Graduate Trainee Finance

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) is established under the PPDA Act Cap 205 to develop standards and regulate procurement and disposal practices in respect of all Procuring and Disposing Entities which include Central Government Ministries and Departments, Local Governments, State Enterprises, Constitutional and Statutory Bodies and post primary training institutions.

The PPDA is seeking to recruit a qualified, competent and highly motivated Ugandan to fill the position of Graduate Trainee Finance. Must have graduated not earlier than 2025 and must be below 26 years of age.

Job Purpose

To Support the Finance team by implementing and carrying out assigned finance-related tasks and duties and ensuring that they are completed in time.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the finance team by ensuring that payments are processed.
• Assist in capturing information on assets.
• Assist the finance team in generating financial statements
• ​Undertake any other assignments as may be directed from time to time.
  

Requirements

Person Specifications

Education

      Bachelors’ Degree Honours (1st Class or 2nd Class Upper) in accounting, or Finance, or related field.

Experience

      None required

Skills and Competencies

• Good communication skills,
  
• Team working skills,
  
• Ability to use one’s initiative, and
  
• A positive attitude and growth mindset.Duties and Responsibilities
  

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Mandatory requirements for Applicants: –

• Apply ON-LINE.
  
• Scan, attach and submit on-line relevant documents (‘O’ Level, and ‘A’ Level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates).
  
• Each attachment must not exceed a limit of 1MB and only Portable Document Format (PDF) is allowed;
  

•  Only on-line applications on the e-recruitment system will be considered.
  
• Only Candidates shortlisted for Written and/ or Oral Interviews will be   contacted.
  
• Candidates shortlisted for Oral Interviews shall be required to bring along with them copies of original academic documents (“O” and “A” level Certificates, Degree Transcripts and Certificates) and a Valid National Identification Card.
  
• Applicants who shall not hear from the Authority on completion of the selection process should consider themselves unsuccessful.
  
• The Public Service Commission will carry out verification of all academic documents of successful candidates in order to confirm their authenticity. Any applicant established to have submitted forged document(s) shall be disqualified and charged in accordance with the laws of Uganda.
  
• Please note that any form of canvassing or lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.