ROSEMARY NABISENKE
Kampala,29529
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with extensive experience at MRC/UVRI, excelling in financial reporting and analysis. Proven track record in budget preparation and administration, ensuring compliance and enhancing internal controls. Adept at mentoring teams and driving project success through effective financial management and strategic insights. Passionate about optimizing financial operations for impactful results.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
07.2021 - Current
- Responsible for reviewing and verification of financial transactions, organizing for audits, and ensuring that internal controls are functional.
- Responsible for the day-to-day accounting operations, financial analysis, and reporting following IPSAS/IFRS and supporting all other departments in finance-related matters.
- Reviewing and keeping up to date with MRC policies and procedures, changes in the law and best practices, and ensuring compliance with the same and providing recommendations on areas of improvement.
- Reviewing and preparing weekly cash flow reports for the Unit to ensure sufficient funds are available to meet payment obligations.
- Preparing monthly Budget vs Actual reports for technical teams, to ensure they remain within authorized levels, interpreting the variances identified, and responding to any queries raised.
- Offering financial advice to technical teams in managing and planning their financial needs and ensuring funds for activities are provided in time and implemented in a manner consistent with Donor agreements.
- Supporting the Grants office with reviewing, analyzing, and verifying Financial and Performance Partner Reports to ensure accuracy and consistency per partnership agreements.
- Supporting grant projects' close-out processes; collaborating with relevant internal and external stakeholders for smooth close-out processes including audits, and asset handover.
- Reviewing of terms and conditions on sub-awardee agreements for compliance with regulations, processes, procedures, and achievement of milestones before payment.
- Reviewing and verifying financial transactions (petty cash, sales & purchase invoices, journals, and bank receipts and payments) to ensure compliance with MRC policies and Donor regulations before posting into MS Dynamics and offering guidance as required.
- Mentoring, supervising, and capacity building of staff (finance and non-finance) on financial policies, procedures, and processes.
- Participating in internal and external audits, financial reviews, and compliance reviews and following up on findings until their resolution and closure.
- Reviewing Balance sheet reconciliations including cash & Bank, Accounts Payables & Receivables, VAT and payroll, and resolving any concerns and discrepancies timely.
- Reviewing the payroll to ensure employee costs are charged to the right projects, and outstanding loans and advances are cleared promptly.
- Supporting the compilation and filing of the monthly Diplomatic Value Added Tax (VAT) claims to URA, ensuring VAT is reclaimed monthly by the Unit and reconciliations of such refunds kept up to date.
- Performing surprise cash counts and stock verification exercises for the main office and field stations.
- Responsible for Third-party team visits including URA, NSSF, Auditors, Bankers, and other stakeholder teams and ensuring required information is provided.
Finance and Administration Officer
Rural Enterprise Development Solutions
09.2018 - 06.2021
- Developed and implemented grant acquisition and resource mobilization efforts in line with relevant policies.
- Developed, implemented, and directed processes for managing financial aspects of the organization.
- Developed and managed project budgets and provided recommendations on critical balances to management.
- Successfully implemented a financial accounting system, that greatly improved reporting efficiency.
Admin, Finance & Logistics Officer
Avocats Sans Frontières
07.2017 - 07.2018
- Responsible for the control and implementation of all administrative, financial, and logistics policies and procedures for the Uganda country office.
- Developed and managed projects' budget in collaboration with the Country Director.
- Control budget expenditures and forecasts and analyze them in connection with activities' progress and project objectives.
- Regularly mentored project staff to build their capacity in financial management.
- Tasked with cash flow management, including, petty cash functions and bank accounts management.
- Prepared and submitted timely monthly and annual financial reports to the headquarters (Brussels) per donor requirements and ASF procedures.
- Coordinated and prepared cash projections for the office monthly for submission to the head office by the 25th of every month.
- Ensured ASF procedures and donor rules are followed, and supported audits and financial reporting.
- Responsible for all human resources and personnel issues; supported the recruitment process of national staff.
- Performed risk assessment reviews for the Uganda office together with the Country Director by identifying areas of risk and providing action plans for issues raised.
- Supervised the filing system implemented for all mission archives (hard and soft copies): administrative folders, inbound/outbound mail, financial records, human resources files etc.
- Performed financial reviews and internal audits for partner organization (ANARDE) and offered training to the accounts staff on all financial matters.
- Implemented and supported security measures for the office, vehicles and staff as required.
- Mentored and supervised the Logistics Assistant and Finance Assistant.
Projects' Accountant
Human Rights Network- Uganda
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Responsible for provision of professional financial and administrative support to the Finance department.
- Successfully developed project proposal budgets that met all funding requirements and ensured full compliance with project agreements.
- Delivered comprehensive monthly financial statements, including balance sheets and Income & expenditure, variance analysis, cash flow reports, providing key insights that supported informed decision-making and financial planning.
- Efficiently managed payroll, receivables, payables, cash receipts, disbursements, and general ledger functions, consistently ensuring timely and accurate financial operations.
- Proactively monitored bank transfers, and maintained accurate account balances, to ensure sufficient resources available to meet obligations.
- Achieved full compliance with tax regulations by consistently submitting annual returns and tax obligations(PAYE, WHT, VAT) on time, avoiding penalties, and ensuring adherence to all legal requirements.
- Delivered comprehensive monthly financial statements, including balance sheets and profit/loss reports.
- Played a key role in preparing for the annual audit, ensuring the accuracy and transparency of audit results, which facilitated a smooth audit process and reinforced financial integrity.
Programme Accountant
Rural Enterprise Development Solutions
08.2011 - 12.2015
- Responsible for coordinating and managing financial and accounting operations including providing financial management and guidance, conducting financial analysis of data, preparing financial reports to funding agencies to ensure compliance with donor requirements and analysing performance trends to track performance and presenting results thereof.
- Actively participated in the budget planning, preparation, and management processes in liaison with relevant program officers to support donor proposals.
- Ensured budgetary estimates were made in line with planned program activities and that spending was done within approved budget lines and limits.
- Maintained a project performance monitoring tool to ensure project activities were on schedule and in line with approved budgets.
- Performed risk assessment reviews together with the project teams by identifying areas of risk and providing action plans to mitigate exposure to the same.
- Preparation and presentation of variance analysis reports to the relevant stakeholders and reported on the finances of the project for purposes of decision-making.
- Monthly/Quarterly/Annually Reported on the accounts per NORAD's financial policies and procedures.
- Developed proposals for budgetary transfers and management of surpluses.
- Timely preparation of funds requisition to donors bi-annually and/or when needed.
- Ensured compliance with legal and administrative guidelines of the organization and the country.
- Ensured timely and accurate entries of transactions into the computer-based accounting system Tally ERP.
- Monitored and followed up on outstanding receivables and liabilities of the program to ensure timely settlement of the same.
- Ensured proper management of the procurement processes in line with REDS manual and donor guidelines.
- Responsible for cash flow management, petty cash, and bank accounts management.
- Timely and accurately reconciled cashbooks to the bank balances.
- Accurately and timely remitted statutory deductions to relevant government institutions, i.e., PAYE, NSSF, WHT, etc.
- Point person who worked with auditors during external audits.
- Mentored and Supervised the Administrative assistant, Office Assistant and Driver.
Education
Master's Degree - Business Administration (General Management)
Uganda Management Institute
06.2025
Certified Public Accountant of Uganda (CPA(U)) -
ICPA(U)
Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration (Finance)
Makerere University Business School
Uganda Advanced Certification of Education (UACE) -
Uganda Martyrs S.S.S Namugongo
Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) -
Uganda Martyrs S.S.S Namugongo
Skills
- Financial reporting and analysis
- Inventory and Assets Management
- Budget preparation and Administration
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Policy Document Reviews
- Development & Implementation of Internal Controls
- Audit and Expenditure Verification
- Project monitoring and Activity Reporting
Languages
- English, Advanced
- Luganda, Mother tongue
- Kiswahili, Intermediate
- French, Basic
Professional References
- Mr. Edward Gitta, Country/Programmes Director, Rural Enterprise Development Solutions, +25677 2456892/031 2 202371, edwardgitta@yahoo.com
- Ms. Alice Mukasa, Programmes Administrator, Rural Enterprise Development Solutions, +25677 4114519/031 2 202371, alicemukasa@yahoo.com
- Mr. Aloysius Akishure, Finance and Administration Manager, Human Rights Network Uganda, +25678 7664179, akishure@gmail.com
Timeline
Accountant
MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
07.2021 - Current
Finance and Administration Officer
Rural Enterprise Development Solutions
09.2018 - 06.2021
Admin, Finance & Logistics Officer
Avocats Sans Frontières
07.2017 - 07.2018
Projects' Accountant
Human Rights Network- Uganda
05.2016 - 06.2017
Programme Accountant
Rural Enterprise Development Solutions
08.2011 - 12.2015
Master's Degree - Business Administration (General Management)
Uganda Management Institute
Certified Public Accountant of Uganda (CPA(U)) -
ICPA(U)
Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration (Finance)
Makerere University Business School
Uganda Advanced Certification of Education (UACE) -
Uganda Martyrs S.S.S Namugongo
Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) -
Uganda Martyrs S.S.S Namugongo
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