Financial Controller job at Bamzee Engineering Company Limited

Bamzee Engineering Company Limited is an ISO-certified engineering, procurement and construction company delivering electrical, civil and mechanical projects. We seek an experienced and commercially astute Financial Controller to lead financial reporting, strengthen internal controls, manage project costs and safeguard profitability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial oversight and team leadership: Lead the finance team; manage budgets, cash‐flow forecasts and management accounts, financial reporting and statutory financial statements.
• Project accounting: Manage Work-in-Progress (WIP), project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, expenditure variances, commitments and project margins.
• Commercial and contract review: Assess Bills of Quantities (BoQs), engineering contracts, commercial purchase orders, joint-venture arrangements and subcontracts for financial risk, payment exposure and profitability.
• URA and statutory compliance: Manage EFRIS, VAT, withholding tax (WHT), PAYE and all applicable tax filing and reconciliation obligations.
• Working capital: Oversee receivables, payables, supplier payments, project invoicing, payment certificates, retentions and collections.
• Controls and assurance: Enforce financial policies, approval controls and reconciliations; coordinate audits and produce decision-ready reports for management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• At least seven (7) years of relevant accounting and financial management experience, including at least three (3) years working for an engineering contractor firm (EPC/construction).
• Fully qualified CPA or ACCA (or an equivalent recognised professional accounting qualification) is mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated hands-on mastery of WIP accounting, cost-to-complete forecasting, project profitability analysis and interpretation of engineering BoQs.
• Practical working knowledge of URA systems and Ugandan tax compliance, particularly EFRIS, WHT, PAYE and VAT.
• Ability to assess engineering contracts, commercial purchase orders and joint-venture arrangements from a financial and commercial risk perspective.
• Proven experience leading a finance team; advanced Microsoft Excel, financial modelling and ERP skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Sound commercial judgement; strong analytical and cost-control skills; integrity and accountability; effective cross-functional leadership; clear management reporting; and the confidence to challenge costs and enforce financial discipline.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive remuneration commensurate with experience and the opportunity to contribute to significant engineering and infrastructure projects.

• Financial oversight and team leadership: Lead the finance team; manage budgets, cash‐flow forecasts and management accounts, financial reporting and statutory financial statements.
• Project accounting: Manage Work-in-Progress (WIP), project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, expenditure variances, commitments and project margins.
• Commercial and contract review: Assess Bills of Quantities (BoQs), engineering contracts, commercial purchase orders, joint-venture arrangements and subcontracts for financial risk, payment exposure and profitability.
• URA and statutory compliance: Manage EFRIS, VAT, withholding tax (WHT), PAYE and all applicable tax filing and reconciliation obligations.
• Working capital: Oversee receivables, payables, supplier payments, project invoicing, payment certificates, retentions and collections.
• Controls and assurance: Enforce financial policies, approval controls and reconciliations; coordinate audits and produce decision-ready reports for management.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Financial modelling
• ERP skills
• WIP accounting
• Cost-to-complete forecasting
• Project profitability analysis
• Interpretation of engineering BoQs
• URA systems
• Ugandan tax compliance
• EFRIS
• WHT
• PAYE
• VAT
• Assessment of engineering contracts
• Assessment of commercial purchase orders
• Assessment of joint-venture arrangements
• Financial risk assessment
• Commercial risk assessment
• Team leadership
• Commercial judgement
• Analytical skills
• Cost-control skills
• Integrity
• Accountability
• Cross-functional leadership
• Management reporting
• Challenging costs
• Enforcing financial discipline

• At least seven (7) years of relevant accounting and financial management experience, including at least three (3) years working for an engineering contractor firm (EPC/construction).
• Fully qualified CPA or ACCA (or an equivalent recognised professional accounting qualification) is mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated hands-on mastery of WIP accounting, cost-to-complete forecasting, project profitability analysis and interpretation of engineering BoQs.
• Practical working knowledge of URA systems and Ugandan tax compliance, particularly EFRIS, WHT, PAYE and VAT.
• Ability to assess engineering contracts, commercial purchase orders and joint-venture arrangements from a financial and commercial risk perspective.
• Proven experience leading a finance team; advanced Microsoft Excel, financial modelling and ERP skills.