Finance and Operations Manager
2025-06-26T15:27:10+00:00
Summit Recruitment and Search Africa
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FULL_TIME
Kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Research
Accounting & Finance
2025-07-19T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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This role will be responsible for overseeing the company’s finance and accounting functions, ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, reporting, and the efficient management of various operational areas as outlined below.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead month-end and annual financial closing and consolidation.
- Oversee internal and external audits.
- Ensure compliance with tax, VAT, import regulations, and Ugandan financial laws.
- Manage all accounting, finance, and audit functions, promoting best practices.
- Implement approval workflows and cost controls.
- Enforce consistent reporting on inventories and accounts receivable (AR).
- Drive AR performance and stock efficiency, including stock turns.
- Deliver timely financial analysis and insights to support executive decisions.
- Supervise and develop all META Uganda finance and accounting staff.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
- Manage cash flow, investments, and financial risk.
- Maintain rolling cash-flow forecasts, including for cross-border payments.
- Handle trade financing and external stakeholder relations (banks, auditors, etc.).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum)
- Certified Public Accounting (CPA 4 or higher)
- SAGE proficient
- Good analytical and reporting skills with excellent attention to detail
- High professional integrity and organizational skills
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a busy accounting environment
- Uncompromising attention to business controls
- Strong leadership skills to develop and motivate his or her team.
- Effective communication to interface with multiple parties.
- Proven track record of people management & leadership.
Lead month-end and annual financial closing and consolidation. Oversee internal and external audits. Ensure compliance with tax, VAT, import regulations, and Ugandan financial laws. Manage all accounting, finance, and audit functions, promoting best practices. Implement approval workflows and cost controls. Enforce consistent reporting on inventories and accounts receivable (AR). Drive AR performance and stock efficiency, including stock turns. Deliver timely financial analysis and insights to support executive decisions. Supervise and develop all META Uganda finance and accounting staff. Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning. Manage cash flow, investments, and financial risk. Maintain rolling cash-flow forecasts, including for cross-border payments. Handle trade financing and external stakeholder relations (banks, auditors, etc.).
Bachelor’s degree (minimum) Certified Public Accounting (CPA 4 or higher) SAGE proficient Good analytical and reporting skills with excellent attention to detail High professional integrity and organizational skills Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a busy accounting environment Uncompromising attention to business controls Strong leadership skills to develop and motivate his or her team. Effective communication to interface with multiple parties. Proven track record of people management & leadership.
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Vacancy title:
Finance and Operations Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Research, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Summit Recruitment and Search Africa
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, July 19 2025
Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, June 26 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
This role will be responsible for overseeing the company’s finance and accounting functions, ensuring accurate financial record-keeping, reporting, and the efficient management of various operational areas as outlined below.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead month-end and annual financial closing and consolidation.
- Oversee internal and external audits.
- Ensure compliance with tax, VAT, import regulations, and Ugandan financial laws.
- Manage all accounting, finance, and audit functions, promoting best practices.
- Implement approval workflows and cost controls.
- Enforce consistent reporting on inventories and accounts receivable (AR).
- Drive AR performance and stock efficiency, including stock turns.
- Deliver timely financial analysis and insights to support executive decisions.
- Supervise and develop all META Uganda finance and accounting staff.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
- Manage cash flow, investments, and financial risk.
- Maintain rolling cash-flow forecasts, including for cross-border payments.
- Handle trade financing and external stakeholder relations (banks, auditors, etc.).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum)
- Certified Public Accounting (CPA 4 or higher)
- SAGE proficient
- Good analytical and reporting skills with excellent attention to detail
- High professional integrity and organizational skills
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a busy accounting environment
- Uncompromising attention to business controls
- Strong leadership skills to develop and motivate his or her team.
- Effective communication to interface with multiple parties.
- Proven track record of people management & leadership.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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