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Public finance accountant

Other names

finance accountant, public finance officer, treasury accountant, treasury officer, public finance manager, finance accountant of government administration, treasury manager

Accounting and audit

They manage the money of a government office, keep records, make budget plans, and check that tax rules are followed.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Prepare, examine, or analyse accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

  2. 2

    Process invoices for payment.

  3. 3

    Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.

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Sources

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Uganda Public Service: schemes of service, job descriptions, adverts and the salary structure 2026/27

Official record

Ministry of Public Service, Health Service Commission, Education Service Commission and others; each post cites its document. Gathered by The Collar360.

Government of Uganda publications (public)

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
agent comptable/agente comptable
español
gestor de contabilidad de la hacienda pública/gestora de contabilidad de la hacienda pública
العربية
محاسب مالي عام / محاسبة مالية عامة
português
Contabilista público/Contabilista pública
Deutsch
Finanzreferent in der öffentlichen Verwaltung/Finanzreferentin in der öffentlichen Verwaltung
italiano
ragioniere generale

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