Finance & Accounting Officer – Uganda Branch

About the role

A leading multi-country FinTech company is hiring a Finance & Accounting Officer for its Uganda branch in Kampala, on a full-time permanent basis. The role reports to the Country Finance Manager and supports accurate, timely and compliant accounting and reporting for the branch, while helping Group consolidation across payment, collection and settlement flows in several countries and currencies.

Key responsibilities

• Post journals and maintain ledgers under IFRS and Group policy, run month- and year-end closes, and prepare management accounts, budget variance reports, intercompany schedules and Group reporting packs, including support for audits.
• Reconcile customer wallets, safeguarding and settlement accounts, banks, mobile money operators, gateways and card processors, and resolve failed, duplicate or reversed transactions and chargebacks.
• Record multi-currency transactions, revalue balances monthly, post realised and unrealised FX, and track currency exposures and prefunding positions for Treasury.
• Compute, file and pay local taxes (VAT, PAYE, WHT, income tax, excise duty) and NSSF, ensure e-invoicing and EFRIS compliance, and apply cross-border WHT and transfer-pricing rules.
• Process monthly payroll with HR, compute statutory deductions, issue payslips, file returns and post payroll journals.
• Verify and process supplier, partner and bank disbursements, manage petty cash, oversee payables and receivables, and reconcile commissions and revenue shares.
• Enforce approval thresholds and segregation of duties, prepare data for central bank regulatory and AML/CFT reporting, and flag unusual transactions to Compliance.
• Assist with annual budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning, and advise on accounting and tax implications of new products and corridors.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field.
• Professional accounting qualification (CPA, ACCA or CIMA) completed or at an advanced stage.
• 3-4 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in FinTech, banking, mobile money or digital payments.
• Experience with high-volume reconciliations, multi-currency accounting and statutory tax filings is essential; multi-country group reporting and payroll experience is an advantage.

Required skills

• Practical knowledge of IFRS and local tax legislation.
• ERP systems such as NetSuite, SAP, Xero or QuickBooks.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Understanding of payment rails, settlement cycles and FX accounting, and working knowledge of central bank regulations and AML/CFT standards.
• High accuracy with large volumes of data, integrity and confidentiality, and excellent written and verbal English.

The position is office-based with extended hours during month-end closes, year-end closes and external audits, and occasional travel to regional Group offices. Applications are submitted through the BrighterMonday portal.