Job Title: Senior Accountant
Organisation: Uganda Health Professions Assessment Board
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
The TVET Act 2025, and the Gazette of Statutory Instrument No. 25 of 2025 established the Uganda Health Professions Assessment Board (UHPAB), which is responsible for the Assessment and Certification of health professionals under Technical and Vocational Education and Training. The ACT was assented to in February 2025, by H.E. the President of the Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
Job Summary: To provide technical expertise and guidance on management of all financial related matters of the UHPAB.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Verify completeness of payment requisitions, justification and documentation of financial transactions;
- Supervise periodic reconciliations of ledgers and cashbooks to account statements; non-tax revenue to URA provisional returns and providing advice on appropriate actions;
- Produce routine financial management information and draft periodic financial statements and reports for management use;
- Prepare draft periodic statements and reports for compilation of final accounts;
- Coordinate preparation of draft responses to audit activities or queries and oversight issues;
- Prepare requests for funding;
- Oversee day to day operations of Accounts Unit;
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- An Honours Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting, Financial Management, Accountancy, or Business Administration (Accounting, Commerce (Accounting) from a recognized awarding Institution,
- A full professional qualification in Accountancy obtained from a recognised awarding body,
- Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAU) Or For non-1st degree holders
- Full professional qualification in Accountancy obtained from a recognized awarding Institution accredited by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) plus
- Member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAU).
- Experience: A minimum of three (3) years relevant working experience at the level of Accountant in Government.
How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants to fill the vacant posts tenable at the Uganda Health Professions Assessment Board. The applications should be filled on the PSC Form 3 and submitted to the Executive Secretary, Uganda Health Professions Assessment Board on Plot 157, Ssebowa Road, Kiwatule, P.O. Box 236, Ntinda not later than 5.00 pm on Friday 14th November, 2025.
Instructions
1. Applicants are advised to:
- Complete Public Service Form 3 (PSF 3) in triplicate, Download Here.
- Attach one (1) recent coloured passport size photograph on each form and a detailed Curriculum Vitae
- Indicate title of the post on the application form and reference number against the post.
2. Relevant Documents required include the following:
- Certified Academic documents (Master’s Degree Certificate and Transcript, Post Graduate Diploma Certificate and Transcript, Bachelor’s Degree Certificate and Transcript, Diploma Certificate and Transcript, UACE, UCE.
- Certified Registration Certificates and valid Practicing Licenses for health workers who are required by law to register with relevant Professional Councils.
- Evidence of training and practice in specialized areas where applicable.
- National and Current Institutional Identity Cards.
- Priority should be given to only the relevant documents in the job specifications.
- All applicants will have the opportunity to present additional relevant qualifications.
3. It is emphasized that:
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
- Shortlisted applicants shall be required to bring at the oral interview their original Academic and Professional Documents, letters of appointment and confirmation.
- Candidates who will present forged Certificates shall be handed over to the Police for appropriate action.
- Applicants who are on long term training of one year and above should not apply.
Deadline: 14th November, 2025.
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Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36