Finance Associate job at Turaco
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Nov-16
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Finance Associate 2025-11-15T12:24:15+00:00 Turaco https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_9353/logo/turaco.png https://www.turaco.insure/ FULL_TIME Kampala Kampala 00256 Uganda Insurance Accounting & Finance 2025-11-19T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 About the role The Finance Associate will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth, compliant, and efficient running of all financial operations in Uganda. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and possess a solid grasp of accounting principles and local financial regulations. Key Roles & Responsibilities: Accounting - Data Entry: Meticulously enter all approved cash transactions into the accounting software (QuickBooks) to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Petty Cash Management: Prepare and disburse petty cash payments in accordance with company policies and procedures, ensuring proper documentation and accountability.
- Reconciliations: Perform regular reconciliations of petty cash and expense accounts to identify and resolve any discrepancies.
- Cash Flow Management: Monitor and manage cash balances to ensure sufficient funds are available to meet all payment obligations.
- Compliance: Ensure adherence to all applicable financial regulations and internal control procedures.
- Financial Reporting: Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports, providing accurate and timely financial information to management.
Other Duties - Asset Register: Maintain an accurate and up-to-date asset register, tracking company assets and recording any changes.
- Invoice Processing: Review and process invoices, verifying accuracy and coding them appropriately for payment.
- Vendor Management: Maintain positive relationships with vendors, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services.
- Document Management: File all finance and administrative documents in a well-organized and professional manner, ensuring easy retrieval and compliance with record-keeping requirements.
Key Qualifications - Live Turacoâs values â Push boundaries, Work with excellence, and Profound respect for the individual.
- Bachelorâs degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field with 2- 4 years of experience.
- Part or full qualification in CPA (Uganda) is required.
- Strong knowledge of Ugandaâs financial compliance standards and statutory filing processes.
- Previous experience in the insurance industry is preferred and considered an added advantage.
- Strong knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office Suite, accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks), and data analysis tools.
- Sound interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and take initiative; demonstrate self-motivation and energy, work well under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.
- Willingness to work as a team member with people across geographies and cultures.
- Data Entry: Meticulously enter all approved cash transactions into the accounting software (QuickBooks) to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Petty Cash Management: Prepare and disburse petty cash payments in accordance with company policies and procedures, ensuring proper documentation and accountability.
- Reconciliations: Perform regular reconciliations of petty cash and expense accounts to identify and resolve any discrepancies.
- Cash Flow Management: Monitor and manage cash balances to ensure sufficient funds are available to meet all payment obligations.
- Compliance: Ensure adherence to all applicable financial regulations and internal control procedures.
- Financial Reporting: Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports, providing accurate and timely financial information to management.
- Asset Register: Maintain an accurate and up-to-date asset register, tracking company assets and recording any changes.
- Invoice Processing: Review and process invoices, verifying accuracy and coding them appropriately for payment.
- Vendor Management: Maintain positive relationships with vendors, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services.
- Document Management: File all finance and administrative documents in a well-organized and professional manner, ensuring easy retrieval and compliance with record-keeping requirements.
- Detail-oriented
- Highly organized
- Solid grasp of accounting principles and local financial regulations
- Strong knowledge of Ugandaâs financial compliance standards and statutory filing processes
- Strong knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office Suite, accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks), and data analysis tools
- Sound interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and take initiative
- Demonstrate self-motivation and energy
- Work well under pressure
- Meet tight deadlines
- Willingness to work as a team member with people across geographies and cultures
- Live Turacoâs values â Push boundaries, Work with excellence, and Profound respect for the individual
- Bachelorâs degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Part or full qualification in CPA (Uganda) is required
- Previous experience in the insurance industry is preferred and considered an added advantage
JOB-691870ef59105 Vacancy title: Finance Associate Jobs at: Turaco Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, November 19 2025 Duty Station: Kampala | Kampala | Uganda Summary Date Posted: Saturday, November 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: About the role The Finance Associate will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth, compliant, and efficient running of all financial operations in Uganda. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and possess a solid grasp of accounting principles and local financial regulations. Key Roles & Responsibilities: Accounting - Data Entry: Meticulously enter all approved cash transactions into the accounting software (QuickBooks) to maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records.
- Petty Cash Management: Prepare and disburse petty cash payments in accordance with company policies and procedures, ensuring proper documentation and accountability.
- Reconciliations: Perform regular reconciliations of petty cash and expense accounts to identify and resolve any discrepancies.
- Cash Flow Management: Monitor and manage cash balances to ensure sufficient funds are available to meet all payment obligations.
- Compliance: Ensure adherence to all applicable financial regulations and internal control procedures.
- Financial Reporting: Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports, providing accurate and timely financial information to management.
Other Duties - Asset Register: Maintain an accurate and up-to-date asset register, tracking company assets and recording any changes.
- Invoice Processing: Review and process invoices, verifying accuracy and coding them appropriately for payment.
- Vendor Management: Maintain positive relationships with vendors, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services.
- Document Management: File all finance and administrative documents in a well-organized and professional manner, ensuring easy retrieval and compliance with record-keeping requirements.
Key Qualifications - Live Turacoâs values â Push boundaries, Work with excellence, and Profound respect for the individual.
- Bachelorâs degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field with 2- 4 years of experience.
- Part or full qualification in CPA (Uganda) is required.
- Strong knowledge of Ugandaâs financial compliance standards and statutory filing processes.
- Previous experience in the insurance industry is preferred and considered an added advantage.
- Strong knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office Suite, accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks), and data analysis tools.
- Sound interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and take initiative; demonstrate self-motivation and energy, work well under pressure, and meet tight deadlines.
- Willingness to work as a team member with people across geographies and cultures.
Work Hours: 8 Experience in Months: 24 Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure Click Here to Apply Now
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