Finance Assistant – Lango (1 position)

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Post Date : September 30, 2026

Apply Before : October 2, 2026

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(Finance Assistant – Lango)

Role: Finance Assistant
Location: Lango Sub-region (Regional Hub)
Vacancies: 1 position available

About the Location:
Coordinated through the regional office in Lira City, the Lango sub-region is a major north-central agricultural and trade corridor. The Finance Assistant in this zone will manage daily cash transactions, handle data entry into the financial system, and verify field expenses to keep local community health programs running smoothly and transparently.

Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of the Senior Finance Officer, the Finance Assistant will be responsible for the disbursement and settlement of field accountabilities. He/She will ensure proper custody of financial records scanning as well as documentation retrieval. He or she will ensure a timely first-level review of the financial transactions source/support documents for accuracy, reliability, reasonability, and completeness; all in compliance with internal policies and specific donor(s) regulations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in timely processing, reconciliation and liquidation of staff travel advances.
Print out proof of payments and share with the Beneficiaries
Preparation of Payment Vouchers for review by the SFO or FM
Provide first level review of mobile money payments requests and generate the associated output files.
Update the District team members on payment status of their accountabilities
Ensure scanning of documentation on to the JCRC server
Submit mobile money reports/confirmations to activity coordinators and follow through unpaid transactions as well as daily reconciliations of all disbursements for supported activities.
Maintain and update data base of all mobile money payment schedules
Provide the first level packaging and reviewing of vendors’ payments requests.
Support transactions capturing in quick books a may be assigned
Ensure that all the finance transactions support documents are stamped paid, scanned and sequentially filed.
Support end month closure activities
Support reconciliation of monthly reports
Perform any other work-related duties/tasks as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

- - The ideal candidate for the Finance Assistant job placement should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a Finance, Commerce, Accounting or business-related field;
  - 1 – 2 years of relevant experience in financial management and/or accounting in an NGO setting;
  - At least ACCA/CPA Level 2 qualification is required
  - Relevant experience with USAID-funded programs and knowledge of USG rules, and regulations strongly desired;
  - Experiences with PEPFAR Expenditure Analysis reports is strongly desire

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified applicants should submit applications clearly indicating the position applied for and preferred area of work by REGION in the subject line.

Applications should be addressed to:

The Head Human Resources
Joint Clinical Research Centre
Plot 101 Lubowa Campus off Entebbe Road
P.O Box 10005
Kampala-Uganda

Email: jobs@jcrc.org.ug

The application deadline is Friday, 2nd October 2026 at 05:00 pm.

Strictly two documents combined in one PDF are required:

Application letter
CV not exceeding 6 pages

Note: JCRC is an equal opportunity employer.

DEPUTY PROGRAMMES CONTROLLER/PRESENTER – ARUA ONE FM