Financial Control Accountant job at PostBank Uganda Ltd

Vacancy title:
Financial Control Accountant

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Banking, Category: Accounting & Finance]

Jobs at:
PostBank Uganda Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 4 2025

Duty Station:
Uganda | Kampala | Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, June 25 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The Financial Control Accountant – Wallet Operations will be responsible for designing and implementing procedures, frameworks, and controls within the wallet system to mitigate operational and financial risks. The role includes tracking and analyzing agent transaction behaviour to prevent income leakage through irregular commission payouts, and providing technical leadership for all wallet-related operations across the Bank

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and oversight of the Bank’s wallet control environment, including controls to monitor and track agent transaction behaviour and prevent income leakage through commission fraud.


• Prepare and present data driven Digital Financial Services (DFS) related reports to key stakeholders.


• Ensure compliance with regulatory reporting guidelines under the National Payment System (NPS) guidelines.


• Serve as the central repository for all financial and management information related to the Bank’s wallet operations.


• Provide technical and functional leadership on all wallet-related projects.


• Plan and lead the external & internal audit cycles of the bank’s wallet.


• Analyze agent data to identify trends, patterns, and potential anomalies.


• Develop wallet automated reporting and dynamic dashboards based on agent behaviour.


• Write, design and develop queries that analyze agent data in the wallet system.


• Design daily, weekly and monthly wallet checklists that monitor and track wallet operations to ensure the bank doesn’t lose money.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• A good first Degree


• In-depth experience in wallet operations


• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in wallet operations with a demonstrable track record in the control environment.


• Excellent communication, business presentation and analytical skills with good general knowledge of wallet operations and controls.


• Ability to analyze and evaluate data in a wallet environment for acceptability and correctness.


• Excellent interpersonal skills required in liaising with people at different levels within the bank.


• Excellent planning and organisation skills.


• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.


• Relevant stakeholder management experience along with strong decision making and problem-solving skills


• Experience in partner engagements


• Experience of meeting reporting requirements of the National Payment Systems Act


• Attention to detail: Strong attention to detail and accuracy.


• Proficiency in data analysis tools, such as Excel, SQL, or programming languages like Python or R.


• Critical thinker- Ability to analyze information, agent tariff guide objectively and make reasoned judgment.

Business Behaviours

• Passion: Committed to excellence, deliver outstanding results and make a positive impact for our customers and stakeholders.


• Teamwork: Collaborates effectively, values mutual respect and diverse perspectives to achieve shared success and deliver greater value to the Bank.


• Integrity: Upholds honesty, transparency, and accountability, ensuring ethical practices in every action.


• Innovation: Embraces creativity and forward-thinking, continually seeking new solutions to enhance customer experience and drive business growth.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure:
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