Finance Officer

Sightsavers is looking for an exceptional Finance Officer with experience across multiple programmes within an INGO, to support the Uganda Country Office.

Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Contract: 12-month Fixed-term Contract, possibility of renewal
Hours: Standard office hours

Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader. Qualified women and people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Finance Officer to support the effective financial management of the Uganda Country Office. The successful candidate will be motivated, have a high degree of integrity, be committed to Disability and Gender Inclusion, having worked in these areas previously and will have experience providing support within an INGO focused on Eye Health, Public Health or Neglected Tropical Diseases and across multiple programmes.

Key duties will include:

• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and reporting
• Overseeing financial management for partner organisations
• Supporting procurement processes
• Ensuring compliance with requirements
• Assisting the Finance and Support Services Manager with overall financial control
• Provide financial oversight for the Inclusive Education projects, eye health, and RISEE
• Asset management and bank reconciliation
• Working closely with implementing partners
• Preparing timely financial reports
• Providing hands-on support and guidance to ensure compliance with agreed requirements.

This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details.

This is an ideal opportunity to utilise your experience of financial support within eye health, disability and gender inclusion or NTDs to make the world a more inclusive place.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

Essential

• A degree in accounting, finance, business administration or equivalent qualifications.
• Working experience in Accounting and Procurement within an NGO or INGO
• Experience working within an organisation with a strong focus on disability inclusion and gender inclusion
• Experience in project accounting and partner handling for multiple programmes with a focused on Public Health, Eye Health or Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Experience in donor management
• Experience producing financial reports for multiple projects
• Experience and knowledge of accounting data processing
• Knowledge of Uganda country TAX and VAT rules and regulations.
• Experience of salary recoveries, repayments, managing assets register, managing payments
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products
• Excellent communication skills at all levels (spoken and written English)
• Passionate about finance with a high degree of integrity
• Fluent spoken and written English

Desirable

• Having a professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA will be an added
• Experience of using SUN or UniFi finance system will be an advantage

This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details.

Benefits

Sightsavers offers a reward package based on local pay, local contracts and local benefits and will not normally offer international contracts. Sightsavers is committed to investing in the training and development of its employees and offers a supportive work environment.

How to apply

To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please click here.

Successful candidates will be invited to complete an online assessment, if successful at this stage you will be invited for an interview at the Kampala Country Office. We anticipate that the online assessment will take place the week commencing 18 May, followed by the interview week commencing 25 May.

Closing date: 10 May 2026

As a global equal opportunities employer, Sightsavers is committed to embracing diversity throughout our workforce by creating an inclusive environment that reflects the many cultures and locations where we work. Our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and we will actively promote the inclusion of individuals with a disability. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.