Reference
REF: UVTAB/REC-EXT/051/01/2026
Job Title
Accountant
Salary Scale
UVTAB 5
Department
Finance and Accounts Section
Reports to
Senior Accountant
Responsible for
Senior Assistant Accountant
Job Purpose
To provide technical expertise and guidance on the management of all financial-related matters of the UVTAB.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
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Verifying completeness of payment requisitions, justification, and documentation of financial transactions
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Supervising periodic reconciliations of ledgers and cashbooks to account statements; non-tax revenue to URA provisional returns and providing advice on appropriate actions
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Producing routine financial management information and drafting periodic financial statements and reports for management use
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Preparing draft periodic statements and reports for compilation of final accounts
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Coordinating preparation of draft responses to audit activities or queries and oversight issues
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Preparing requests for funding
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Overseeing day-to-day operations of the Accounts Unit
Person Specifications
Qualifications
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Either:
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An Honors Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting, Financial Management, Accountancy, or Business Administration (Accounting or Finance), Commerce (Accounting or Finance) from a recognized awarding institution
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Or (for non-1st degree holders):
2. Full professional qualification in Accountancy obtained from a recognized awarding institution accredited by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU)
Experience
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Nil
Competences
Technical Competences
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Ability to plan and budget
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Knowledge of expenditure management and budgetary control
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Financial reporting
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Risk management and assurance
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Ability to use IT systems
Behavioral Competences
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Innovativeness and proactive
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Decision making and problem solving
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Effective communication
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Good planning skills
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Ethics and integrity
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Intra-personal management
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Result oriented
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Self-confidence
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- Interested applicants can access the full job descriptions and specifications on the UVTAB WEBSITE. This should contain a Curriculum vitae with telephone contacts, emails, and any other information that may be required, names and addresses of referees, copies of relevant academic documents certified within a period not later than June 2025, addresses, most recent and clear scanned passport-size photograph should be attached not later than Monday, 16th March, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
- Applications should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Uganda Vocational and Technical Assessment Board (UVTAB). The Job title and Reference Number should be clearly indicated.
Note:
- Kindly merge your application and all supporting academic documents into a single PDF file not exceeding 5MB.
- Only one combined PDF (maximum 5MB) should be uploaded.
- Interested individuals should click the link below to fill the application form:
https://uvtab.jugglehire.com/jobs
