Accountant/Finance Assistant job at Backbone Feeds Uganda Limited

ABOUT BACKBONE FEEDS COMPANY LIMITED

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.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

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.

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. Accounts Payable & Receivable

• Ensure prompt and accurate payment to suppliers and efficient invoicing and collection
• Daily/Weekly responsibilities

6. 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.

• 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
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another similar field
• Professional accounting qualification — e.g. ACCA, CPA, CA, or CIMA.
• Minimum OF 3- 5 years of experience in finance
• Proven experience in financial strategy, planning, and analysis (FP&A).
• Strong understanding of IFRS and local tax regulations.
• Experience working with auditors, investors, and regulators.
• Prior experience in technology, financial services, or a high-growth startup.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., QuickBooks, Odoo) and financial reporting tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another similar field
• Professional accounting qualification — e.g. ACCA, CPA, CA, or CIMA.
• Minimum OF 3- 5 years of experience in finance
• Proven experience in financial strategy, planning, and analysis (FP&A).
• Strong understanding of IFRS and local tax regulations.
• Experience working with auditors, investors, and regulators.
• Prior experience in technology, financial services, or a high-growth startup.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., QuickBooks, Odoo) and financial reporting tools.