Branch Accountant

at Eleglance Finance Ltd
Location Mbale, Uganda
Date Posted July 18, 2026
Category Accounting
Audit
Finance
Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

Job summary

To ensure and provide accurate and timely financial and statistical information required by management to make short-term and long-term decisions. To keep track and control of all income and expenditure, assets and obligations of the Branch as well as comply with all statutory requirements.

Min Qualification:BachelorsExperience Level:Entry levelExperience Length:1 yearLanguage Requirement:EnglishWorking Hours:Full Time - 8 to 5Applicant Location:Uganda

Job descriptions & requirements

Location: Mbale

Department: Finance
Hours per week: 45
 
Company Context:
Eleglance Finance is a privately owned microfinance institution dedicated to delivering benefits of financial services tailored to individuals, groups, and SMEs that find it challenging to access services from mainstream banks. Our investment goes beyond providing capital to creating innovative solutions tailored towards the financial needs of a growing private equity sector. We opened doors in May 2012 and have since then expanded to several branches.
Company Relationships:
Position reports to: Finance Manager
Key relationships: The Position works closely with both the Finance Manager (FM) and Branch Manager (BM) to ensure the growth of the Branch and its Clients.
 
Job Summary: To ensure and provide accurate and timely financial and statistical information required by management to make short-term and long-term decisions. To keep track of and control all income and expenditure, assets and obligations of the Branch as well as comply with all statutory requirements.
Key Responsibility Areas
Core Responsibilities
  • Deputizing the Branch Manager.
  • Bookkeeping and primary accounting records and petty cash imprest management;
  • Filing and coding of all vouchers/documents as per chart of accounts, including proper verification of receipts and payments to ensure accuracy of information;
  • Ensuring proper classification of transactions as assets, liabilities, income and expenses, and checking all entries entered in the system to ascertain their genuineness, accuracy and who authorized them;
  • Preparing monthly and yearly reports of all Income and Expenditure results, trial balance extraction, bank reconciliation and income statements;
  • Participating in external and internal audit matters;
  • Stocktaking of assets and maintaining the asset register;
  • Meeting reporting requirements (weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually) for both external and internal users;
  • Monitoring the minimum and maximum cash levels on a day-to-day basis;
  • Handling any treasury-related activities, and providing technical support in accounting for treasury-related instruments, including Cash in Vault /treasury verification, receiving cash certificates and any other accounting requirements as deemed necessary.
  • Regularly monitors that all expenditures are according to budget.
  • Follow up on accountability for advances to staff and prepare an updated schedule
  • Preparation of the monthly payroll information for the Branch staff, sharing with the FM promptly.
  • Ensure teller accounts are reconciled to zero and follow up on any shortages or overages.
  • Prepare daily and monthly bank reconciliations for all bank accounts.
Key Performance Indicators
 Please refer to the Performance Agreement/Scorecard.
Personal Specification
Education & Certifications:
  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, commerce, economics, microfinance, development studies, business studies, international business, banking and finance, marketing, business computing/statistics, social sciences, social administration or any other relevant field.
  • Partial or full professional qualification in CPA or ACCA.
Essential Knowledge and Experience
  • At least 1-2 years’ experience in a similar/related position.
  • Ability to communicate fluently, having a cheerful disposition with clients at all times.
  • Highly trustworthy individual.
  • Be ready and able to work within a team.
  • Ability to read, count, and write to accurately complete all documentation.
  • Ability to operate all equipment necessary to perform the job, such as cash tills.
  • Prior experience selling products and services is an added advantage
  • Excellent customer awareness and good emotional intelligence skills.
  • Fluency in commonly used local languages in the EFL area of operation.
Other Required Skills & Competencies:
  • Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
  • Self-driven and result - oriented
  • Remain flexible to adapt to changes in the work environment.
  • Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
  • Possess a work ethic that includes neatness, punctuality, attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Basic computer skills, including e-mail, word processing and spreadsheets.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to facilitate interaction with the clients and other staff.
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