Senior Accountant
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Date Posted | October 9, 2025 |
| Category | Accounting Audit Finance Management |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Currency | UGX |
Description
Job Summary
To enforce internal controls in line with established company policies and regulations.
- Minimum Qualification : Bachelors
- Experience Level : Senior level
- Experience Length : 7 years
Job Description/Requirements
Department: Finance
Section:
Grade:
1.0 Job Purpose
To enforce internal controls in line with established company policies and regulations.
2.0 Reporting Relationships:
2.1 Reports directly to:
- Financial Controller
2.2 Direct reports:
- Accountant.
- Accounts Assistants.
- Records Officer.
Key Working Relationships:
Key Internal Relationships:
- Company Management
- Internal users of financial information
Key External Relationships:
- Suppliers
- Bankers
- Government Agencies
- External Auditors
3.0 Key Responsibilities of the job:
- Maintain and review internal financial controls and monitor financial transactions for compliance.
- Maintain an accurate record of current assets, creditors, debtors, liabilities, and shareholders' capital.
- Maintain the Fixed Asset Register.
- Ensure regular reconciliations are carried out of the bank accounts and the P & L and Balance Sheet accounts to ensure accuracy.
- Ensure strict adherence to credit control measures/supplier credit terms and prompt debt collection for better cash flow.
- Ensure prompt payment to suppliers to uphold supplier confidence and ensure uninterrupted supply of goods and services.
- Maintain proper records for all financial transactions.
- Formulate/set performance objectives and targets for staff (using the HK system) based on business goals.
- Profile staff skills/competency needs and develop annual training and capacity building programmes based on priority needs, including career growth/succession plans.
- Perform any other assignments as directed by Management
4.0 Job Dimensions:
4.1 Financial Responsibilities:
- Financial reports
- Liquidity
4.2 Nature of Decision Making:
- Timely financial reporting
- Control on operating expenses & other costs
4.3 Responsibility of physical assets (Custodianship):
- Financial Data & Records
- Laptop, Printer, Normal Office Furniture
5.0 Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes/Skills)
5.1 Academic and/or Professional Qualifications:
- Degree plus Professional qualification – CPA, ACCA
5.2 Previous relevant work experience required
- Minimum of 7 years
5.3 Job skills and attributes
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Negotiation skills
- Analytical skills
- Report writing skills
- Business management skills
- Leadership/People management skills
- Team player
- Interpersonal relations
- Computer literacy in MS Word, Windows, Excel and PowerPoint
- Integrity
- Strategic thinker
- Focused and with a sense of orderliness
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