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Strategic leadership:

• Financial strategy and roadmap ownership (shared with CEO) and financial regulatory liaison

• 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.

• Review and revamp internal controls for financial reporting and management

• Supervise day-to-day financial postings and entries into QuickBooks.

• Oversee daily cashflow position and financial commitments.

• Review and approve financial transactions and reconciliations.

• Monitor budget performance against spend

Monthly/Quarterly responsibilities

• Prepare and submit monthly management accounts and performance reports.

• Prepare quarterly Bank of Uganda (BOU) returns.

• Lead the preparation of quarterly board finance packs.

• Support external audits and ensure readiness of financial statements.

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.

• File PAYE, NSSF, WHT, and other applicable returns.

• Prepare monthly tax payment schedules and ensure remittance.

• Ensure timely submission of quarterly and annual tax returns.

• Liaise with tax authorities to resolve queries and lead compliance audits.

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

• Lead comprehensive revenue reconciliation between operational data and finance systems (working alongside data team) Accounts Payable & Receivable

• Ensure prompt and accurate payment to suppliers and efficient invoicing and collection processes for customers

Daily/Weekly responsibilities

• Review and authorize supplier payment requests.

• Supervise invoice generation through QuickBooks and EFRIS

• Track payment cycles, outstanding supplier dues, and receivables.

• Provide forecasts for cash outflows and inflows

• Report on aged payables and receivables

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.

• Identify training needs and coordinate internal or external training sessions