Finance Manager – Plantation

• PositionFinance Manager-Plantation
• CompanyBidco Uganda Limited (BUL)
• LocationSango Bay, Kyotera District, Uganda
• Job TypeFull-Time
• CategoryAccounting & Finance Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryAgriculture / Oil Palm Plantation
• DepartmentFinance (reports to the Financial Controller locally and the Africa Plantation CFO regionally)
• DeadlineSunday, 25 October 2026

Bidco Uganda Limited (BUL) is one of Uganda’s biggest producers of edible oils, fats, soaps and related consumer goods. It is part of a partnership with Wilmar, one of the world’s largest agribusiness groups, and runs its main factory at Masese in Jinja.

Bidco is the investor behind Uganda’s oil palm industry, developed with the government under the National Oil Palm Project. Its first plantations are on Kalangala, where it works with thousands of out-growers.

In 2023, the government signed an agreement with Bidco to expand oil palm growing to Sango Bay in Kyotera District, through OPUL Sango Bay Limited. The project covers about 14,372 hectares near Kasasa and Kakuuto and is expected to create thousands of jobs.

The Finance Manager-Plantation runs the finance function for Bidco’s Sango Bay oil palm project. You will manage day-to-day accounting, make sure every transaction is recorded accurately and on time, and produce monthly management accounts, financial reports, cash-flow forecasts, budgets and variance analysis. A big part of the job is tracking development spending on land preparation, planting, seedlings, fertiliser, labour, roads, drainage, buildings and equipment against approved budgets, and explaining any gaps to management.

You will also set up and run financial controls over procurement, payments, payroll, inventory, assets and cash, review payables, receivables, bank reconciliations and the ledger, keep the project compliant with tax and reporting rules, and work with auditors, tax advisers and banks. You will help management assess major investments, train staff on accounting policies and SOPs, and lead the finance team. The role reports to the Financial Controller locally and the Africa Plantation CFO regionally.

• Manage day-to-day finance and accounting operations of the plantation and ensure accurate, timely recording of all financial transactions.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, financial reports, cash-flow forecasts, budgets and variance analysis.
• Lead the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting process, with particular focus on plantation development and establishment costs.
• Monitor development expenditure against approved budgets, identify variances and give management clear explanations and corrective recommendations.
• Establish and maintain effective financial controls over procurement, payments, payroll, inventory, assets and cash management.
• Monitor plantation development costs, including land preparation, planting, seedlings, fertiliser, labour, roads, drainage, buildings, equipment and other capital expenditure.
• Manage cash-flow requirements and ensure adequate funds are available for ongoing plantation development and operations.
• Review accounts payable, receivables, payroll, bank reconciliations, fixed assets and general ledger activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable tax, statutory, accounting and financial reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with auditors, tax advisers, banks and other external stakeholders as required.
• Support management in evaluating major investments, procurement decisions and development projects through financial analysis.
• Ensure consistent compliance with accounting policies, SOPs and internal controls, and provide regular training and guidance to finance and operational staff on their implementation.
• Lead, supervise and develop the finance team to ensure efficient and accurate delivery of finance activities.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field (required).
• Degree in Accounting or Finance (preferred).

Work Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in a finance department.
• Experience managing a team.
• Plantation experience (preferred).

Additional Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in SAP is an added advantage.

Technical Skills

• Management accounting: Monthly accounts, forecasts and variance analysis.
• Budgeting: Annual budgets for development and establishment costs.
• Financial controls: Procurement, payroll, inventory and cash.
• Tax and compliance: Statutory and reporting requirements.
• SAP: Added advantage for ERP-based reporting.

Soft Skills

• Team leadership: Supervising and developing a finance team.
• Analysis: Turning numbers into clear recommendations.
• Attention to detail: Accurate records and reconciliations.
• Training: Coaching staff on SOPs and controls.
• Stakeholder management: Working with auditors, banks and tax advisers.

Benefits and salary are not stated in the advert.

• Lead finance on one of Uganda’s biggest new agricultural projects.
• Report regionally to the Africa Plantation CFO.
• Part of a Bidco and Wilmar operation with a strong brand.
• Build controls and systems for a plantation in its development phase.
• Only 3 years of experience required for a manager title.
• Earlier applicants stay in the running without reapplying.

Email your application to [email protected], addressed to The Head of Human Resources, Bidco Uganda Limited, P.O. Box 1136, Masese, Jinja. The deadline is Sunday, 25 October 2026. This is a re-advertisement: if you applied during the earlier advert, you do not need to apply again. See more accounting and finance jobs in Uganda, agriculture jobs in Uganda and jobs in Kyotera.

• Address your letter to the Head of Human Resources, as the advert asks.
• Show budgets and cost tracking you have done for capital projects.
• Mention plantation, agriculture or estate finance experience if you have it.
• Highlight SAP skills with the modules you have used.
• Give the size of the finance team you have managed.
• Say you are ready to live and work at Sango Bay in Kyotera.