Job Title:     Management Accountant

Organisation: Uganda Christian University (UCU)

Duty Station:  Mukono, Uganda

About the Company:

Uganda Christian University (UCU) is an authentic Christian institution established by the Church of Uganda in 1997 in response to a call for quality university education with a Christian perspective. Uganda Christian University replaced the historic Bishop Tucker Theological College which trained clergy and educators during its 84-year history from 1913-1997. The local chief, Hamu Mukasa, granted land for the college to operate in Mukono.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:   

• Aid Management’s financial planning and decision making by providing appropriate financial information and reports
• Conduct financial analysis and forecasting
• Develop and implement cost-effective financial policies
• Mitigate financial risks
• Monitor auditing and taxation practices
• Evaluate benefits and compensation packages
• Ensure the financial health and sustained business growth of the University Any other official duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or Management

The applicable candidate must have the following qualifications, experience and skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or in a related field
• Excellent technical accounting skills
• Professional certification in ACCA or CPA or CFA.
• Three (3) years’ work experience as Management Accountant or in a Senior Financial/Supervisory Financial role.
• Advanced knowledge of excel and acquainted with SAP
• Successfully aided over three recent unqualified external Audit processes
• Excellent analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills
• Able to function in a team and supervise a finance team
• A committed and practicing Christian who upholds the University’s Core values and Instruments of Identity