Finance and Planning

A Secretary for Finance and Planning is appointed by the Executive Committee from the entire Muslim Sunni Population in Uganda through an open and transparent recruitment process involving public invitation for expression of interest and approved by the Joint Session.

 Qualifications

1. A holder of a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from a recognized university or professional institution and accreditation by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda;
2. Have a working experience of at least five years from a reputable institution;
3. Be with a demonstrable full knowledge of Accounting and Planning;
4. Properly married and a practicing Sunni Muslim;
5. Be at least 40 years of age and not more than 65 years; and
6. With a clean track record and free from offences in Islamic and national laws;

Duties

1. Control the income and expenditure of the Council;
2. To implement the overall financial and economic policies and strategies of the UMSC and its subsidiary or associated company and undertakings;
3. Receiving departmental budgets, regional budgets and district budgets and compile them into the UMSC master budgets for the consideration of the Management Committee;
4. Preparing or cause to be prepared statements of accounts of the UMSC financial affairs and present the same to the Management Committee and thereafter to the Executive Committee; and
5. Generally, advise the Secretary General on the state of finances of the UMSC to ensure that the same is healthy at all times.

Deputy Secretary for Finance and Planning

Deputy Secretary for Finance and Planning is in-charge of Strategic Planning and Implementation and appointed by the Executive Committee from the entire Muslim Sunni population in Uganda through an open and transparent recruitment process involving public invitation for expression of interest and approved by the Joint Session.

 Qualifications

1. A holder of at least a bachelor’s degree in business studies, statistics or its equivalent from a recognized university or a professional institution;
2. With a working experience of at least three years; properly married and a practicing Sunni Muslim;
3. Free from offences under the national and Islamic laws;
4. At least aged 35 years and not exceeding 65 years; and
5. With a clean track record and free from offences under the national and Islamic laws;

 Duties

1. Drawing strategic plan, poverty alleviation plans, development policies, economic policies and design income generating activities plan of the UMSC; 58
2. Represent and deputize the Secretary for Finance and Planning where necessary; and
3. Any other duty that may be assigned to him or her by the Secretary General or Secretary for Finance and Planning.

Fact File of Secretary for Finance and Planning