Finance Manager job at SafeBoda

At SafeBoda, driving Africa forward by transforming transportation and delivery services to be safe, affordable, and reliable. Our platform is carefully designed to meet the needs of African consumers as a one-stop shop for transportation and on-demand services.

Operational in Uganda and Kenya, we are a venture-funded Series B company that is already having a huge impact on millions of people in Africa. Our backers include Google, Unbound, Argor (GoJek’s VC), AllianzX, Yamaha, and Beenext, among others. We have a passionate and highly engaged team of superstars based in East Africa. Together, we aim to revolutionise transport and logistics in Africa’s cities.

Job Summary:

Lead financial management and control across SafeBoda operations, covering ride-hailing activities. Own accurate financial and regulatory reporting, treasury, sales accounting, expenditure control, tax compliance, and audit readiness. Lead the finance operations team to protect company and customer funds, maintain reliable records, and provide the Vice President of Finance with timely information for decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial & Regulatory Reporting: Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close across Uganda and Kenya. Prepare entity financial statements under applicable frameworks (including IFRS) and submit Bank of Uganda returns for the licensed business.

Tax Compliance & Audit: Own the accurate computation, filing, and payment of applicable Uganda taxes (CIT, VAT, PAYE, etc.) and oversee Kenyan tax requirements. Lead internal and external audit coordination and track findings to closure.

Treasury & Liquidity Management: Review daily cash/bank positions, maintain a 13-week cash flow forecast, and control banking mandates. Ensure customer and trust funds remain strictly separated from operating cash.

Sales & Revenue Assurance: Oversee complete and accurate recording of ride, delivery, and payment revenues. Reconcile transaction platforms to the general ledger and manage receivables and revenue leakage.

Expenditure & Payroll: Oversee supplier onboarding, invoice verification, expense claims, and payroll inputs/statutory deductions across Uganda and Kenya. Monitor expenditure against approved budgets.

Internal Controls: Monitor controls across revenue, purchasing, payments, and reporting. Investigate control failures, escalate suspected fraud, and maintain segregation of duties across finance systems.

Team Leadership: Set objectives, allocate work, and review the performance of direct reports. Coach staff and ensure process continuity across critical finance activities.

Qualifications & Technical Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Statistics, or another business-related discipline.
• Fully qualified CPA or ACCA, with membership in good standing of the relevant professional body.
• At least 5 years of relevant finance experience, with demonstrable responsibility for financial reporting, internal controls, treasury, tax compliance, and audit coordination.
• Working knowledge of applicable financial reporting standards, Uganda tax requirements, and financial reporting obligations for a Bank of Uganda-regulated payments or fintech business.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise a lean team, manage competing deadlines, and work across entities.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with Odoo or a comparable ERP system.
• Big Four audit/advisory experience, Kenya compliance exposure, and fintech or high-volume transaction experience will be an added advantage.

Key Competencies:

• Technical Know-how: Applies accounting, tax, regulatory, and treasury knowledge to produce reliable financial outcomes.
• Problem Solving & Judgement: Diagnoses complex reconciliation and control issues, assesses risk, and resolves exceptions with sound evidence.
• Accountability & Integrity: Owns reporting quality, protects funds and confidential information, and escalates matters appropriately.
• Leadership & Planning: Coordinates people and deadlines, delegates clearly, and coaches staff.
• Stakeholder Influence: Explains financial issues clearly, challenges constructively, and builds effective working relationships.
• Control & Improvement Orientation: Maintains attention to detail while simplifying and strengthening finance processes.

Benefits

• A supportive team environment with mentorship from SafeBoda leadership
• Be a critical part of a team at the pinnacle of tech entrepreneurship in Africa
• A competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Free tasty lunch every day for all staff at the SafeBoda Academy
• SafeBoda Wallet credits for transport

Company Values

• Community: Community drives us. We treat every driver, staff member, and customer with respect, knowing that together, we are stronger.
• Safety: We stand for safety. We protect our drivers and passengers.
• Innovation: We challenge the status quo and create smart, practical solutions that make everyday life simpler and safer.
• Transparency: We are open-minded and candid, openly sharing our opinions without fear of judgment. We actively seek feedback on our product and performance to continuously improve.
• Integrity: We earn trust by staying true to our values, holding ourselves to the highest standards, and delivering on our promises.
• Collective Commitment: Everyone is encouraged to disagree while a decision is being made. However, once a decision has been made, everybody must commit to it. “I agree, and I commit; I disagree and commit.”

• Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close across Uganda and Kenya. Prepare entity financial statements under applicable frameworks (including IFRS) and submit Bank of Uganda returns for the licensed business.
• Own the accurate computation, filing, and payment of applicable Uganda taxes (CIT, VAT, PAYE, etc.) and oversee Kenyan tax requirements. Lead internal and external audit coordination and track findings to closure.
• Review daily cash/bank positions, maintain a 13-week cash flow forecast, and control banking mandates. Ensure customer and trust funds remain strictly separated from operating cash.
• Oversee complete and accurate recording of ride, delivery, and payment revenues. Reconcile transaction platforms to the general ledger and manage receivables and revenue leakage.
• Oversee supplier onboarding, invoice verification, expense claims, and payroll inputs/statutory deductions across Uganda and Kenya. Monitor expenditure against approved budgets.
• Monitor controls across revenue, purchasing, payments, and reporting. Investigate control failures, escalate suspected fraud, and maintain segregation of duties across finance systems.
• Set objectives, allocate work, and review the performance of direct reports. Coach staff and ensure process continuity across critical finance activities.

• Strong Excel skills
• Experience with Odoo or a comparable ERP system
• Financial reporting
• Internal controls
• Treasury
• Tax compliance
• Audit coordination
• Supervise a lean team
• Manage competing deadlines
• Work across entities

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Commerce, Statistics, or another business-related discipline.
• Fully qualified CPA or ACCA, with membership in good standing of the relevant professional body.
• At least 5 years of relevant finance experience, with demonstrable responsibility for financial reporting, internal controls, treasury, tax compliance, and audit coordination.
• Working knowledge of applicable financial reporting standards, Uganda tax requirements, and financial reporting obligations for a Bank of Uganda-regulated payments or fintech business.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise a lean team, manage competing deadlines, and work across entities.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with Odoo or a comparable ERP system.
• Big Four audit/advisory experience, Kenya compliance exposure, and fintech or high-volume transaction experience will be an added advantage.