Accountant

About the Role

Save the Children International in Kampala, Uganda, is seeking a dedicated Accountant to oversee financial operations impacting children's welfare worldwide. This role involves managing supplier payments, staff advances, liquidations, petty cash, mobile money wallets, and bank transactions, ensuring accurate record-keeping and compliance with policies. The Accountant will support budgeting, reporting, and audit facilitation as part of the country office finance team.

Key Responsibilities

• Comply with SCI finance policies, including the chart of accounts, for transaction processing.
• Manage and reconcile petty cash balances with strict adherence to internal controls.
• Record all transactions promptly including internal transfers, supplier payments, and refunds.
• Submit weekly GLACOS entries for review and integration into Agresso financial systems.
• Ensure sufficient funds across all cash accounts, including mobile money wallets, and coordinate bank signatories for payment approvals.
• Work closely with HR to monitor timely staff timesheet submissions and ensure budget codes are correctly assigned for effort reporting.
• Process weekly payments through Agresso, resolve bounced payments in coordination with supply chain and accounts teams, and manage TM5 payment approvals and updates.
• Maintain up-to-date supplier records on ProSave and Agresso systems and provide payment documentation for audits.
• Prepare quarterly VAT reports and ensure compliance with donor requirements alongside the field teams.
• Oversee timely submission of programmatic advances and reconcile tax schedules and balance sheet accounts weekly for accuracy.
• Administer shared cost allocation methodology by preparing appropriate journals and advising staff on cost allocations.
• Manage physical and electronic filing systems, including document scans and archival, facilitating easy document retrieval and audit readiness.
• Enforce internal controls over cash and bank transactions and support audit processes by providing required payment documentation.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration (Accounting), Accounting, or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in local languages and ability to engage directly with community groups is advantageous.
• Strong teamwork skills with cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively in diverse environments.
• Willingness to travel, including to remote, challenging locations and occasionally work beyond regular hours during humanitarian responses.
• Excellent computer skills and documentation capabilities.
• Strong time management, planning ability, and commitment to organizational values.

Additional Information

Save the Children International is committed to safeguarding children and conducts rigorous background checks throughout its recruitment process. We are an equal opportunity employer, encouraging applications from persons with disabilities and female candidates. No fees will be charged at any recruitment stage or via agents.

The organization values diversity and inclusion and works globally with approximately 25,000 employees across more than 100 countries to improve children's lives, aiming to achieve significant breakthroughs by 2030, including preventing child mortality, enhancing education quality, and ending violence against children.

Application closes on July 17, 2026, at midnight Uganda time.