Accounts and Administration Assistant

About the role

The Accounts and Administration Assistant provides day‑to‑day accounting and administrative support to the finance and operations teams of a fast‑growing solar business in Uganda. The role is hands‑on, Excel‑driven and involves bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, payroll assistance, tax preparation and inventory costing.

Key responsibilities

• Enter financial data into the accounting system and maintain accurate general, debtor and creditor ledgers.
• Prepare weekly and monthly financial reports and summaries for the Finance Manager.
• Process supplier invoices, update statements and maintain customer ledgers.
• Perform regular bank reconciliations, reconcile supplier balances and manage petty‑cash records.
• Support audit schedule preparation and assist with tax computations and filing documents.
• Assist with monthly payroll processing, data entry, accuracy checks and staff benefits records.
• Capture inventory transactions, support costing and stock valuation, and provide data for stock reconciliations.
• Carry out basic credit control tasks, tracking overdue invoices and following up payments.
• Maintain organized electronic and physical finance files, including invoices, receipts, contracts, payroll and tax records.
• Provide general administrative support to the team and undertake other reasonable duties as assigned.

Required profile

• Diploma in Accounting, Finance or a related field (bachelor’s degree is an advantage).
• 1–2 years of relevant accounting or bookkeeping experience, preferably in an accounts/finance role.
• Experience with inventory‑based businesses or stock‑related accounting is a plus.
• Exposure to payroll processing or basic taxation in Uganda is desirable.
• Studying towards or having completed CPA or equivalent professional qualification is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Basic knowledge of accounting principles and double‑entry bookkeeping.