Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is hiring an Assistant Accountant to perform routine and basic accounting work involving data entry, document sorting, filing, and custody of accounting and financial transaction records.

Salary Scale: UHI GUP

Reports To: Accountant

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare vouchers according to requested payments.
• Assign invoice numbers to transactions for further processing.
• Record and capture data into the system.
• Provide information on Electronic Funds Transfer and execute payments to beneficiaries.
• Prepare payment advice forms, receive non-tax revenue collections, imprest, compile returns, and prepare monthly accountability.
• Post vote books and subsidiary ledgers.
• Receive, sort, file accountability returns, and keep custody of accounting documents.

Qualifications

Applicants must possess any of the following:

• Diploma in Accounting

OR

• Diploma in Business Studies/Administration with Accounting from a recognized institution

OR

• Uganda Advanced Certificate of  Education with a professional accounting qualification such as:
  • Accounts Technician Certificate (ATC)
  • Certificate in Accounting Technician (CAT)

The qualification must be awarded by a recognized professional body accredited by ICPAU.

Eligible persons should address their  applications, including a cover letter, copies of their academic/professional certificates and transcripts, certificates of registration and practicing licenses where applicable, curriculum vitae (CV) and evidence of work experience where required to:

The Executive Director

Uganda Heart Institute

P.O. Box 37392, Kampala.

Applications can also be hand-delivered to the Uganda Heart Institute Headquarters, Mulago Hospital Complex -Kampala.

Online applications should be sent to the UHI official e-mail: info@uhi.go.ug 

 All applications must be received not later than 14th June 2026.