Head of Finance and Operations

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TPO Uganda is hiring a Head of Finance and Operations to take the lead in providing strategic leadership over finance, treasury, grants compliance, procurement, logistics and enabling operations to safeguard assets, ensure donor and statutory compliance, and deliver timely, accurate IFRS-compliant reporting that powers decision-making across TPO Uganda’s multi-site programme. The position holder takes responsibility for TPO’s Financial Management Policy and related frameworks, and as SMT lead for internal controls, risk and operational excellence.

Your key responsibilities are:

Lead the implementation of the financial strategy, governance & policy

Oversee treasury, liquidity & FX management

Ensure financial accounting, close and reporting

Lead the development of grants, donor compliance and manage the partner/sub-award management systems

Set up Systems, Data & Process Excellence

Ensure Controls over Mobile Money, petty cash, receivables & payables

Oversee the management of procurement, inventory, assets & fleet

Develop audit, risk & assurance management systems

Ensure the leadership & capability of the finance department

Job Requirements

A master’s degree in a Finance, accounting, business administration, operations, or other related discipline from a recognized university

Bachelors degree in Finance and Accounting discipline from a recognized university

Fully completed Accounting qualification/certification e.g. CA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA

10+ years’ progressive finance leadership with ≥ 5 years in (I)NGO multi-donor context and field operations.

Expert knowledge of IFRS (incl. IFRS 9), treasury and cash management, and external audit liaison.

Demonstrated donor compliance with EU/UNHCR (and other institutional donors), including sub-award lifecycle management.

Strong ERP/FMIS leadership (MS Dynamics), segregation of duties, month-end discipline and reporting automation.

Proven team leadership, change management and process optimization across HQ/field settings.

Excellent spoken and written English; strong presentation skills for Board/FARM committee; proficiency with Excel and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI).

Ability to provide financial analysis and interpretation to Country Management Team for decision-making.

Knowledge of government policies and regulations on financial management and taxation

Risk analysis and risk management experience

Application

Please send your current CV to

vkatungye@steadmanglobal.com

before the end of day Friday November 7

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, 2025