Chief Financial Accountant

We are a leading Security Company in Uganda with 18 years experience in the security services industry seeking to recruit a highly experienced, qualified, self-driven and competent individual to fill the role of the Chief Financial Accountant with strong management and team working skills

We are looking for a self motivated individual with relevant experience to spearhead strategic planning and strengthen accounting and financial management in the company.

Main purpose of the position
The post would involve supporting the Finance function and to improve the financial effectiveness of the Company; extracting financial data from various accounting and information systems; performs financial and cost accounting analysis of data. Reporting to the General Manager/ CEO, the CFA will assume a strategic role in the overall financial and accounting management of the Company and have primary day to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial and accounting related activities of the Company. The CFA will provide leadership and Coordination in business planning, accounting and budgeting efforts of the department.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Report directly to the GM of the company.
• Direct and oversee all aspects of the finance & accounting functions of the Company and report to the GM on all aspects.
• Actively participate in the dept management of the company.
• Provide leadership in development for continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial and accounting objectives.
• Ensure effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, international financial and accounting reporting standards and applicable regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
• Ensures credibility of financials by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets financial trends and forecasts.
• Take hands-on lead position of developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive cost analysis system.
Reviews costs and performs cost benefit analysis related to new projects, products and planned strategies.
• Develop financial tools and reports for forecasting, trend analysis and result analysis.
• Support financial accounting by preparing entries to accounts and document business transactions.
• Support the development of the annual operating budget through consultation with other departments.
• Provide advice to the CEO/MD/GM on the financial implications of business activities.
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.
• Perform budget to actual analysis of financial results and document explanations and action points for significant variances.
• Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Interact with internal and external auditors in the course of their duties.
• Managing a team consisting of Tax Accountant, Ledger Accountant, Revenue collectors and a cashier to the fulfillment of quality output of financial and accounting principles.

Required Qualifications and Competencies
• A good degree and Qualification in a business related field.
• Professional accounting qualification; ACCA or CPA, is a MUST.
• A minimum of 5-6 years of progressive responsible financial experience in a services delivery company at senior management level.
• Excellent working knowledge of computerized accounting system, experience in Quick books pro 2010 and latest pastel accounting package will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills.
• Personal skills such as effective time management, integrity and open mindedness.
• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organizational skills
• Demonstrated leadership ability, team management and interpersonal skills.

An excellent remuneration package commensurate with the level of experience will be offered. USL is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender and all applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and have the required credentials, please forward your detailed CV including copies of academic transcripts, present position, email address, day time telephone contact, copies of your certificates and at least three professional referees by 5.00P.M of 15th April 2011 to the following address:

Human Resource Officer,
Ultimate Security Limited, Plot 4,
Katonga Road Nakasero
Kampala, P.O. Box 21644 Kampala.

SEED PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR

National Forestry Authority (NFA) was established by the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 2003 to conserve, develop and manage the Central Forest Reserves and to supply quality forestry-related products and services. NFA manages Central Forest Reserves in partnership with Government, private sector and local communities.
NFA is seeking to fill the following positions:


POSITION: SEED PROCUREMENT SUPERVISOR (1 POST)
Reports to: Seed Procurement Specialist Duty Station: National Tree Seed Centre, Namanve Salary Scale: 5 Terms of Employment: 3 years contract (Renewable)

Job Summary: The incumbent will be in charge of the seed store.
Key Responsibilities:
• Receive and register all seed supplied to Tree Seed Centre.
• Prepare laboratory test and seed supplier'spay requests
• Assist in the issue, distribution and stock control of the tree seed in Seed stores.
• Ensure the tools, equipment and materials of the seed procurement stores are kept in good working condition.

Job requirement

Minimum Qualifications, skills and experience:
• Honour degree in any of the Natural Science related disciplines
• 2 years working experience
• Knowledge of stores management is an added advantage.

How to apply

if you have the necessary qualifications and experience, please apply to the address below providing an application letter, a detailed CV including current remuneration, names and addresses of three referees, copies of professional/educational certificates and day time telephone contact. Your application should reach the address below, not later than 8^ April 2011.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY PLOT 10/20 SPRING ROAD

P.O. Box 70863 Kampala

PROGRAMME ASSISTANT - MONITORING & EVALUATION

ASARECA Transforming Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a not-for-profit sub-regional organization established in 1994 through a Memorandum of Agreement signed between the 10 national agricultural research institutions (NARIs) of Eastern and Central African countries that include Burundi, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. ASARECA'S mission is promoting economic growth, fighting poverty, reducing hunger and enhancing resources through regional collective action in agricultural research for development. It aims at increasing the efficiency of agricultural research in the region so as to enhance productivity, value added and competitiveness of the regional agricultural system

POSITION 001/11 - PROGRAMME ASSISTANT - MONITORING & EVALUATION
We are seeking to recruit for a Programme Assistant -Monitoring and Evaluation, The Programme Assistant, working closely with the Senior Technical Officer will assist, among other tasks, in preparing the annual Monitoring & Evaluation work plan and budget. The job holder will, inter alia.

• Receive and review periodic reports from different stakeholders (especially the Principal Investigators) and provide feedback on their quality
• Collate draft performance reports from programmes into a comprehensive AS ARE CA-wide report for review by the Senior Technical Officer.
• Work closely with the Administrative Assistants in arranging for workshops and other out-of-the-office related activities
• Participate in field visits for projects performance monitoring and to guide stakeholders appropriately, especially with regards to data quality
• To carry out preliminary analysis on the availed data to help managers make informed decisions
• Follow up on implementation of the M&E framework
• Assist programme manager in facilitating workshop, as well as act as raporteur in selected Programme workshops and meetings.

Job requirement

Qualifications and Competence:

The person will have an MSc in Agricultural Economics, natural resource management or a related field He/she should also have the following skills: excellent planning and coordination; qualitative and quantitative data analysis; progress report writing; basic financial management; communication; representation and presentation. He/ she must be computer savvy, specifically in MS Office suite of packages.

A working knowledge of the external environment particularly in terms of priorities, programmes and expectation from the various stakeholders (policy makers, regional and international institutions, i.e. COMESA, NEPAD-CAADP, FARA, AU, UN, CGIAR etc) as well as good knowledge of donor priorities and requirements will be an added advantage
Duration
This contract will be initially for a period of two years, renewable subject to annual performance review and availability of funding.

Remuneration and other Benefits
The remuneration package is comparable to those offered by similar organisations and includes a competitive salary, medical insurance for self and family, allowances as well as an excellent support for career progression.

How to apply

Method of Application
Applicants should send an application letter clearly demonstrating their suitability in meeting the qualifications, experience and the required competences, A copy of an up-to-date curriculum vitae and names of three referees and their complete addresses - postal, telephone, fax and email. Deadline for receiving applications will be 16 April 2011 and should be addressed to.

The Head of HR & Administration
P. O. Box 765, Entebbe, Uganda.
E-mail: HR@ASARECA.ORG
ASARECA is committed to Gender Mainstreaming.
For more information about us. visit htlp://www.asareca.org

PRODUCTION MATERIALS BUYER

Nile Breweries Limited, a leading beverage company in Uganda, a subsidiary of SABMiller, and also recognized as the Best Employer - the second largest brewing group in the world seeks to recruit highly motivated, results oriented and dynamic candidate for the post below: -
PRODUCTION MATERIALS BUYER (1)
Key Responsibilities
• Obtaining Production and Quality Assurance materials requirements from QAM and production materials Manager
• Sourcing for these materials from the suppliers on the approved supplier list or where the material is not from a regular supplier, then a minimum of 3 quotes are obtained for comparison.
• On approval purchase order is placed and sent to the supplier.
• Management of inward logistics for both local and imported materials i.e. following up of the delivery as per terms agreed
• Arranging for insurance cover for all imports and lodging Insurance claims from whenever necessary.
• Ensure all requisite documentation (Copy purchase order, invoices, delivery notes, MSDS, packing list clearing invoice etc] are available on delivery to allow for QA inspection, landed costing and CRN making
• Working out the lead time and advising the Materials Manager on the delivery times.
• Arranging in consultation with QA Manager for Supplier Audits '
• In liaison with the Manufacturing Planning and Logistics Manager supporting all Business SD initiatives among the suppliers.
• Distribution of the Ethical code of conduct to all production materials suppliers
• Pro form costing of all Production Materials imports, comparison to budget before order placement.
• Supplier accounts reconciliations and communication with Finance and suppliers.
• Prompt and cost effective delivery of materials as requested by the Materials Manager and/or Users.
• Ensuring expeditious customs clearance for all imported materials.
• Preparations of the periodic purchase plan and agree with the Materials Manager on the lead times and delivery plans.
• Preparation of periodic price variance reports and Justifications.

Job requirement

Minimum Qualifications
• An Honors Bachelors Degree in either Procurement or logistics Management /Business Administration or Bachelors Degree in Commerce (with a bias in Procurement) from a recognized University/Institute.
• Membership to Chartered institutive of Purchasing and Supplies (CIPS) will be an added advantage.
• Experience of 2 years of purchasing in a busy organization.
• High integrity and attention to detail
• High energy, balanced personality self discipline and drive, conceptualizing and innovative thinking, goal orientation and a strong output bias.
• Proactive mindset, self driven, self starter and with initiative.
• Excellent communicator (verbal and written), with great negotiation skills.
• Go getter attitude
• Computer literacy - Word PowerPoint and Excel is
• an added advantage


Key Attributes
• Highly numerate
• A good Team player

How to apply

The Company will offer a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidates. Candidates that have relevant experience, know that they meet the above criteria and Have what it takes to excel in the above position, should please send their CV, which should include details of email address (if any), present position, current remuneration, Certificate/testimonials and address of three (3) Referees plus telephone contact to the undersigned not later than 13th April 2011.

Note: 1) only shortlisted candidates will he contacted

Human Resources Specialist - Technical Nile Breweries Ltd, P.O Box 762, Jinja/Uganda

Systems Administrator Umeme Limited - Uganda

acancy Announcement for Systems Administrator - Uganda
Umeme Limited is a major investment of Actis Infrastructure 2 fund. Actis is a leading investor in the emerging markets, investing exclusively in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Presently Actis manages over US$4.8bn worth of investment on behalf of mare than (00 institutional investors. The Common wealth Development Corporation (CDCJ of (fie United Kingdom, a UK Government-owned company, is the largest investor in Actis' infrastructure 2 fund and as such has a relationship with Umeme Ltd indirectly through Actis.

As a responsible employer Umeme is committed to providing competitive employment terms to its employees in addition to providing safe and reliable electricity improving customer service, minimizing energy fosses and operating in a cost effective .manner. To help in achieving these goals Umeme is looking to recruit an individual with high integrity, dedication and commitment to fill the following position in the IT Department.

Job Title
Systems Administrator - REF No UM/IT/01/03/11
Reports to
IT Infrastructure Manager
Job Purpose
Responsible for performance, and maintenance of UMEME if infrastructure

Principal Accountabilities
• Responsible for system administration tasks for UMEME servers.
• Troubleshooting and monitoring of AVX and Windows operating system.
• Providing housekeeping, fie maintenance and backup scripts,
• Schedule and direct activities to reserve hardware and software problems in a timely and accurate fashion in line with service level agreements and IT policy & procedures,
• Documentation and maintenance of IT servers.
• Identify security risks and develop best practices to prevent system intrusions.
• Monitor user activity, and introduce tools to prevent system abuse and, malpractice.
• Ensure availability and uptime of UMEME servers and provide key performance indicators to accurately reflect UMEME system performance.
• Work closely with IT network administration, database admin, support and other IT staff.
• Provide backup network administration role as required.
• Participate in developing the IT disaster recovery business plan for UMEME.
• Other IT tasks as required.

Job requirement

Required Qualifications of Experience
• Bachelors in Computer Science or it equivalent
• Hands on system administration in large corporate environment
• Expert knowledge of AlX and Windows operating systems
• Five years relevant experience
Personal Attributes/Competencies
• Strong Technical Background
• Good team player
• Knowledge of Oracle administration is an advantage

How to apply

HOW TO APPIY
If you feel you are the right candidate for this challenging position, please submit your application to the Head Of Human Resources - Lugogo or email recruit.hr@umeme.co.ug or post your application to P.O. Box 23841, Kampala.
Applications should be received by 5:00 pm Friday 8th April 2011

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER

National Forestry Authority (NFA) was established by the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 2003 to conserve, develop and manage the Central Forest Reserves and to supply quality forestry-related products and services. NFA manages Central Forest Reserves in partnership with Government, private sector and local communities.
NFA is seeking to fill the following positions:

POSITION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER (1 POST)
Reports to: Director Corporate Affairs
•Duty Station: Kampala Salary Scale: 3
Terms of Employment: 3 years contract (Renewable)

Job Summary:
Will develop and implement an IT policy for NFA and manage all other related IT equipment and infrastructure for the Authority.

Responsibilities and Tasks:
• Develop and Implement an ICT policy for the National Forestry Authority.
• Advise and facilitate the acquisition, installation and maintenance of efficient ICT hardware and Software infrastructure in NFA.
• Coordinate maintenance of existing ICT hardware, software and Network infrastructure.
• Prepare, administer ,and manage IT work plans, budgets and reports.
• Coordinate data and systems security.

Job requirement

Minimum Qualifications, skills and experience:
• Honours degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or Information Systems Management.
• Post graduate training and Professional qualifications such as MCP, MCSB, Oracle, A"+, will be an added advantage
• At least five years in a similar position in a reputable organization.
• Ability to develop ICT Policies, Manage LAN, WAN and ICT infrastructure.

How to apply

if you have the necessary qualifications and experience, please apply to the address below providing an application letter, a detailed CV including current remuneration, names and addresses of three referees, copies of professional/educational certificates and day time telephone contact. Your application should reach the address below, not later than 8^ April 2011.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY PLOT 10/20 SPRING ROAD

P.O. Box 70863 Kampala

PROCUREMENT ASISTANT

National Forestry Authority (NFA) was established by the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act 2003 to conserve, develop and manage the Central Forest Reserves and to supply quality forestry-related products and services. NFA manages Central Forest Reserves in partnership with Government, private sector and local communities.
NFA is seeking to fill the following positions:

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POSITION: PROCUREMENT ASISTANT (1 POST)
Reports to: Procurement Manager Duty Station: Kampala


Salary Scale: 5
Terms of Employment: 3 years contract
(Renewable) Job Summary:
Will assist the procurement Manager in coordinating procurement activities within the unit
Key Result Areas
• Ensuring proper custody of the bid
• documents and procurement files « Preparing bid evaluation documents
• Compiling procurement needs from the various departments
• Dispatch of requests for quotations and requests for proposals and purchase orders
• Liaising with user departments to follow up supply orders and contract performance.

Job requirement

Minimum Qualifications, skills and experience:
• Minimum of Degree in Procurement and supplies Management from a recognised Institution
• At least 2 (two) years working experience in similar work.
• Knowledge of PPDA regulations is a requirement

How to apply

if you have the necessary qualifications and experience, please apply to the address below providing an application letter, a detailed CV including current remuneration, names and addresses of three referees, copies of professional/educational certificates and day time telephone contact. Your application should reach the address below, not later than 8^ April 2011.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY PLOT 10/20 SPRING ROAD

P.O. Box 70863 Kampala