Financial Accountant - General Ledger

Financial Accountant - General Ledger [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/5ac97b31-49cd-4012-8bb0-5caf15e33c69/B25.png] FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT – GENERAL LEDGER | M-KOPA UGANDA THE NUMBERS BEHIND 7 MILLION CUSTOMERS DESERVE AN ACCOUNTANT WHO TREATS EVERY ENTRY LIKE IT MATTERS — BECAUSE IT DOES. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/7c7031be-b7a0-4853-96e9-ae86abc18347/image.png] You're the kind of accountant who doesn't wait for month-end to find problems. You spot the discrepancy in week two. You flag the aged reconciling item before the auditor does. You keep a tidy ledger not because someone told you to, but because you understand that clean books are the foundation everything else is built on. If that's how you work — and you're ready to do it somewhere your precision directly enables financial access for people who've never had it — read on. M-KOPA is hiring a Financial Accountant – General Ledger for our Uganda operations, supporting two entities: MKUG and MUGS. This role sits at the execution core of our Uganda finance function, working closely with the Senior Financial Controller – General Ledger to ensure every close cycle is complete, every reconciliation is substantiated, and every statutory obligation is met. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/1f608948-420d-4a6a-81b0-7da49d2c3953/image.png] The organisation behind the role M-KOPA is a fintech built for Africa — providing asset financing, smartphones, solar energy, and e-motorbikes to customers who have historically been excluded from formal financial systems. We serve 7 million customers today, up from 5 million a year ago. We've unlocked more than $2 billion in credit. 86% of our customers report genuine improvements in their quality of life. 55% are accessing a financial product or service for the very first time. Uganda is a core market in that story. And the integrity of our Uganda finance operations — every journal entry, every reconciliation, every statutory filing — is what allows the business to serve those customers sustainably and at scale. That's the work this role protects. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/facab253-9202-488a-932d-abab2f6fda00/image.png] Why this timing matters We're on a deliberate path from 7 million to 10 million customers. That growth requires finance infrastructure that can scale cleanly — multi-entity complexity managed with rigour, compliance calendars that never slip, and a general ledger that's audit-ready every day of the year, not just at period-end. The accountant who steps into this role is building that infrastructure alongside the Senior Financial Controller, not just maintaining a status quo. If you've been in a role where the close is always rushed, reconciliations are always catching up, and compliance is always reactive — this is a chance to be part of something more disciplined. And if you're already operating at that standard, this is a role where that discipline is genuinely valued. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/9ee9a6c1-75f5-4bb6-bad9-95f58285f236/image.png] What the work actually looks like Your week will move across the full accounting cycle. You'll process and post journal entries — accruals, prepayments, depreciation, payroll allocations — with proper cut-off and documentation every time. You'll maintain balance sheet reconciliations across assigned accounts, resolving aged items within agreed timelines rather than letting them accumulate. You'll support month-end close, flagging risks and unresolved items early so the Senior Financial Controller is never surprised. On the statutory side, you'll prepare monthly VAT, WHT, PAYE, and NSSF workings, maintain a live compliance calendar across both Uganda entities, and support EFRIS compliance for ... (truncated, view full listing at source)