Finance Coordinator

Job Title: Finance Coordinator
Location: Kabarole
Reports to: Financial Controller

Application Deadline: 8th March 2026

Program Background

The Agrifood System Transformation for Youth Employment (ASTYE) Uganda program

ASTYE is a 5-year transformative initiative designed to enable dignified and fulfilling work opportunities primarily for financially disadvantaged young women, refugees, and vulnerable groups by addressing structural barriers in Uganda's Agrifood system. Aligned with Uganda’s Vision 2040, the National Development Plan and Government of Uganda Agriculture Value Chain Development Strategy, the program will contribute to national efforts toward poverty alleviation, economic growth, as well food and nutrition security. Additionally, ASTYE is part of the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda, which aims to empower 4.3 million young Ugandans, particularly young women, by addressing structural barriers to employment and providing them with the skills and resources to succeed.

Specifically, GOAL will implement component one to reach 500,000 financially disadvantaged young people, with 456,000 transiting into work and 336,000 securing dignified and fulfilling work. As the program is young women-centric, 80% of the total outreach target will be young women within Uganda's agrifood ecosystem. Furthermore, 5% of the total youth in work target will be refugees, and another 5% will be people with disabilities.

General Description of the Role

The Finance Coordinator will oversee the Mastercard foundation funded activities and support the Financial Controller in managing the finance department's operations. The role will oversee daily financial management activities and provide guidance to the Finance Team to ensure: 

•    Timely, accurate, and high-quality financial reporting on the foundation activities.
•    Effective management of foundation funds in pursuit of agreed objectives.
•    Implementation of finance Policies, procedures, systems and controls for financial management and reporting.
•    Continuous improvement and development of the finance team.
•    Providing sufficient capacity for both the Finance Team and Field Office Finance Teams to meet the above requirements

Job Functions

Oversee Mastercard Foundation Partners Financial Management

• Review of consortia partners’ reports to ensure they are in line with the approved budget and donor guidelines prior to disbursement of funds.
• Coordinating quarterly disbursement of funds and any amendments to contracts to the finance partners.
• Lead the Consortia and Downstream Partners due diligence and Financial Assessments.
• Completing verification checks on partner expenditure per their finance reports.
• Timely updating of grants disbursements tracker.
• Handling of queries relating to financial management raised by the implementing consortia partners.
• Review of consortia partners’ reports to ensure they are in line with the approved budget and donor prior to disbursement of funds and following up on any queries before forwarding to FC for approval.
• Completing verification checks on partner expenditure per their finance reports
• Handling of queries relating to financial management raised by the implementing consortia partners.

Proposals, Budgets, Reporting and Grant Management

• Collaborate with the Financial Controller in preparation and review of financial aspects of funding partner Proposals.
• Coordinate the preparation of financial aspects of Funding Partner Reports.
• Alert the Financial Controller, Budget Holders and Portfolio Coordinators on any upcoming deadlines.
• Provide Technical Support on funding partner budgets, funding partner reporting, guidelines & regulations to GOAL Uganda Management Team.
• Responsible for understanding grants compliance requirements, working with the systems team and country management teams in ensuring these are properly implemented and adhered to.

Financial Management within GOAL Uganda

• Support the Financial Controller in the day-to-day financial management activities, financial reporting to facilitate on-time reporting to Mastercard foundation and Dublin HQ.
• Coordinate monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual management accounts completion Process.
• Coordinate with Dublin HQ on funds requests and local banks on currency contracts in the absence of FC.
• Advise GOAL Uganda Management Team on compliance and tax related matters.

Lead Annual Statutory Audit, Compliance Checks and Mastercard Foundation Specific Audits

• Facilitate timely completion of the Annual Statutory Audit and Financial Statements.
• Facilitate timely completion of Specific Mastercard Foundation Project compliance checks and Audits.
• Prepare and contribute to any other statutory audits or reports as required from time to time.

Team Management

• Provide supervision and mentorship to finance staff foresting a culture of solution oriented, teamwork, high performance and continuous learning and adapting.
• Oversee performance management, staff development needs of finance staff in liaison with GOAL HR and management.

Job Level Specifications

Essential Criteria

• Master’s degree in Business and/or Accounting with a recognized institution.
• Fully qualified CPA(U)/ACA/ACCA or CIMA.
• Minimum of 7 years post-professional Qualification experience of which 5 must be in financial management of large-scale, complex international development programs, and/or leading large consortium.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Demonstrated experience in budget preparation, monitoring and management.
• Demonstrated skills in budgeting, risk management and adaptive planning.

Desirable Criteria

• Ability to produce financial information in a format that non-technical staff can understand.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with particular emphasis on planning, goal oriented with ability to set clear objectives.
• Experience in using Power Query, SQL Server, Power BI, or any other equivalent relationship-based analytics and reporting tools.
• Experience in dealing with donors such as the Mastercard Foundation.
• Proven experience in adaptive management and evidence-based decision-making.
• Experience in agriculture, women’s economic empowerment and refugee inclusion programming.

General Terms and Conditions

At GOAL, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@ug.goal.ie

GOAL Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee on the basis of sex, race, color, ethnic background, tribe, birth, creed or religion or social or economic standing, political opinion, disability.

Code of Conduct and Accountability within GOAL

GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has values and behaviors framework which defines our code of conduct. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability.

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behavior of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

GOAL 

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency and works with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and overcome humanitarian crises, and to assist those facing poverty and exclusion achieve greater resilience and well-being. GOAL envisions a world beyond humanitarian crises where poverty no longer exists, where vulnerable communities exposed to shocks and stresses are resilient, where barriers to well-being are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities. 

General Description of the Country Program 

First operational in Uganda in 1979, the current GOAL Uganda country program focuses on Health, (including WASH, Health Accountability and Nutrition); and a market-based systems approach to improving agricultural livelihoods and WASH. GOAL Uganda mainstreams gender, child protection, social behavior changes and resilience strategies across all programming. GOAL uses a mixture of direct implementation and partnerships with national and international civil society organizations, local government, the private sector and communities to give effect to our mission.  

GOAL Uganda has a skilled team of over 110 personnel and has a head office in Kampala and field offices in 7 locations across Northern, Southwestern and Eastern regions of Uganda.  GOAL Uganda’s donors include the Mastercard Foundation, charity: water, Irish Aid, The Kingdom of Netherland Embassy in Uganda (EKN) and other private donors.  

nterested applicants who meet the requirements should apply through the link with at least 3 professional referees (current or former Line Manager) from the last three employers and daytime contact number by 8th March 2026.