Job Title: Accountant/Finance Assistant
Organisation: Backbone Feeds
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Backbone group is a multinational corporation specialized in feed production, raw material trading, and fermentation biotechnology. Here in Uganda, we are dealing in animal feeds for pigs, poultry feeds, and fish feeds.
Job Summary: We are seeking to hire an experienced and professional accountant/finance assistant. This individual will be responsible for overseeing and directing the organization’s financial activities and ensuring accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency in financial transactions, reporting, and management. This role is critical in ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance, delivering timely financial reports, and supporting strategic planning and decision-making.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic leadership:
- Support cross-departmental business strategy and decision-making through financial insights, analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Provide financial forecasts, business modeling, and strategic cost analyses.
- Support commercial, legal, and operations teams with finance input.
- Participate in strategic planning sessions and budgeting cycles.
- Contribute to board-level presentations.
- Ongoing decision-making as part of senior management team
Financial Oversight & Reporting:
- Ensure timely, accurate, and regulatory-compliant financial reports that provide a clear picture of the company’s financial health
- Monitor budget performance against spend
- Monthly/Quarterly responsibilities
Payroll Management & Tax Compliance
- Ensure accurate, timely payroll execution and full compliance with statutory tax obligations
- Co-ordinate corrective tax filings and audits as well as with external auditors and regulatory authorities like URA
- Review and authorize payroll computations and statutory deductions.
Revenue & Bank Reconciliation
- Ensure accurate revenue tracking, completeness of income data, and reconciliation of all financial transactions across bank and revenue records
- Oversee reconciliation of customer transactions and deposits
- Conduct and review full bank account reconciliations on a monthly basis
Accounts Payable & Receivable
- Ensure prompt and accurate payment to suppliers and efficient invoicing and collection
- Daily/Weekly responsibilities
Team Management & Capacity Building
- Build and lead a high-performing finance team through continuous development, structured roles, and adherence to financial best practices
- Conduct check-ins with team members and assign responsibilities.
- Provide coaching and real-time feedback on tasks.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Graduate
How to Apply:
All qualified and interested candidates should send their updated CVs via Email to:
Deadline: 28th October 2025
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: no experience required