The Position

In-Country Finance Officer – Uganda Job Reference: FO/PD/UG/10/2025

The In-Country Finance officer is responsible for providing finance support to the Uganda Country Director and staff.

S/he will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, as well as day-to-day management of the finance function of the assigned country. On financial functions, she/he will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the development and monitoring of budgets and forecasts, liaising with the finance unit in Nairobi to support timely processing of financial transactions, maintaining of a healthy balance sheet, providing audit support and aligning of processes and procedures.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain financial analysis and reporting activities for assigned country.
• Supports the annual financial audit processes through the preparation of standard reports as well as other custom reports as requested within the legal and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare finance reports and account reconciliation reports according to company policies on periodic basis.
• Identifies and resolves invoicing issues, accounting discrepancies and other financial related issues for the assigned country.
• Initiates and manages the assigned country budgets and forecasts in line with AGRA policies and respective donor restrictions.
• Maintains an updated fixed asset register and coordinates the annual verification as per the set policies and procedures.
• Aligns and reconciles countries and regions monthly general ledger balance, invoices and credit card statements
• Creates finance journal entries as required for the assigned country.
• Leads in the management of account payables and receivables activities for the assigned country.
• Plans for all bill payments and customer invoicing as per the deadlines with the countries and regions
• Organizes the administration processes for all payroll activities as well as oversees vendor payments etc.
• Plans and prepares tax documents for timely filing of company tax.
• Collaborates with the finance and HR teams in preparation of financial reports and statements for the assigned country. Sets guidelines to ensure maintenance of the general and subsidiary ledgers.
• Plans and prepares tax documents for timely filing of company tax.
• Organizes and maintains all countries and regions financial records and files as per the company policies.
• Organizes the administration processes for all payroll activities as well as oversees vendor payments etc.
• Sets ways to streamline/improve the processes and procedures for operational efficiency of finance reporting and budgeting systems within the assigned country.

Key Qualifications and Experience required:

• Essential
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience

• Desirable
  • An MBA in any relevant field is an added advantage
  • Member of an Accounting professional body

• Technical Competencies
  • Strong analytical, data mining ability
  • Understanding of auditing techniques to help ensure countries and regions financial operations remain in compliance
  • Knowledge of global, country/government accounting standards

• Behavioral Competencies
  • Ability to drive collaboration through inclusive and agile teaming, breaking siloes, sharing information celebrating joint successes.
  • Ability to execute excellently by delivering high-quality work at speed, committing to decisions and plans, and increasing accountability to deliver impact at scale.
  • Ability to be sincerely constructive in interactions with others by demonstrating trust, sincerity, and care, in recognition of our joint purpose.
  • Ability be increasingly entrepreneurial by breaking hierarchies, embracing learning and innovation to unlock the potential of diversity and ideas.

• Develop and maintain financial analysis and reporting activities for assigned country.
• Supports the annual financial audit processes through the preparation of standard reports as well as other custom reports as requested within the legal and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare finance reports and account reconciliation reports according to company policies on periodic basis.
• Identifies and resolves invoicing issues, accounting discrepancies and other financial related issues for the assigned country.
• Initiates and manages the assigned country budgets and forecasts in line with AGRA policies and respective donor restrictions.
• Maintains an updated fixed asset register and coordinates the annual verification as per the set policies and procedures.
• Aligns and reconciles countries and regions monthly general ledger balance, invoices and credit card statements
• Creates finance journal entries as required for the assigned country.
• Leads in the management of account payables and receivables activities for the assigned country.
• Plans for all bill payments and customer invoicing as per the deadlines with the countries and regions
• Organizes the administration processes for all payroll activities as well as oversees vendor payments etc.
• Plans and prepares tax documents for timely filing of company tax.
• Collaborates with the finance and HR teams in preparation of financial reports and statements for the assigned country. Sets guidelines to ensure maintenance of the general and subsidiary ledgers.
• Organizes and maintains all countries and regions financial records and files as per the company policies.
• Organizes the administration processes for all payroll activities as well as oversees vendor payments etc.
• Sets ways to streamline/improve the processes and procedures for operational efficiency of finance reporting and budgeting systems within the assigned country.

• Strong analytical, data mining ability
• Understanding of auditing techniques to help ensure countries and regions financial operations remain in compliance
• Knowledge of global, country/government accounting standards

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent work experience
• An MBA in any relevant field is an added advantage
• Member of an Accounting professional body