Senior Accountant

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• Senior Accountant
• Cloudfactory
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• Rest of Uganda (Gulu)
• Full Time
• IT & Telecoms
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Experience

• Level:
• Mid level
• Length:
• 4 years
• Language Requirement:
• English
• Working Hours:
• Full Time - 8 to 5
• Applicant
• Location:
• Uganda
• Job descriptions &
• working with accounting systems and ERP platforms used in a multi-entity or multi-country environment
• Exposure to payroll administration and compliance across multiple jurisdictions
• mentoring or providing guidance to junior accounting colleagues

Requirements

At CloudFactory, we are a mission-driven team passionate about unlocking the potential of AI to transform the world. By combining advanced technology with a global network of talented people, we make unusable data usable, driving real-world impact at scale.

More than just a workplace, we're a global community founded on strong relationships and the belief that meaningful work transforms lives. Our commitment to earning, learning, and serving fuels everything we do as we strive to connect one million people to meaningful work and build leaders worth following.

Our Culture

At CloudFactory, we believe in building a workplace where everyone feels empowered, valued, and inspired to bring their authentic selves to work. We are:

Mission-Driven: We focus on creating economic and social impact

People-Centric: We care deeply about our team's growth, well-being, and sense of belonging

Innovative: We embrace change and find better ways to do things together

Globally Connected: We foster collaboration between diverse cultures and perspectives

If you're passionate about innovation, collaboration, and making a real impact, we'd love to have you on board!

Role Summary

As a Senior Accountant, you will own accurate and timely financial recordkeeping, reporting, and reconciliations, while supporting audit readiness, tax compliance, and internal controls. You will apply strong accounting knowledge independently, provide guidance to junior colleagues on compliance and process, and act as a point of contact for stakeholders including auditors, tax authorities, and banks. This is an individual contributor role focused on technical accounting depth rather than people management, with real opportunity to grow within CloudFactory's finance function.

Please note:

This is a

full-time, fixed-term employee position

with an expected duration of 9

months

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and monitor adherence to standards

Payroll and payouts administration

Review payroll for core team members and cloud team payouts, serving as a point of contact for payroll-related questions

Ensure payroll processes comply with relevant tax, labor, and industry-specific regulations

Audit support

Oversee preparation for audits, ensuring financial records, documents, and information are organized and readily accessible to auditors

Act as a liaison between the audit team and senior management, communicating audit progress, findings, and recommendations

Prepare working papers, calculations, and reconciliations required for financial statement preparation

Tax planning and compliance

Manage the company's tax obligations, including timely payment of corporation tax, payroll tax, withholding tax, and VAT

Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards, regulations, and company policies

Internal controls

Collaborate with IT, operations, and compliance teams to ensure internal controls are effectively integrated across the organization

Support the reliability and integrity of financial information through adherence to established controls and processes

Stakeholder relationship management

Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, vendors, colleagues, and regulatory bodies

Support the organization's reputation, growth, and sustainability through effective external engagement

Budgeting and forecasting

Apply a fundamental grasp of budgeting principles to offer guidance on budget availability

Must-have skills (required)

Professional accounting knowledge: deep understanding of periodic financial reporting and required account reconciliations

Financial reporting: proven ability to independently prepare full sets of financial statements to support external reporting and annual audit

Tax and compliance knowledge: working knowledge of corporation tax, payroll tax, withholding tax, and VAT

Tools and technology: deep understanding of the organization's accounting system and tools, using advanced features and reconciliation or period-close tools regularly

Communication skills: able to engage stakeholders across departments and adapt communication style accordingly, including external stakeholders such as banks, tax authorities, and auditors

Problem-solving and decision-making: able to apply critical analysis to resolve complex issues independently, considering broader business implications

Business acumen: understands how different departments and functions collaborate to achieve business objectives, and how their own work contributes to this

Project management: able to independently lead multiple accounting projects with limited senior oversight, developing plans, timelines, and milestones

Team collaboration: works effectively with suppliers, cloud workers, and partners, and contributes to the work of the wider finance team

Academic and professional

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

Professional accounting certification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA, or local equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Financial recordkeeping
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and prepayments in the accounting system with a high degree of accuracy
• Ensure vendor bills and customer invoices are processed correctly and within agreed credit terms
• Financial reporting
• Prepare full sets of financial reports, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, for external reporting and annual audit purposes
• Ensure financial reports are accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule
• Management accounting
• Review management reports to ensure financial integrity, including trend analysis and cost center and profit center reporting
• Support organizational decision-making through effective financial analysis and reporting
• Reconciliations and administrative oversight
• Ensure administrative and recordkeeping tasks within the finance function follow established policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Provide guidance to junior colleagues on compliance

Preferred Qualifications

• 4-6 years of progressive accounting experience, including financial reporting, reconciliations, and audit support
• Nice-to-have Skills (preferred)

Benefits

Great Mission and Culture

Meaningful Work

Market competitive salary

Quarterly variable compensation

Hybrid Working Model

Comprehensive medical cover

Group life insurance

Personal development and growth opportunities

At CloudFactory, we believe that work should be more than just a job—it should be a platform for growth, impact, and community. Here, you'll earn with purpose, learn every day, and serve a mission that truly matters. If you're looking for a career where you can develop professionally, contribute meaningfully, and be part of a global movement, we'd love to have you on this journey!

Join us today and be part of our mission to connect people and technology for a better world! Apply now and bring your whole, authentic self to work—we can't wait to meet you!

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