income and employment taxes and reconciliation versus the previous month. Tracks overall staff numbers by contract type. Ensures seconded staff payments are made in line with contracts.
- Ensures VAT is reclaimed monthly by the Unit correctly from URA. Ensuring that the Accountant is following up with suppliers and URA where there are problems
- Filing of the annual tax Income tax returns; coordinates and ensures the filing of PAYE, NSSF, WHT, LST, etc, and other tax returns as required.
- Works closely with the Internal Audit firm to action review points arising from reviews and design any required new internal controls
- Acts as main point of contact for all audit teams, URA, NSSF and other financial inspection teams and ensures required information and explanations are provided; follows up, implements and introduces new systems, and investigates any audit points arising.
- Ensures that the finance section stores records correctly for 7 years, except Payroll, Tax and Social Security records that are stored indefinitely and that the staff are filing their reports and work neatly and accessibly.
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Date Posted: 2026-01-09
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