Job Title: Joint Venture Accountant
Company: Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC)
Department: Finance
Reports To: Senior Joint Venture Accountant
Number of Vacancies: 1

Job Summary

The Joint Venture Accountant will support planning and monitoring of non-operated assets, review joint venture annual work plans and budgets, and ensure joint interest billings and cash calls are handled in accordance with Joint Operating Agreements.

Key Responsibilities

• Review monthly joint interest billings and cash calls.
• Monitor capital expenditure from joint venture partners.
• Ensure UNOC meets financial compliance requirements under upstream JOAs.
• Prepare joint interest billings for operated assets.
• Maintain JV joint accounts and prevent commingling of resources.
• Prepare monthly accruals for non-operated assets.
• Follow up cost recovery audits and related issues.
• Participate in budget processing and operational reviews.
• Review annual JV work programmes and budgets.
• Participate in JV audits.
• Participate in inventory counts and asset verification.
• Set up allocations, overheads and WIP processes.
• Recommend improvements to JV financial policies and procedures.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or a related field.
• Full professional membership of ACCA or CPA.
• At least 4 years’ experience in financial accounting and/or reporting.

Skills and Competencies

• Professionalism.
• Confidentiality.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• IFRS and accounting standards.
• Knowledge of Uganda tax laws.
• Joint venture accounting.
• Planning and budgeting.
• ERP systems.
• Oil and gas value chain knowledge.
• Stakeholder management.
• Financial accounting and controls.
• Financial analysis.
• General ledger reconciliation.
• Financial reporting.

Application Procedure

Interested candidates should apply online through the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) Career Opportunities portal.

Applicants should complete the online application form and upload clear copies of the required academic documents, including relevant academic transcripts, degree certificates, postgraduate certificates and professional certificates where applicable.

Application deadline: Friday, 11 September 2026 at 11:59 PM EAT.

Only applications submitted through the UNOC online recruitment system will be considered.

UNOC is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge any money at any stage of the recruitment process.

For enquiries, applicants may contact recruitment.unoc.co.ug.

Application Portal: UNOC Career Opportunities