Position: Volunteer Finance Assistant

Reports to: Finance Officer

Number of positions: 1

Application Deadline: June 12, 2024.

Job Summary

The Volunteer Finance Assistant will work with HAC staff and partners to efficiently and effectively implement the Finance department processes as well as Office administration so as to ensure value creation and building of sustainability within the organization.

Background

The mission of Health Access Connect is to link remote communities to healthcare. HAC currently pursues this mission through four programs:

1. Medicycles: We help remote communities to bring government health workers and their medicines to their villages on a monthly basis. In these outreach clinics health workers give HIV testing, anti-retroviral treatment, immunizations, perinatal services, family planning, and many other services available in rural health centres.
2. Technical Advising: We collaborate with Africa Resource Centre (ARC) and the Uganda Ministry of Health to teach and empower PEPFAR implementing partner (IP) organizations to implement alternative drug distribution point models in an effort to a) improve a) antiretroviral therapy (ART) and general treatment health service provision and b) decongest health facilities.
3. Treat & Teach: We improve access to family planning in the communities of Masaka and Kalangala districts by a) providing low-density high-frequency certificate training to health workers, b) setting up outreach clinics in remote communities, c) generating demand by collaborating with community health workers (VHTs), and d) reducing commodity stock outs by providing buffer stocks and improving commodity tracking at partner health facilities.
4. Digitalisation of the Health Commodities Supply Chain: In partnership with Signalytic, we are improving the stock visibility in selected Health Facilities in Masaka District Local Government and City. This is a push from the Ministry of Health that will see a move to paperless ordering of Health Facility commodities over time.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Record all bank,cash and mobile money  transactions
• Record all Field officer staff expenses.
• Following up on Field officer accountability and reporting any discrepancies.
• Filing receipts, invoices and all finance documentation
• Support actively in the external audit process.
• Pick up bids from respective suppliers and present them to management
• Support the purchase, branding and delivery of these items to their intended warehouses
• Implement stock tracking mechanism and verification
• Support with tracking depreciation and usage of equipment purchases in health facilities and outreach sites.
• Support in end-of-month reporting.

Background and Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Commerce/Finance/ with a bias in Procurement and Supply Management or its equivalent.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply
• Experience working with QuickBooks is an added advantage
• Experience in procurement procedures is an added advantage

REQUIRED

• Strong writing skills in English
• Fluency in both spoken and written English.
• Computer skills: proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in using Google Suite
• Ready to make frequent field visits.

 Compensation

This position is designed as a full-time (40 hours/week) position. Compensation is UGX 450,000 per month before taxes. Field travel expenses will be paid for by Health Access Connect.

How to Apply

Applications including Cover letter, CV, and academic documents should be submitted on the Volunteer Finance Assistant application page or sent through jobs@healthaccessconnect.org by June 12, 2024.

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