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Financial Oversight:

• Work with the accounting team to ensure on-time fee collections and minimization of fee debtors at all schools; timely and accurate payments to suppliers and payroll to employees; and timely and accurate VAT and tax filings to the Uganda government.

• Put in place proper controls at all levels of the school to ensure prudent and appropriate expenditures; providing training to Heads of Schools and Departments as needed to implement good controls.

• Review the balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis to ensure payables and receivables accounts are cleared in a timely manner and that the balance sheet is an accurate reflection of the financial picture of the organization.

• Ensure accurate and on-time reporting of financial information to Head Office, the CEO and the Board of AKES Uganda.

• Manage the treasury of AKES Uganda, optimizing liquidity versus low-risk investments and currency balancing, in line with guidance provided by the Finance and Audit Committee

• Drive the annual operational budget cycle of AKES Uganda

• Review and strengthen the financial management policies, systems and processes across all units to bring about cohesion and best practice.

• Build the capacity of the finance team in AKES Uganda by providing regular training and mentoring to upgrade staff skills and performance.

Quality Control and Compliance:

• Ensure that all financial management activities conform to best practices and comply with Institutional policies and government legislation, operating and programmatic licensing requirements.

• Regularly review financial reports to ensure the effective functioning, control and integrity of policies and procedures. Board Operations:

• Work with the CEO, Board Chairperson and FAC Chairperson to support effective Board governance in Uganda. Financial Information Systems

• Lead the implementation and maintenance of, as well as training of all staff for effective use of globally-mandated Financial Information system software services

• Use and monitor data on the Student Information Systems and Human Resource Information Systems to ensure accuracy and timeliness as related to financial data on revenues and HR.

  
  

Capital Projects:

• Monitor the financial performance of AKES capital projects in Uganda.

• Assess the performance of each unit against their respective capital expenditure budgets and ensure compliance with local rules and regulations, contracts and insurance.

• In collaboration with the Facilities team, the CEO and the Capital Projects Committee of AKES Uganda, ensure proper cash-flow forecasting and planning.

  
  

Operations:

• Support the CEO and other senior management on operational management and accept additional responsibilities, as and when needed by the Institution.