About

I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 15 years of experience working with development organizations, specifically in the private sector and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). I aim to provide top-notch financial and professional services while always staying honest and professiona...

Skills

  • Accounting
  • Administration
  • Customer service
  • Management
  • Office management
  • Procurement
  • English
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Recommendations

Joyce Lukwiya

 12/5/2023
6

"Excellent accountant and administrator"

Experience

Juliet Masika

Education
  • Masters in Business Administration

Juliet Masika

Education

Juliet Masika

Work experience
  • June 2016 to date [Finance and Administration Officer, Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa-AFSA]:
  • AFSA is a broad alliance network of networks of civil society actors in 50 African Countries who are part of the struggle for food sovereignty and agroecology in Africa. These include African food producer networks, African CSO networks, indigenous people’s organizations, faith-based organizations, women and youth groups, consumer movements, and international organizations.
  • As the Finance and Administration Officer at AFSA, I have played a pivotal role in providing strategic leadership in financial management to both the AFSA secretariat and over 30 partner organizations covering over 50 countries across the African continent. My contributions align closely with AFSA's overarching strategies, policies, procedures, statutory laws, and international financial standards.
  • Over my seven years of dedicated service, I have successfully steered financial operations, ensuring the effective allocation of resources to drive AFSA's mission of promoting food sovereignty and agroecology in Africa.
  • Key achievements during my tenure include:
  • Optimizing Financial Performance: Implementing sound financial practices that resulted in increased efficiency and transparency, enabling AFSA to allocate resources more effectively.
  • Strategic Partnership Management: Collaborating with over 30 partner organizations, fostering strong financial partnerships, and ensuring compliance with financial standards and regulations.
  • Budgetary Oversight: Successfully overseeing budgets and financial planning, ensuring that resources were allocated in alignment with AFSA's strategic priorities.
  • Risk Mitigation: Implementing robust financial risk management strategies to safeguard AFSA's financial health and sustainability.
  • Reporting Excellence: Streamlining financial reporting processes to provide timely and accurate financial information to support decision-making and accountability.
  • Some of my key deliverables and successes include:
  • Lead in the development of plans and budgets in line with AFSA policies
  • Develop and implement an internal control system to maintain financial integrity and compliance with AFSA policies, procedures, and national laws.
  • Review and approve expenditures and other financial-related transactions in line with the financial policies and procedures.
  • Develop and implement financial reporting system in line with financial frameworks, policies, and procedures.
  • Provide technical advice and support on the program- financial matters to the General Coordinator, other staff and member organizations as required.
  • Provide support and guidance to the program team on grants to ensure adherence to and compliance with the AFSA policies and donor requirements.
  • Coordinate the internal and external audit engagement in line with AFSA policies and international financial reporting standards.
  • Ensure the integrity of accounting systems and ensure data security.
  • Contribute to strategic decision-making through senior management and support to the board
  • Supervise, and manage finance staff and functions in line with the Human Resource Policy (HRP), Finance Manual and AFSA Financial Management Framework.
  • Monitor financial performance of the over 30 Partners to ensure proper fund management

Juliet Masika

Work experience
  • 2. April 2013 to April 2015 [Accountant, Wizarts Foundation ltd/ Media ltd]
  • Wizarts Media Ltd is a media production company that does radio adverts and spots, television adverts, talk shows and documentaries. Within Wizarts Media there is Wizarts Foundation Ltd which deals with media projects that are for NGO business. I did accounting and financial management for both the foundation and the production departments.
  • Key deliverables and successes
  • Set up and improved the accounting systems and processes that helped improve the effectiveness of operations.
  • Provided Company Directors with accurate financial information, management accounts and data analysis.
  • Interpreting financial information and data.
  • Managed, tracked, and monitored donor budgets to ensure effectiveness and timely reporting.
  • Providing insights into the financial wellbeing of the company.
  • Overseeing all audit and internal control operations
  • Ensuring that all financial transactions are in line with company regulations and procedures
  • Analysed budgets to ensure compliance with donor agreements.
  • Computerized the accounts and personnel records of the organization and kept physical and digitalised records organised for ease.
  • Ensured administrative and operational systems are in place and cost-effective.

Juliet Masika

Work experience
  • 3. March 2012 to March 2013 [Finance and Administrative officer, The Province of the church of Uganda – PDR Department]
  • The Church of Uganda is a Jesus-loving, Bible-believing, Spirit-filled Anglican Church engaged in the mission of Jesus Christ in today’s world. The mission of the Provincial Secretariat Office is to support the Church through empowerment and faithful stewardship. The Provincial Secretariat is overseen by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, with day-to-day affairs managed by the Provincial Secretary and a management team of Directors of the Seven Directorates.
  • Key deliverables and successes
  • Timely Bank reconciliation
  • Improved filing system
  • Monitor Bank Balances regularly.
  • Budget Monitoring to ensure compliance.
  • Maintained accurate cash records.
  • Record all financial transactions in QuickBooks and ensures accurate bookkeeping with proper supporting documentation
  • Maintained an up-to-date register of assets
  • Ensured proper function of logistical operations including travel & events organization

Juliet Masika

Work experience
  • 4. June 2008 to February 2012 [Accountant-Fountain Publishers Ltd]
  • Fountain Publishers is one of East Africa's largest publishing houses with over 25 years of existence and more than 2,990 publications every year. Over 30 years later, publications have grown and cut across multiple disciplines including school textbooks, academic, general, fiction, tourism, children, and local language books.
  • Key deliverables and successes
  • Processed staff payroll and other main aspects of financial transactions.
  • Organized sales and profit reports.
  • Maintained the Accounts receivable Account.
  • Invoice processing and filing
  • Bank reconciliations.
  • Ensured timely bank payments.
  • Timely, accurate information.
  • Internal controls.
  • Compute taxes and prepare tax returns.
  • Reconciled accounts payable and receivable

Juliet Masika

Education

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Joyce Lukwiya

 12/5/2023
6

"Excellent accountant and administrator"