Finance Apprentice

Job Description

Emata is hiring a young Finance Apprentice looking for an exciting opportunity. We are offering a recent accounting/finance graduate or young accounting professional an apprenticeship role in Uganda’s most exciting agri fintech (if we can say so ourselves!).

We are a fast-growing Ugandan fintech transforming agricultural finance. Since launching in 2021, we have served 60,000+ farmers and partnered with 100+ agri companies and cooperatives, including several of the continent’s most renowned agri company players. We blend AI, technology, and deep industry expertise to deliver world-class lending products tailored for farmers.

Products: Digital loans, crop insurance, digital payments

Team: 20+ engineers, data scientists, product & business

Culture perks: cappuccinos from farmers we lend to, office lunch, freedom to learn & innovate, flexible remote days, and more.

At our core, we value teamwork over titles, critical thinking over copying, ownership of outcomes, fast learning, and integrity without compromise.

Responsibilities

• Manage our loan repayments
• Support our accounting
• Periodical reporting and flag potential issues
• Update our back-office systems

Requirements

• A recent accounting/finance graduate or professional with maximum 3 years experience
• Meticulous and precise working style
• A pro-active attitude
• Team player

What We Offer

• A unique opportunity to gain experience in and get hired by an award-winning venture capital-backed startup in Uganda.
• Renumeration per full or half day worked

Apprenticeship Details

This is a 3-6 months apprenticeship that is ideal for recent accounting/finance graduate or young accounting professional with up to 3 years of work experience.

If successful, the intention is to grow this role into a full-time position.