JOB ADVERT: ACCOUNTANT
IMMEDIATE START – applications reviewed on a rolling basis
| Position | Accountant |
| Department | Finance |
| Reports To | Founder & CEO / Finance Lead |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda (on-site, plant/head office) |
| Employment Type | Full-time, permanent (subject to probation) |
| Deadline | 17th September, 2026 |
About Mujuni Ventures LtdMujuni Ventures Ltd (MVL) is a Uganda-based dairy processing and aggregation business behind the Too Good Yogurt® brand. MVL works with over 2,500 smallholder farmers across 14 dairy groups, and distributes its products across Uganda and into East Africa, DRC, and Egypt. The business is currently scaling production, strengthening its financial systems and controls, and building toward sustainable, cash-generative growth.
Role Purpose
The Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day financial record-keeping, transaction processing, and statutory compliance that keep MVL’s finance function accurate, current, and audit-ready. This is a hands-on, operational accounting role not a strategic or supervisory one covering bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, bank and mobile-money reconciliation, payroll support, and statutory filings. The Accountant will work closely with the Founder/CEO and, once appointed, the Finance Lead, to keep MVL’s books accurate and its cash position visible at all times.
Accounts receivable and collections discipline are a particular priority for this role at present: MVL’s own financial analysis has identified the pace and completeness of customer collections as one of the most important levers for the business’s cash position, and the Accountant is expected to support this directly, not treat it as incidental to bookkeeping.
Key Responsibilities
1. Bookkeeping & Financial Records
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date financial records in Zoho Books (or MVL’s designated accounting system), in line with the approved chart of accounts.
- Record all sales, purchases, expenses, and payroll transactions promptly and with correct coding and supporting documentation.
Maintain the general ledger and perform regular reconciliations to ensure all balances are accurate and explainable.
Keep financial filing (physical and digital) organised, complete, and readily available for review or audit.
2. Accounts Payable & Receivable
- Process supplier invoices, verify supporting documentation and manage timely and accurate payments.
- Monitor customer and distributor account balances, follow up on overdue amounts and escalate persistent non-payment promptly.
- Support the wider collections effort across sales channels tracking who owes what, since when, and following the agreed credit terms and escalation steps.
- Reconcile customer and supplier accounts regularly and resolve discrepancies without delay.
3. Banking, Cash & Mobile Money
- Perform regular (at least weekly) bank and mobile-money reconciliations.
- Monitor and report on the daily/weekly cash position.
- Manage petty cash, ensuring all disbursements are properly authorised and documented.
4. Payroll & Statutory Compliance
- Support accurate and timely monthly payroll processing.
- Ensure correct and timely remittance of PAYE, NSSF, and other statutory payroll deductions.
- Prepare and file VAT returns (EFRIS-compliant), withholding tax (WHT), and other applicable tax obligations within statutory deadlines.
- Maintain MVL’s compliance standing with URA, NSSF, KCCA and other relevant regulatory bodies.
5. Budgeting, Reporting & Cash Flow Support
- Support the monthly Budget vs. Actual review process, ensuring actual expenditure and collections are captured completely and on time.
- Assist in preparing monthly management accounts and supporting schedules.
- Help monitor the approved operating budget and flag material variances to management.
- Contribute to ongoing cash flow monitoring and working-capital tracking.
6. Inventory & Production Cost Support
- Support periodic reconciliation of raw material and finished-goods stock against production and dispatch records.
- Assist in tracking production-related costs (ingredients, packaging) against approved standards.
7. Audit & External Reporting
• Support preparation for statutory audits and respond to auditor information requests.
Assist in preparing financial information required for lender or investor reporting, as directed by management.
8. General
Uphold financial controls and safeguard company assets at all times.
Maintain strict confidentiality of financial and commercial information.
• Carry out other reasonable finance-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce or a related field.
- Part-qualified or fully qualified ACCA, CPA (Uganda) or equivalent professional certification (or actively pursuing one).
- Minimum 2-4 years of relevant accounting experience; experience in FMCG, manufacturing or agribusiness is an advantage.
- Working knowledge of Uganda’s statutory and tax environment URA, NSSF, EFRIS/VAT, PAYE, WHT.
- Proficiency in accounting software; prior experience with Zoho Books is an advantage.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
Key Competencies
- Integrity and trustworthiness this role handles company funds and sensitive financial information.
- High attention to detail and accuracy under real deadline pressure.
- Strong organisational and time-management skills; able to manage multiple recurring deadlines without close supervision.
- Clear, professional communication, including when following up on overdue payments.
- A proactive, problem-solving approach flags issues early rather than waiting to be asked.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should send a CV and a short cover note to admin@mujuniventures.com, indicating current notice period and earliest available start date.
