Finance Accounts Associate job at EY
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2026-Feb-20
Location: Kampala
Finance Accounts Associate 2026-02-20T07:24:07+00:00 EY https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_12202/logo/EY.png https://www.ey.com/en_gl FULL_TIME Kampala Kampala 00256 Uganda Professional Services Accounting & Finance,Admin & Office,Business Operations 2026-02-22T17:00:00+00:00 8 The Opportunity: We’re looking for Finance Accounts Associate with expertise to join our Core Business Services team where you will help support the important business enablement functions that keep our organization running strong. As a CBS professional, you will work across teams to provide the knowledge, resources and tools that help EY deliver exceptional quality service to our clients, win in the marketplace and support EY’s growth and profitability. Major teams within CBS include Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Enterprise Support Services, Brand Marketing and Communications, Business Development, Knowledge and Risk Management. At EY, you’ll play an integral role in enabling our client account teams and leadership to run the business efficiently. You will help drive engagement profitability, manage risk, and support growth initiatives. From financial planning, reporting, and analysis to supporting operational processes such as cost control, tax compliance, working capital management among others. You’ll collaborate with other teams across the firm, applying your financial expertise to deliver insights that support informed decision-making. In return, we’ll provide you with continuous professional development, exposure to a global network, and a supportive environment to achieve your personal and career goals. Your Key Responsibilities: Financial and Management Reporting - Prepare and share weekly financial performance reports with management.
- Review general ledger balances and support monthly balance sheet reconciliations process.
- Prepare monthly analytical Profit & Loss report with a focus on expense review and control Prepare monthly Taxi, Uber, and telephone utilization reports.
- Drive data accuracy and integrity across financial systems by coordinating periodic reviews, system reconciliations, and updates to reporting templates.
- Support annual financial close processes including financial statement preparation and external audit coordination.
- Contribute to annual budget development and monthly performance tracking for both local and global reporting.
- Support variance analysis and performance reviews by preparing monthly comparisons of actual results against budget and prior periods, highlighting key drivers of change.
Accounts Payables Management. - Maintain accurate and up-to-date vendor records.
- Process and reconcile vendor and related-party transactions, both local and international.
- Prepare monthly payment plans aligned with credit terms and firm obligations.
- Ensure timely and compliant declaration and payment of monthly taxes (VAT, WHT, VAT on imported services).
- Lead related-party reconciliations and review firm tax ledgers to identify and mitigate potential risk.
Overall business Support - Monitor weekly engagement metrics to identify anomalies and recommend actions.
- Support engagement managers in tracking their books of business — ensuring timely collections, clearing aged inventory, and processing time and expense transfers.
- Provide continuous, responsive, and high-quality financial support to engagement teams, including addressing finance-related queries, processing expense claims, and ensuring overall operational efficiency in client service delivery.
- Act as a key liaison between finance and client-serving teams, ensuring seamless communication, timely issue resolution, and proactive guidance on financial and operational matters.
- Coordinate cross-functionally to drive an efficient and compliant procurement process, maintaining alignment with the firm’s global standards and operational requirements.
- Ensure timely and accurate posting of client-related expenses to respective engagement codes and reporting on the same.
- Provide insights to improve operational efficiency and working capital management.
- Any other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.
Other skills: - Excellent skills in teaming
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Written and verbal communication in English
- The ability to multitask, work independently and under pressure.
- Good analytical skills.
- Attention to Detail.
- A good understanding of the EFRIS and Ms. Excel Systems.
Minimum experience / education: - Bachelor’s degree in commerce, accounting or any other finance related degree.
- 3 years’ experience in a similar or related role.
- Experience in a fast-paced finance environment will be an added advantage.
Who we are looking for: We are looking for appropriately qualified and talented people with the following attributes: - You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset: What you know matters, but the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We are looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
- You are curious and purpose driven: We are looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
- You are inclusive: We are looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusivity to build safety and trust.
What’s in it for you? - Accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programs.
- Broaden your horizons by working in highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
- Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
- Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients, and society, building a better working world, together.
- Opportunity to learn businesses in multiple sectors and geographies.
- Prepare and share weekly financial performance reports with management.
- Review general ledger balances and support monthly balance sheet reconciliations process.
- Prepare monthly analytical Profit & Loss report with a focus on expense review and control Prepare monthly Taxi, Uber, and telephone utilization reports.
- Drive data accuracy and integrity across financial systems by coordinating periodic reviews, system reconciliations, and updates to reporting templates.
- Support annual financial close processes including financial statement preparation and external audit coordination.
- Contribute to annual budget development and monthly performance tracking for both local and global reporting.
- Support variance analysis and performance reviews by preparing monthly comparisons of actual results against budget and prior periods, highlighting key drivers of change.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date vendor records.
- Process and reconcile vendor and related-party transactions, both local and international.
- Prepare monthly payment plans aligned with credit terms and firm obligations.
- Ensure timely and compliant declaration and payment of monthly taxes (VAT, WHT, VAT on imported services).
- Lead related-party reconciliations and review firm tax ledgers to identify and mitigate potential risk.
- Monitor weekly engagement metrics to identify anomalies and recommend actions.
- Support engagement managers in tracking their books of business — ensuring timely collections, clearing aged inventory, and processing time and expense transfers.
- Provide continuous, responsive, and high-quality financial support to engagement teams, including addressing finance-related queries, processing expense claims, and ensuring overall operational efficiency in client service delivery.
- Act as a key liaison between finance and client-serving teams, ensuring seamless communication, timely issue resolution, and proactive guidance on financial and operational matters.
- Coordinate cross-functionally to drive an efficient and compliant procurement process, maintaining alignment with the firm’s global standards and operational requirements.
- Ensure timely and accurate posting of client-related expenses to respective engagement codes and reporting on the same.
- Provide insights to improve operational efficiency and working capital management.
- Any other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.
- Excellent skills in teaming
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Written and verbal communication in English
- The ability to multitask, work independently and under pressure.
- Good analytical skills.
- Attention to Detail.
- A good understanding of the EFRIS and Ms. Excel Systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in commerce, accounting or any other finance related degree.
- 3 years’ experience in a similar or related role.
- Experience in a fast-paced finance environment will be an added advantage.
- An agile, growth-oriented mindset
- Curiosity and purpose-driven attitude
- Inclusivity and ability to embrace diverse perspectives
JOB-69980c1755520 Vacancy title:
Finance Accounts Associate Jobs at:
EY Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, February 22 2026 Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 20 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS:
The Opportunity: We’re looking for Finance Accounts Associate with expertise to join our Core Business Services team where you will help support the important business enablement functions that keep our organization running strong. As a CBS professional, you will work across teams to provide the knowledge, resources and tools that help EY deliver exceptional quality service to our clients, win in the marketplace and support EY’s growth and profitability. Major teams within CBS include Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Enterprise Support Services, Brand Marketing and Communications, Business Development, Knowledge and Risk Management. At EY, you’ll play an integral role in enabling our client account teams and leadership to run the business efficiently. You will help drive engagement profitability, manage risk, and support growth initiatives. From financial planning, reporting, and analysis to supporting operational processes such as cost control, tax compliance, working capital management among others. You’ll collaborate with other teams across the firm, applying your financial expertise to deliver insights that support informed decision-making. In return, we’ll provide you with continuous professional development, exposure to a global network, and a supportive environment to achieve your personal and career goals. Your Key Responsibilities: Financial and Management Reporting - Prepare and share weekly financial performance reports with management.
- Review general ledger balances and support monthly balance sheet reconciliations process.
- Prepare monthly analytical Profit & Loss report with a focus on expense review and control Prepare monthly Taxi, Uber, and telephone utilization reports.
- Drive data accuracy and integrity across financial systems by coordinating periodic reviews, system reconciliations, and updates to reporting templates.
- Support annual financial close processes including financial statement preparation and external audit coordination.
- Contribute to annual budget development and monthly performance tracking for both local and global reporting.
- Support variance analysis and performance reviews by preparing monthly comparisons of actual results against budget and prior periods, highlighting key drivers of change.
Accounts Payables Management. - Maintain accurate and up-to-date vendor records.
- Process and reconcile vendor and related-party transactions, both local and international.
- Prepare monthly payment plans aligned with credit terms and firm obligations.
- Ensure timely and compliant declaration and payment of monthly taxes (VAT, WHT, VAT on imported services).
- Lead related-party reconciliations and review firm tax ledgers to identify and mitigate potential risk.
Overall business Support - Monitor weekly engagement metrics to identify anomalies and recommend actions.
- Support engagement managers in tracking their books of business — ensuring timely collections, clearing aged inventory, and processing time and expense transfers.
- Provide continuous, responsive, and high-quality financial support to engagement teams, including addressing finance-related queries, processing expense claims, and ensuring overall operational efficiency in client service delivery.
- Act as a key liaison between finance and client-serving teams, ensuring seamless communication, timely issue resolution, and proactive guidance on financial and operational matters.
- Coordinate cross-functionally to drive an efficient and compliant procurement process, maintaining alignment with the firm’s global standards and operational requirements.
- Ensure timely and accurate posting of client-related expenses to respective engagement codes and reporting on the same.
- Provide insights to improve operational efficiency and working capital management.
- Any other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.
Other skills: - Excellent skills in teaming
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Written and verbal communication in English
- The ability to multitask, work independently and under pressure.
- Good analytical skills.
- Attention to Detail.
- A good understanding of the EFRIS and Ms. Excel Systems.
Minimum experience / education: - Bachelor’s degree in commerce, accounting or any other finance related degree.
- 3 years’ experience in a similar or related role.
- Experience in a fast-paced finance environment will be an added advantage.
Who we are looking for: We are looking for appropriately qualified and talented people with the following attributes: - You have an agile, growth-oriented mindset: What you know matters, but the right mindset is just as important in determining success. We are looking for people who are innovative, can work in an agile way and keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
- You are curious and purpose driven: We are looking for people who see opportunities instead of challenges, who ask better questions to seek better answers that build a better working world.
- You are inclusive: We are looking for people who seek out and embrace diverse perspectives, who value differences, and team inclusivity to build safety and trust.
What’s in it for you? - Accelerate your technical capabilities and transformative leadership skills with future-focused courses and development programs.
- Broaden your horizons by working in highly integrated teams across the globe and collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds — both professionally and culturally.
- Bring out the best in yourself with continuous investment in your personal well-being and career development.
- Develop your own personal purpose and help us create a positive ripple effect on our teams, our business, clients, and society, building a better working world, together.
- Opportunity to learn businesses in multiple sectors and geographies.
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 36 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure
What you are required to do: You are required to upload the following to our online recruitment system: - Updated resume
- A cover letter articulating your attributes and competences and why you think are suitable for the role.
- Academic qualification documents including certificates, transcripts for your university degree, professional qualification (if any), A level and O Level or the equivalent thereof.
What you can expect: Only shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in the evaluation phase. Only applications submitted via our online recruitment system will be considered. If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please apply as soon as possible. Application Link: Click Here to Apply Now
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