Head Finance

Purpose of the Job:

The Head Finance is the lead of the University’s Finance department.

Qualifications and Experience:

The applicable candidate must have the following qualifications, experience and skills

1. Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics or in a related field

2. Excellent technical accounting skills

3. Professional qualification (ACCA, CPA, CFA, CIMA)

4. Masters’ degree in the relevant fields

5. More than 10 years’ experience in a senior financial managerial position

6. Successfully managed/coordinated over 5(five) recent unqualified external Audit processes

7. Expertise in the computer ledger system

8. Advanced knowledge of excel and conversant with SAP

9. Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills

10. Excellent analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills

11. Able to lead a dynamic finance team

12. A mature and practicing Christian who upholds the University’s Core values and Instruments of Identity

Key Competencies & Responsibilities:

1. Provide Strategic Leadership to the Department of Finance

2. Liaise with the Deputy Vice Chancellor (F&A) to prepare the Annual Business Plan and Budgets both for the Main Campus and Constituent Colleges

3. Supervision of all University Accounts and prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports to Management

4. Prepare timely Annual Accounts for Audit and ensure their presentation to the concerned Boards and Council

5. Review and apply recommendations from the Audits

6. Supervision and training of all staff in the Department of Finance under the Performance-based Reward Framework

7. Ensure that the Department of Finance meets its targets

8. Ensure smooth operation of the Department of Finance

9. Advise the UCU Management on financial matters

10. Apply with dexterity the signature mandates to all University Bank Accounts and other financial documents, and be personally responsible for their reconciliation

11. Supervise and guide on the financial operations of Constituent College(s)

12. Any other official duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or Management

Method of Application: 

1.  Send
   two (2) copies of an application letter together with an updated
   Curriculum Vitae and three references (Academic, Pastoral &
   Leadership).
2. Two
   (2) copies of certified academic and professional certificates and
   transcripts
3. Please
   Note:
   Applications sent online should have all the attachments as ONE
   PDF document otherwise they will not be considered.

To: The Director, Human Resource & Administration

Uganda Christian University

Pilkington Building

P.O. Box 4, Mukono

OR

Email to jobs@ucu.ac.ug

All the attachments should be in ONE PDF document.