Finance Manager Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 24 April 2026
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: CooP Africa
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| CooP Africa |
Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
For our office in Jinja Uganda, we are currently looking to recruit a detail oriented, highly motivated, organised, responsible, accurate, and experienced Finance manager. The Finance manageris responsible for the effectively and successfully leading the financial operations, and supporting strategic decision making. The finance manager oversees budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and administration, while following the organisation’s policies and procedures. The ultimate responsibility is to keep high standards of financial management and increase operational efficiency.
About us
Cycling out of Poverty Foundation (CooP-Uganda) supports students, health volunteers, farmers and small entrepreneurs with bicycles to improve access to basic needs and services like education, health care, work and income. We believe that a bicycle makes a difference in this world and is a huge contributor to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Our mission is to improve livelihood of Ugandan families by making bicycles and other mobility aids (such as wheelchairs, bicycle ambulances and cargo bikes) accessible and available for everyone in Uganda.
The job
We are looking for a finance expert who has experience in:
– Financial recording and general administration: Ensure compliance with local regulations and internal policies (including procurement); Optimize financial processes and implement best practices; Oversee day‑to‑day accounting activities within QuickBooks, ensuring accuracy and efficiency
– Financial management: Monitor cash flow, financial performance, and key KPIs
– Financial planning: Manage budgeting and forecasting processes
– Financial reporting: Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports; Oversee audits and liaise with external auditors
– Risk management: The Finance manager has one finance assistant, and reports to the General Manager.
Are you interested in this position? Please take note of the following:
1. We require all applicants to apply by submitting a motivation letter, plus a cvwhich follows our template (see below). Applications without motivation letter shall NOT be taken into consideration. We kindly ask you to write a motivation letter to convince us why we should take you for this job. Also, before submitting your cv, please check if all elements of our template cv are covered in your cv. In case information from our template cv is missing in the cv you submit, we cannot move forward with your application.
2. To ensure an efficient selection process, we kindly ask candidates to apply only if they meet the required qualifications and experience listed here. Candidates who do not meet the requirements shall not be shortlisted.
The applicant must be/have:
– A passion for cycling and conservation; must be able to ride a bicycle.
– Masters in finance and administration or its equivalent.
– A minimum of five years of experience in finance, including working on projects funded by donors such as GIZ, Enabel, EU, UN.
– Proficiency with QuickBooks software.
– Experience in leading internal and external audits.
– Demonstrated ability to work in a proactively diverse and inclusive organisation.
– Excellent, proven interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.
– Proficiency with office computer equipment and software.
– Demonstrated ability to multi – task and work in a fast – paced office setting.
– Excellent organisational skills.
– Ability to work well under pressure.
Interviews will take place in Jinja, Uganda. Interested and qualified candidates should send: 1. their motivation letter, and 2. curriculum vitae (idealy in format provided below; or at least ALL questions in the format below must be covered in the CV) via LinkedIn.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 24th April 2026. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Travel costs to the interview venue for all candidates will not be reimbursed.
Curriculum vitae must include:
Personal information
Full names (as on national ID):
Date of birth:
Village of birth:
Nationality:
Physical address:
Email address:
Phone number:
Academic qualifications
Name and address of institute:
Starting and ending date (month and year for both):
Level achieved:
Specialization if any:
Additional courses
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Level achieved:
Specialization if any:
Paid work experience
Starting and ending date (month and year for both):
Hours per week (as per contract):
Employer (eg name of company):
Location:
Designation:
Job description:
Relevant volunteer experience
Starting and ending date (month and year for both):
Hours per week:
Employer:
Location:
Designation:
Job description:
Languages
Fair:
Excellent:
Software knowledge
Fair:
Excellent:
References
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Phone number:
How do you know each other:
Application procedure
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Posting Date: 2026-04-14
